During the embryonic stage, Species X, Species Y, and Species Z all exhibit the presence of a structure called the ‘pharyngeal arch.’ In the adult stage, Species X retains the pharyngeal arch as functioning gills, while Species Y and Species Z lose this structure. Why is the presence of the pharyngeal arch in the embryonic stage of all three species considered an example of developmental homology?

This type of hearing loss is defined as the loss or damage to the sensory hair cells or the cochlea in the inner ear or to the nerve cells of the cochlear ganglion, brain stem tracts or cortex.

Which of the following best describes the purpose of initial evaluations in home health care?

Smell has more associated age-related changes than taste.

An OT would not complete a home evaluation while a patient is hospitalized in inpatient rehabilitation prior to discharge home.

Which of the following is a warning sign for activity intolerance?

As an OT in the acute care setting, in your discharge planning, you would be determining the next level of care with collaboration from the medical team.

An OT would not need to consider completing a cognitive screen or checking cognitive status prior to providing medication management strategies for their client.

When conducting a client interview for your occupational profile, what information would be most useful for identifying occupation-based, client-centered goals?

We discussed many critiques of Arnstein’s Ladder of Participation in class. Which of the following is not one of them?