MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING OBJECTIVE
QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
Q1. All of the following are neurotransmitters, except:
(a) Dopamine
(b) GABA
(c) Serotonin
(d) Troponin
Ans: (d) Troponin
Q2. Number of spinal nerves is:
(a) 28 pairs
(b) 30 pairs
(c) 31 pairs
(d) 33 pairs
Ans: (c) 31 pairs
Q3. Which of the following activities is increased by
sympathetic
nervous system?
(a) Heart rate
(b) Secretion of digestive juices
(c) Secretion of saliva
(d) All the above
Ans: (a) Heart rate
Q4. All of the following measures are used to decrease brain
edema,
except:
(a) Hydrocortisone
(b) Hyperventilation
(c) Dextrose infusion
,(d) Mannitol infusion
Ans: (c) Dextrose infusion
Q5. The plexus that supplies nerves to the skin and muscles of
upper
limbs some of the chest muscles is:
(a) Cervical plexus
(b) Brachial plexus
(c) Lumbar plexus
(d) Sacral plexus
Ans: (b) Brachial plexus
Q6. Inability to carry out normal activities despite intact
motor function
is called:
(a) Anhedonia
(b) Apraxia
(c) Apathy
(d) Amnesia
Ans: (b) Apraxia
Q7. Uncoordinated movement of the extremities in a patient
with a
traumatic brain injury is termed as:
(a) Ataxia
(b) Apraxia
(c) Dystonia
(d) Dyskinesia
Ans: (a) Ataxia
Q8. Depolarization of the axolemma during nerve conduction
occurs
because:
(a) More Na+ outside
, (b) Equal amount of Na+ and K+ move out across axolemma
(c) Na+ move inside and K+ move more outside
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) Na+ move inside and K+ move more outside
Q9. Which of the following signs in a child with meningitis is
characterized by pain or resistance on extending the legs at
the knee
when the child is lying supine?
(a) Brudzinski
(b) Kernig’s
(c) MacEwen
(d) Chvostek’s
Ans: (b) Kernig’s
Q10. Complaints of pain by the elderly patients should be
carefully
assessed because older people:
(a) Have increased tactile perception
(b) Often experience chronic pain
(c) Have a decreased pain threshold
(d) Have reduced sensory perception
Ans: (d) Have reduced sensory perception
Q11. Which of the following medications is the safest to
administer to
adults needing assistance in falling asleep?
(a) Barbiturates
(b) SSRIs
(c) Minor tranquilizers
(d) Benzodiazepines
Ans: (d) Benzodiazepines
Q12. The cranial nerve which regulates heart rate is:
QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS
Q1. All of the following are neurotransmitters, except:
(a) Dopamine
(b) GABA
(c) Serotonin
(d) Troponin
Ans: (d) Troponin
Q2. Number of spinal nerves is:
(a) 28 pairs
(b) 30 pairs
(c) 31 pairs
(d) 33 pairs
Ans: (c) 31 pairs
Q3. Which of the following activities is increased by
sympathetic
nervous system?
(a) Heart rate
(b) Secretion of digestive juices
(c) Secretion of saliva
(d) All the above
Ans: (a) Heart rate
Q4. All of the following measures are used to decrease brain
edema,
except:
(a) Hydrocortisone
(b) Hyperventilation
(c) Dextrose infusion
,(d) Mannitol infusion
Ans: (c) Dextrose infusion
Q5. The plexus that supplies nerves to the skin and muscles of
upper
limbs some of the chest muscles is:
(a) Cervical plexus
(b) Brachial plexus
(c) Lumbar plexus
(d) Sacral plexus
Ans: (b) Brachial plexus
Q6. Inability to carry out normal activities despite intact
motor function
is called:
(a) Anhedonia
(b) Apraxia
(c) Apathy
(d) Amnesia
Ans: (b) Apraxia
Q7. Uncoordinated movement of the extremities in a patient
with a
traumatic brain injury is termed as:
(a) Ataxia
(b) Apraxia
(c) Dystonia
(d) Dyskinesia
Ans: (a) Ataxia
Q8. Depolarization of the axolemma during nerve conduction
occurs
because:
(a) More Na+ outside
, (b) Equal amount of Na+ and K+ move out across axolemma
(c) Na+ move inside and K+ move more outside
(d) None of the above
Ans: (c) Na+ move inside and K+ move more outside
Q9. Which of the following signs in a child with meningitis is
characterized by pain or resistance on extending the legs at
the knee
when the child is lying supine?
(a) Brudzinski
(b) Kernig’s
(c) MacEwen
(d) Chvostek’s
Ans: (b) Kernig’s
Q10. Complaints of pain by the elderly patients should be
carefully
assessed because older people:
(a) Have increased tactile perception
(b) Often experience chronic pain
(c) Have a decreased pain threshold
(d) Have reduced sensory perception
Ans: (d) Have reduced sensory perception
Q11. Which of the following medications is the safest to
administer to
adults needing assistance in falling asleep?
(a) Barbiturates
(b) SSRIs
(c) Minor tranquilizers
(d) Benzodiazepines
Ans: (d) Benzodiazepines
Q12. The cranial nerve which regulates heart rate is:
