PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER 14 FINAL
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
⩥ Which of the following is the usual location of language centers?
A) Left hemisphere
B) Right hemisphere
C) Brainstem
D) Hypothalamus. Answer: A
⩥ What would be the effect of damage to the auditory association area in
the left hemisphere?
A) Loss of hearing in both ears
B) Inability to understand what is heard
C) Loss of hearing in the left ear
D) Inability to determine the source of the sound. Answer: B
⩥ Which of the following applies to the corticospinal tract?
A) It is an ascending tract.
B) The nerve fibers conduct sensory impulses.
C) It is an extrapyramidal tract.
D) It is a pyramidal tract for efferent impulses.. Answer: D
,⩥ What is a major function of the limbic system?
A) Overall control of fluid balance
B) Required for logical thinking, reason, and decision making
C) Determines emotional responses
D) Responsible for artistic and musical talents. Answer: C
⩥ What does a vegetative state refer to?
A) Depression of the reticular activating system (RAS) and inability to
initiate action
B) Loss of awareness and intellectual function but continued brainstem
function
C) Continuing intellectual function but inability to communicate or
move
D) Disorientation and confusion with decreased responsiveness. Answer:
B
⩥ Which of the following conditions is NOT part of the criteria for a
declaration of "brain death"?
A) No activity on EEG
B) Absence of all reflexes
C) No spontaneous respirations
D) Presence of any head injury. Answer: D
, ⩥ What is the best definition of aphasia?
A) The inability to comprehend or express language appropriately
B) Difficulty swallowing
C) Loss of the visual field contralateral to the area of damage
D) The inability to articulate words clearly. Answer: A
⩥ What is an early indicator of increased intracranial pressure?
A) Papilledema
B) Bilateral fixed dilated pupils
C) Decreasing responsiveness
D) Rapid heart rate. Answer: C
⩥ What is the rationale for vomiting in a patient who has increased
intracranial pressure?
A) Chemoreceptors responding to changes in the blood
B) Pressure extending to spinal nerves
C) Pressure on the emetic center in the medulla
D) Stimuli to the hypothalamic center for hunger and thirst. Answer: C
⩥ What is the typical change in blood pressure in a patient who has
increased intracranial pressure?
EXAM PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED ANSWERS ALREADY PASSED
⩥ Which of the following is the usual location of language centers?
A) Left hemisphere
B) Right hemisphere
C) Brainstem
D) Hypothalamus. Answer: A
⩥ What would be the effect of damage to the auditory association area in
the left hemisphere?
A) Loss of hearing in both ears
B) Inability to understand what is heard
C) Loss of hearing in the left ear
D) Inability to determine the source of the sound. Answer: B
⩥ Which of the following applies to the corticospinal tract?
A) It is an ascending tract.
B) The nerve fibers conduct sensory impulses.
C) It is an extrapyramidal tract.
D) It is a pyramidal tract for efferent impulses.. Answer: D
,⩥ What is a major function of the limbic system?
A) Overall control of fluid balance
B) Required for logical thinking, reason, and decision making
C) Determines emotional responses
D) Responsible for artistic and musical talents. Answer: C
⩥ What does a vegetative state refer to?
A) Depression of the reticular activating system (RAS) and inability to
initiate action
B) Loss of awareness and intellectual function but continued brainstem
function
C) Continuing intellectual function but inability to communicate or
move
D) Disorientation and confusion with decreased responsiveness. Answer:
B
⩥ Which of the following conditions is NOT part of the criteria for a
declaration of "brain death"?
A) No activity on EEG
B) Absence of all reflexes
C) No spontaneous respirations
D) Presence of any head injury. Answer: D
, ⩥ What is the best definition of aphasia?
A) The inability to comprehend or express language appropriately
B) Difficulty swallowing
C) Loss of the visual field contralateral to the area of damage
D) The inability to articulate words clearly. Answer: A
⩥ What is an early indicator of increased intracranial pressure?
A) Papilledema
B) Bilateral fixed dilated pupils
C) Decreasing responsiveness
D) Rapid heart rate. Answer: C
⩥ What is the rationale for vomiting in a patient who has increased
intracranial pressure?
A) Chemoreceptors responding to changes in the blood
B) Pressure extending to spinal nerves
C) Pressure on the emetic center in the medulla
D) Stimuli to the hypothalamic center for hunger and thirst. Answer: C
⩥ What is the typical change in blood pressure in a patient who has
increased intracranial pressure?
