Pathophysiology Chapter 14- test bank
Through what area does the cerebrospinal fluid circulate around the brain and spinal cord?
A) Between the double layers of the dura mater
B) In the subdural space
C) In the subarachnoid space
D) Through the arachnoid villi - ANSC
Which of the following is the usual location of language centers?
A) Left hemisphere
B) Right hemisphere
C) Brainstem
D) Hypothalamus - ANSA
What would be the effect of damage to the auditory association area in the left hemisphere?
A) Loss of hearing in both ears
B) Inability to understand what is heard
C) Loss of hearing in the left ear
D) Inability to determine the source of the sound - ANSB
Which of the following applies to the corticospinal tract?
A) It is an ascending tract.
B) The nerve fibers conduct sensory impulses.
C) It is an extrapyramidal tract.
D) It is a pyramidal tract for efferent impulses. - ANSD
What is a major function of the limbic system?
A) Overall control of fluid balance
B) Required for logical thinking, reason, and decision making
C) Determines emotional responses
D) Responsible for artistic and musical talents - ANSC
What does a vegetative state refer to?
A) Depression of the reticular activating system (RAS) and inability to initiate action
B) Loss of awareness and intellectual function but continued brainstem function
C) Continuing intellectual function but inability to communicate or move
D) Disorientation and confusion with decreased responsiveness - ANSB
Which of the following conditions is NOT part of the criteria for a declaration of "brain death"?
A) No activity on EEG
B) Absence of all reflexes
C) No spontaneous respirations
, D) Presence of any head injury - ANSD
What is the best definition of aphasia?
A) The inability to comprehend or express language appropriately
B) Difficulty swallowing
C) Loss of the visual field contralateral to the area of damage
D) The inability to articulate words clearly - ANSA
What is an early indicator of increased intracranial pressure?
A) Papilledema
B) Bilateral fixed dilated pupils
C) Decreasing responsiveness
D) Rapid heart rate - ANSC
What is the rationale for vomiting in a patient who has increased intracranial pressure?
A) Chemoreceptors responding to changes in the blood
B) Pressure extending to spinal nerves
C) Pressure on the emetic center in the medulla
D) Stimuli to the hypothalamic center for hunger and thirst - ANSC
What is the typical change in blood pressure in a patient who has increased intracranial
pressure?
A) Erratic diastolic pressure
B) Decreasing systolic pressure
C) Systolic and diastolic pressures decreasing proportionately
D) Increasing pulse pressure - ANSD
Which of the following causes papilledema?
A) Increased pressure of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at the optic disc
B) Increased intraocular pressure
C) Pressure on the oculomotor nerve
D) Pressure on the optic chiasm - ANSA
What is the effect of an enlarging brain abscess on cardiovascular activity?
A) Increased heart rate and systemic vasodilation
B) Low blood pressure and irregular heart and respiratory rates
C) Systemic vasoconstriction and slower heart rate
D) Immediate depression of the cardiac control centers - ANSC
As intracranial pressure rises, the pupil of the eye, ipsilateral to the lesion, becomes dilated and
unresponsive to light because of pressure on the:
A) optic nerve.
B) peripheral nervous system (PNS) fibers in cranial nerve III.
C) sympathetic nervous system (SNS) nerve to the eye.
Through what area does the cerebrospinal fluid circulate around the brain and spinal cord?
A) Between the double layers of the dura mater
B) In the subdural space
C) In the subarachnoid space
D) Through the arachnoid villi - ANSC
Which of the following is the usual location of language centers?
A) Left hemisphere
B) Right hemisphere
C) Brainstem
D) Hypothalamus - ANSA
What would be the effect of damage to the auditory association area in the left hemisphere?
A) Loss of hearing in both ears
B) Inability to understand what is heard
C) Loss of hearing in the left ear
D) Inability to determine the source of the sound - ANSB
Which of the following applies to the corticospinal tract?
A) It is an ascending tract.
B) The nerve fibers conduct sensory impulses.
C) It is an extrapyramidal tract.
D) It is a pyramidal tract for efferent impulses. - ANSD
What is a major function of the limbic system?
A) Overall control of fluid balance
B) Required for logical thinking, reason, and decision making
C) Determines emotional responses
D) Responsible for artistic and musical talents - ANSC
What does a vegetative state refer to?
A) Depression of the reticular activating system (RAS) and inability to initiate action
B) Loss of awareness and intellectual function but continued brainstem function
C) Continuing intellectual function but inability to communicate or move
D) Disorientation and confusion with decreased responsiveness - ANSB
Which of the following conditions is NOT part of the criteria for a declaration of "brain death"?
A) No activity on EEG
B) Absence of all reflexes
C) No spontaneous respirations
, D) Presence of any head injury - ANSD
What is the best definition of aphasia?
A) The inability to comprehend or express language appropriately
B) Difficulty swallowing
C) Loss of the visual field contralateral to the area of damage
D) The inability to articulate words clearly - ANSA
What is an early indicator of increased intracranial pressure?
A) Papilledema
B) Bilateral fixed dilated pupils
C) Decreasing responsiveness
D) Rapid heart rate - ANSC
What is the rationale for vomiting in a patient who has increased intracranial pressure?
A) Chemoreceptors responding to changes in the blood
B) Pressure extending to spinal nerves
C) Pressure on the emetic center in the medulla
D) Stimuli to the hypothalamic center for hunger and thirst - ANSC
What is the typical change in blood pressure in a patient who has increased intracranial
pressure?
A) Erratic diastolic pressure
B) Decreasing systolic pressure
C) Systolic and diastolic pressures decreasing proportionately
D) Increasing pulse pressure - ANSD
Which of the following causes papilledema?
A) Increased pressure of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at the optic disc
B) Increased intraocular pressure
C) Pressure on the oculomotor nerve
D) Pressure on the optic chiasm - ANSA
What is the effect of an enlarging brain abscess on cardiovascular activity?
A) Increased heart rate and systemic vasodilation
B) Low blood pressure and irregular heart and respiratory rates
C) Systemic vasoconstriction and slower heart rate
D) Immediate depression of the cardiac control centers - ANSC
As intracranial pressure rises, the pupil of the eye, ipsilateral to the lesion, becomes dilated and
unresponsive to light because of pressure on the:
A) optic nerve.
B) peripheral nervous system (PNS) fibers in cranial nerve III.
C) sympathetic nervous system (SNS) nerve to the eye.
