NURS8022: FINAL EXAM REVIEW UPDATED ACTUAL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Motor neurons are classified as _______ which means they transmit impulses _____ the CNS
Answer:
efferent; away from
Question:
2. voluntary neural control is carried out by which functional category of the peripheral nervous system
Answer:
somatic nervous system
Question:
3. Preganglionic neuron cell bodies of the autonomic nervous system are located in the _____ and are
______.
Answer:
central nervous system; myelinated
Question:
4. Cell bodies of the parasympathetic nervous system are located in which region of the spinal cord?
Answer:
cranial and sacral
Question:
5. Sympathetic postganglionic nerve fibers release which neurotransmitter?
Answer:
Norepinephrine
Question:
6. Nerve regeneration is limited to which type of nerves?
Answer:
Myelinated peripheral nerves
Question:
7. What is the area of the brain that controls the motor aspects of speech?
Answer:
Broca's area
Question:
8. The area of the brain that is responsible for maintaining balance and coordination is the ____.
Answer:
Cerebellum
, Question:
9. The posterior horn of the spinal cord is primarily composed of ___________ neurons.
Answer:
Sensory
Question:
10. If there is an injury to the spinothalamic tract of the spinal cord, what will you find on the exam?
Answer:
Contralateral loss of pain and temperature
Question:
11. Upper motor neurons are located where?
Answer:
CNS
Question:
12. Which cranial nerve would you be most concerned about if on examination you found that the patient
was unable to abduct their left eye?
Answer:
Abducens
Question:
13. Arterial supply to the meninges is in which dural space?
Answer:
Epidural space
Question:
14. What is the main regulator of cerebral blood flow?
Answer:
Carbon dioxide levels
Question:
15. A major difference between delirium and dementia is that dementia _______.
Answer:
is related to degeneration of nerve cells
Question:
16. Alzheimer's disease is caused in part by _____.
Answer:
deposition of amyloid proteins
Question:
17. A patient is diagnosed as having a partial seizure. The NP knows that this means that neurons _____
were involved.
Answer:
unilaterally
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Question:
1. Motor neurons are classified as _______ which means they transmit impulses _____ the CNS
Answer:
efferent; away from
Question:
2. voluntary neural control is carried out by which functional category of the peripheral nervous system
Answer:
somatic nervous system
Question:
3. Preganglionic neuron cell bodies of the autonomic nervous system are located in the _____ and are
______.
Answer:
central nervous system; myelinated
Question:
4. Cell bodies of the parasympathetic nervous system are located in which region of the spinal cord?
Answer:
cranial and sacral
Question:
5. Sympathetic postganglionic nerve fibers release which neurotransmitter?
Answer:
Norepinephrine
Question:
6. Nerve regeneration is limited to which type of nerves?
Answer:
Myelinated peripheral nerves
Question:
7. What is the area of the brain that controls the motor aspects of speech?
Answer:
Broca's area
Question:
8. The area of the brain that is responsible for maintaining balance and coordination is the ____.
Answer:
Cerebellum
, Question:
9. The posterior horn of the spinal cord is primarily composed of ___________ neurons.
Answer:
Sensory
Question:
10. If there is an injury to the spinothalamic tract of the spinal cord, what will you find on the exam?
Answer:
Contralateral loss of pain and temperature
Question:
11. Upper motor neurons are located where?
Answer:
CNS
Question:
12. Which cranial nerve would you be most concerned about if on examination you found that the patient
was unable to abduct their left eye?
Answer:
Abducens
Question:
13. Arterial supply to the meninges is in which dural space?
Answer:
Epidural space
Question:
14. What is the main regulator of cerebral blood flow?
Answer:
Carbon dioxide levels
Question:
15. A major difference between delirium and dementia is that dementia _______.
Answer:
is related to degeneration of nerve cells
Question:
16. Alzheimer's disease is caused in part by _____.
Answer:
deposition of amyloid proteins
Question:
17. A patient is diagnosed as having a partial seizure. The NP knows that this means that neurons _____
were involved.
Answer:
unilaterally
