NUR 355 EXAM 2 FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Bradykinesia. Answer: decreased spontaneity of movement;
slowed movement associated with initiation of movement or sudden
halting of movement
◉ Clonic. Answer: rapid successions of alternating muscle
contraction and relaxation
◉ Decerebrate posturing. Answer: increased extensor muscle
excitability caused by neurologic injury
◉ Decorticate posturing. Answer: increased flexor muscle
excitability caused by neurologic injury
◉ Demyelination. Answer: degradation of myelin (the fatty,
insulating tissue surrounding some nerves)
◉ Depolarization. Answer: positive change in the electrical charge
distribution between the cell's interior and exterior, resulting in a
shift in the membrane potential; the cell's interior becomes less
negative (more positive) due to the entry of positively charged ions
, ◉ Dyskinetic. Answer: inability to control muscle movements
◉ Exacerbation. Answer: a period in which symptoms flare and can
be severe
◉ Nystagmus. Answer: involuntary, irregular oscillations of the eye
◉ Papilledema. Answer: swelling of the optic disk; swelling of the
optic nerve at the back of the eye
◉ Paresthesia. Answer: abnormal sensation, such as burning,
prickling, tickling, or tingling
◉ Spastic. Answer: increased muscle tone with exaggerated tendon
reflexes
◉ Tonic. Answer: state of continuous muscle contraction
◉ Tonic-clonic seizures. Answer: seizures involving initial muscular
contraction throughout the body (tonic phase), progressing to
alternating contraction and relaxation (clonic phase).
◉ Transillumination. Answer: technique using a shining light to view
accumulations of fluid
QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉ Bradykinesia. Answer: decreased spontaneity of movement;
slowed movement associated with initiation of movement or sudden
halting of movement
◉ Clonic. Answer: rapid successions of alternating muscle
contraction and relaxation
◉ Decerebrate posturing. Answer: increased extensor muscle
excitability caused by neurologic injury
◉ Decorticate posturing. Answer: increased flexor muscle
excitability caused by neurologic injury
◉ Demyelination. Answer: degradation of myelin (the fatty,
insulating tissue surrounding some nerves)
◉ Depolarization. Answer: positive change in the electrical charge
distribution between the cell's interior and exterior, resulting in a
shift in the membrane potential; the cell's interior becomes less
negative (more positive) due to the entry of positively charged ions
, ◉ Dyskinetic. Answer: inability to control muscle movements
◉ Exacerbation. Answer: a period in which symptoms flare and can
be severe
◉ Nystagmus. Answer: involuntary, irregular oscillations of the eye
◉ Papilledema. Answer: swelling of the optic disk; swelling of the
optic nerve at the back of the eye
◉ Paresthesia. Answer: abnormal sensation, such as burning,
prickling, tickling, or tingling
◉ Spastic. Answer: increased muscle tone with exaggerated tendon
reflexes
◉ Tonic. Answer: state of continuous muscle contraction
◉ Tonic-clonic seizures. Answer: seizures involving initial muscular
contraction throughout the body (tonic phase), progressing to
alternating contraction and relaxation (clonic phase).
◉ Transillumination. Answer: technique using a shining light to view
accumulations of fluid
