AEMT Chapter 19 - Neurologic emergencies
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
seizures may occur due to - CORRECT ANSWER - recent or an old head injury
brain tumor
metabolic problem
genetic disposition
three main parts of the nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER - brain
spinal cord
nerves
the nevous system is responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER - fundamental functions
the major structurs of the nervous system are divided into - CORRECT ANSWER - central
nervous system
peripheral nervous system
the brain controls - CORRECT ANSWER - breathing
speech
all other body functions
brainstem comtrols - CORRECT ANSWER - breathing
blood pressue
swallowing
pupil constriciton
, the cerebellum controls - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle and body coordination
the cerebrum is divided into - CORRECT ANSWER - left and right hemispheres
the front cerebrum controls - CORRECT ANSWER - emotion and thought
the middle cerebrum controls - CORRECT ANSWER - touch and movement
the back cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER - processes sights
messages sent to and from brain travel through - CORRECT ANSWER - nerves
how many cranial nerves run directly from the brain to parts of the head - CORRECT
ANSWER - 12
the rest of the nerves join - CORRECT ANSWER - in the spinal cord and exit the brain
through the foramen magnum
at each vertebra in the neck and back, - CORRECT ANSWER - two nerves branch out
areas of skin sensation corresponding to specific spinal nerves are called - CORRECT
ANSWER - dermatomes
neurons are composed of three basic parts - CORRECT ANSWER - cell body
axon
dendrites
interaction between two neurons occurs at a - CORRECT ANSWER - synapse
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
seizures may occur due to - CORRECT ANSWER - recent or an old head injury
brain tumor
metabolic problem
genetic disposition
three main parts of the nervous system - CORRECT ANSWER - brain
spinal cord
nerves
the nevous system is responsible for - CORRECT ANSWER - fundamental functions
the major structurs of the nervous system are divided into - CORRECT ANSWER - central
nervous system
peripheral nervous system
the brain controls - CORRECT ANSWER - breathing
speech
all other body functions
brainstem comtrols - CORRECT ANSWER - breathing
blood pressue
swallowing
pupil constriciton
, the cerebellum controls - CORRECT ANSWER - muscle and body coordination
the cerebrum is divided into - CORRECT ANSWER - left and right hemispheres
the front cerebrum controls - CORRECT ANSWER - emotion and thought
the middle cerebrum controls - CORRECT ANSWER - touch and movement
the back cerebrum - CORRECT ANSWER - processes sights
messages sent to and from brain travel through - CORRECT ANSWER - nerves
how many cranial nerves run directly from the brain to parts of the head - CORRECT
ANSWER - 12
the rest of the nerves join - CORRECT ANSWER - in the spinal cord and exit the brain
through the foramen magnum
at each vertebra in the neck and back, - CORRECT ANSWER - two nerves branch out
areas of skin sensation corresponding to specific spinal nerves are called - CORRECT
ANSWER - dermatomes
neurons are composed of three basic parts - CORRECT ANSWER - cell body
axon
dendrites
interaction between two neurons occurs at a - CORRECT ANSWER - synapse
