PATHOPHYSIOLOGY CHAPTER 14 TEST
BANK 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ A test used to examine CSF is:
A. MRI
B. Cerebral biopsy
C. Thoracic puncture
D. Lumbar puncture. Answer: D. Lumbar puncture
⩥ The term used to describe the inability to comprehend or express
language is:
A. Agnosia
B. Aphasia
C. Dyslexia
D. Agraphia. Answer: B. Aphasia
⩥ Increased intracranial pressure does not cause:
A. Constricted pupils
B. Headache
C. Vomiting
D. Papilledema. Answer: A. Constricted pupils
, ⩥ The most common location of a herniated intervertebral disk is the:
A. Thoracic region
B. Lumbosacral region
C. Cervical region
D. Intercostal region. Answer: B. Lumbosacral region
⩥ Seizures may be divided into two types:
A. Generalized and partial
B. Acute and chronic
C. Congenital and induced
D. Local and systemic. Answer: A. Generalized and partial
⩥ Absence and toni-clonic seizures are also known as:
A. Petit mal and grand mal
B. Tonic and contractile
C. Simple and complex
D. Grand mal and prodromal. Answer: A. Petit mal and grand mal
⩥ Borrelia burgdorferi causes this kind of encephalitis:
A. Arbovirus
BANK 2026 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+
⩥ A test used to examine CSF is:
A. MRI
B. Cerebral biopsy
C. Thoracic puncture
D. Lumbar puncture. Answer: D. Lumbar puncture
⩥ The term used to describe the inability to comprehend or express
language is:
A. Agnosia
B. Aphasia
C. Dyslexia
D. Agraphia. Answer: B. Aphasia
⩥ Increased intracranial pressure does not cause:
A. Constricted pupils
B. Headache
C. Vomiting
D. Papilledema. Answer: A. Constricted pupils
, ⩥ The most common location of a herniated intervertebral disk is the:
A. Thoracic region
B. Lumbosacral region
C. Cervical region
D. Intercostal region. Answer: B. Lumbosacral region
⩥ Seizures may be divided into two types:
A. Generalized and partial
B. Acute and chronic
C. Congenital and induced
D. Local and systemic. Answer: A. Generalized and partial
⩥ Absence and toni-clonic seizures are also known as:
A. Petit mal and grand mal
B. Tonic and contractile
C. Simple and complex
D. Grand mal and prodromal. Answer: A. Petit mal and grand mal
⩥ Borrelia burgdorferi causes this kind of encephalitis:
A. Arbovirus