414 Neurological Assessment - multiple choice answer keys
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1. The two parts of the nervous system are the: b
a. Motor and sensory.
b. Central and peripheral.
c. Peripheral and autonomic.
d. Hypothalamus and cerebral.
2. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells the nurse that she a
is concerned because she has noticed a change in her
husband's personality and ability to understand. He
also cries very easily and becomes angry. The nurse
recalls that the cerebral lobe responsible for these be-
haviors is the a__________ lobe.
a. Frontal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Temporal
3. Which statement concerning the areas of the brain is b
true?
a. The cerebellum is the center for speech and emo-
tions.
b. The hypothalamus controls body temperature and
regulates sleep.
c. The basal ganglia are responsible for controlling
voluntary movements.
d. Motor pathways of the spinal cord and brainstem
synapse in the thalamus.
4. The area of the nervous system that is responsible for c
mediating reflexes is the:
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a. Medulla.
b. Cerebellum.
c. Spinal cord.
d. Cerebral cortex.
5. While gathering equipment after an injection, a nurse c
accidentally received a prick from an improperly
capped needle. To interpret this sensation, which of
these areas must be intact?
a. Corticospinal tract, medulla, and basal ganglia
b. Pyramidal tract, hypothalamus, and sensory cortex
c. Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus, and sensory
cortex
d. Anterior spinothalamic tract, basal ganglia, and sen-
sory cortex
6. A patient with a lack of oxygen to his heart will have c
pain in his chest and possibly in the shoulder, arms, or
jaw. The nurse knows that the best explanation why
this occurs is which one of these statements?
a. A problem exists with the sensory cortex and its
ability to discriminate the location.
b. The lack of oxygen in his heart has resulted in de-
creased amount of oxygen to the areas experiencing
the pain.
c. The sensory cortex does not have the ability to lo-
calize pain in the heart; consequently, the pain is felt
elsewhere.
d. A lesion has developed in the dorsal root, which
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414 Neurological Assessment - multiple choice
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1. The two parts of the nervous system are the: b
a. Motor and sensory.
b. Central and peripheral.
c. Peripheral and autonomic.
d. Hypothalamus and cerebral.
2. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells the nurse that she a
is concerned because she has noticed a change in her
husband's personality and ability to understand. He
also cries very easily and becomes angry. The nurse
recalls that the cerebral lobe responsible for these be-
haviors is the a__________ lobe.
a. Frontal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Temporal
3. Which statement concerning the areas of the brain is b
true?
a. The cerebellum is the center for speech and emo-
tions.
b. The hypothalamus controls body temperature and
regulates sleep.
c. The basal ganglia are responsible for controlling
voluntary movements.
d. Motor pathways of the spinal cord and brainstem
synapse in the thalamus.
4. The area of the nervous system that is responsible for c
mediating reflexes is the:
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a. Medulla.
b. Cerebellum.
c. Spinal cord.
d. Cerebral cortex.
5. While gathering equipment after an injection, a nurse c
accidentally received a prick from an improperly
capped needle. To interpret this sensation, which of
these areas must be intact?
a. Corticospinal tract, medulla, and basal ganglia
b. Pyramidal tract, hypothalamus, and sensory cortex
c. Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus, and sensory
cortex
d. Anterior spinothalamic tract, basal ganglia, and sen-
sory cortex
6. A patient with a lack of oxygen to his heart will have c
pain in his chest and possibly in the shoulder, arms, or
jaw. The nurse knows that the best explanation why
this occurs is which one of these statements?
a. A problem exists with the sensory cortex and its
ability to discriminate the location.
b. The lack of oxygen in his heart has resulted in de-
creased amount of oxygen to the areas experiencing
the pain.
c. The sensory cortex does not have the ability to lo-
calize pain in the heart; consequently, the pain is felt
elsewhere.
d. A lesion has developed in the dorsal root, which
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