NURS 2873 Exam 1 Review questions with verified answers A+ Grade
Thalamus
- correct answer major relay center for sensory input from the body, face, retina, cochlear, and taste
receptors; connects cerebellum and basal ganglia to frontal cortex
Limbic system
- correct answer concerned with emotion, aggression, feeding behavior, and sexual response
Hypothalamus
- correct answer directly influences the release and transport of hormones from the anterior pituitary
gland; satiety center and appetite; body temperature; water balance; circadian rhythm; expression of
emotion
Brainstem
- correct answer reticular formation; vital centers concerned with respiratory, vasomotor, and heart
functions
Cerebellum
- correct answer coordinates voluntary movement; receives information; influences motor activity
Brain ventricles
- correct answer four interconnected, fluid-filled cavities of the brain
CSF
- correct answer within subarachnoid space in brain, brainstem, spinal cord; cushions, fluid shifts, carries
nutrients
Fluent (receptive) aphasia
- correct answer - Wernicke's area
- temporal-parietal region affected
- speech is normal but does not have correct content
, - does not understand what is said
- difficulty speaking words or naming objects
Nonfluent (expressive) aphasia
- correct answer - Broca's area
- comprehension intact
- inability to articulate
- usually difficulty writing
- difficulty with repeating words
VII Facial Nerve
- correct answer - symmetry while smiling, raising eyebrows, frowning, tightly closes eyelids against
resistance
- extend tongue: discriminate between sweet and salty
CN I Olfactory
- correct answer sense of smell
anosmia
- correct answer loss of sense of smell
CN II Optic
- correct answer - visual field
- visual acuity
hemianopsia
- correct answer half of visual field is affected
quadrantanopsia
- correct answer ¼ of visual field is affected
Thalamus
- correct answer major relay center for sensory input from the body, face, retina, cochlear, and taste
receptors; connects cerebellum and basal ganglia to frontal cortex
Limbic system
- correct answer concerned with emotion, aggression, feeding behavior, and sexual response
Hypothalamus
- correct answer directly influences the release and transport of hormones from the anterior pituitary
gland; satiety center and appetite; body temperature; water balance; circadian rhythm; expression of
emotion
Brainstem
- correct answer reticular formation; vital centers concerned with respiratory, vasomotor, and heart
functions
Cerebellum
- correct answer coordinates voluntary movement; receives information; influences motor activity
Brain ventricles
- correct answer four interconnected, fluid-filled cavities of the brain
CSF
- correct answer within subarachnoid space in brain, brainstem, spinal cord; cushions, fluid shifts, carries
nutrients
Fluent (receptive) aphasia
- correct answer - Wernicke's area
- temporal-parietal region affected
- speech is normal but does not have correct content
, - does not understand what is said
- difficulty speaking words or naming objects
Nonfluent (expressive) aphasia
- correct answer - Broca's area
- comprehension intact
- inability to articulate
- usually difficulty writing
- difficulty with repeating words
VII Facial Nerve
- correct answer - symmetry while smiling, raising eyebrows, frowning, tightly closes eyelids against
resistance
- extend tongue: discriminate between sweet and salty
CN I Olfactory
- correct answer sense of smell
anosmia
- correct answer loss of sense of smell
CN II Optic
- correct answer - visual field
- visual acuity
hemianopsia
- correct answer half of visual field is affected
quadrantanopsia
- correct answer ¼ of visual field is affected
