A stopping of blood flow to the brain, with brain cells dying within minutes.

A stopping of blood flow to the brain, with brain cells dying within minutes.

• A. Ischemic stroke
• B. Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA) (stroke)
• C. Alzheimer's Disease
• D. Cataract

Answer: (B)

A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted, and brain cells begin to die within minutes. The term that best fits this description is cerebrovascular accident, commonly shortened to CVA, also called a stroke. This is the broad, clinical name for the event, and it encompasses the different ways blood flow can be disrupted (ischemic or hemorrhagic). The other options don’t describe this acute brain blood-flow problem: Alzheimer’s is a progressive degenerative disease, and a cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens. Therefore, the most accurate term for this scenario is cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke.

A stroke happens when the blood supply to part of the brain is interrupted, and brain cells begin to die within minutes. The term that best fits this description is cerebrovascular accident, commonly shortened to CVA, also called a stroke. This is the broad, clinical name for the event, and it encompasses the different ways blood flow can be disrupted (ischemic or hemorrhagic). The other options don’t describe this acute brain blood-flow problem: Alzheimer’s is a progressive degenerative disease, and a cataract is a clouding of the eye’s lens. Therefore, the most accurate term for this scenario is cerebrovascular accident (CVA) or stroke.