Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB FINAL Exam ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS YEAR

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Navy Hospital Corpsman, HCB FINAL Exam ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE THIS YEAR
QUESTION: an acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord involving the meninges often

due to a virus - CORRECT ANSWER>>encephalitis




QUESTION: a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures secondary to

any underlying brain abnormality - CORRECT ANSWER>>epilepsy




QUESTION: muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to one side of the body - CORRECT

ANSWER>>hemiparesis




QUESTION: total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or

injury to the motor centers of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER>>hemiplegia




QUESTION: a post infectious disorder following a nonspecific gastrointestinal or respiratory

infection that causes an acute neuromuscular paralysis - CORRECT ANSWER>>guillian barre

syndrome



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QUESTION: a sensation of prickling tingling or creeping on the skin having no objective cause

and usually associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or nerve root - CORRECT

ANSWER>>paresthesia




QUESTION: a prolonged seizure or situation when a person suffers two or more convulsive

seizures without regaining full consciousness - CORRECT ANSWER>>status epilepticus




QUESTION: main network of coordination and control for the body - CORRECT

ANSWER>>central nervous system (brain and spinal cord)




QUESTION: nerves that enter and exit the spinal cord between the vertebrae the 12 pairs of

the cranial nerves that travel between the brain and the organs without passing through the

spinal cord and all of the body's other motor sensory nerves - CORRECT ANSWER>>peripheral

nervous system




Q; A temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of the face - CORRECT ANSWER>>bells

palsy




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QUESTION: rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle -

CORRECT ANSWER>>clonic/clonus




QUESTION: rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of the forearms and

plantar flexion of the feet - CORRECT ANSWER>>decerebrate posturing




QUESTION: posturing manifested by the obtunded pt pulling arms and hands medially toward

the center of the body in response to noxious stimuli - CORRECT ANSWER>>decorticate

posturing




QUESTION: the area of skin supplied by cuntaneous branches of single cranial or spinal nerve -

CORRECT ANSWER>>dermatome




QUESTION: coordinates and regulates the internal organs of the body such as cardiac muscle

and smooth muscle. it has two divisions each tending to balance the impulses of the other -

CORRECT ANSWER>>autonomic nervous system



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QUESTION: prods the body into action during times of physiologic and psychological stress -

CORRECT ANSWER>>sympathetic division




QUESTION: fxs in a complimentary and counterbalancing manner to conserve the body

resources and maintain day to day body fxs such as digestion and elimination - CORRECT

ANSWER>>parasympathetic division




QUESTION: the brain and spinal cord are protected by - CORRECT ANSWER>>skull & vertebrae


meninges


CSF




QUESTION: three layers of the meninges surround the brain and spinal cord assisting in the

production and drainage of cerebrospinal fluid - CORRECT ANSWER>>meninges




QUESTION: circulates between an interconnecting system of ventricles in the brain and around

the brain and spinal cord serving as a shock absorber - CORRECT ANSWER>>cerebrospinal fluid




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