OTH3416 Exam 2
Which of the following is a neuroglial cell? (Select all that apply.)
Oligodendrocyte
Ependymal cell
Astrocyte
Neuron
Melanocyte
Oligodendrocyte
Ependymal cell
Astrocyte
A patient is undergoing a sleep lab test. When the sleep lab worker notices EEG patterns
with brain activity similar to the normal awake pattern, which phase of sleep is occurring?
Non-rapid eye movement (REM)
Fast Wave
REM
Delta Wave
REM
Which system modulates a patient's perception of pain?
Cognitive-evaluative system
,Sensory-discriminative system
Reticular-activating system
Affective-motivational system
Cognitive-evaluative system
A 20 year old experiences a severe closed head injury as a result of a motor vehicle
accident. Which of the following structures is most likely keeping the patient in a vegetative
state (VS) 1 month after the accident?
Spinal cord
Cerebellum
Brainstem
Cerebral cortex
Brainstem
A patient experiences a stroke and now has difficulty writing and producing language. This
condition is most likely caused by occlusion of the:
middle cerebral artery.
circle of Willis.
anterior communicating artery.
posterior communicating artery.
middle cerebral artery.
,Which of the following would increase a patient's risk for thrombotic stroke?
Anemia
Hyperthyroidism
Dehydration
Hypertension
Dehydration
A 65-year-old patient diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to
uncontrolled hypertension appears drowsy and confused with pronounced focal neurologic
deficits. This symptomology would place this hemorrhage at which grade?
II
IV
Ill
I
Ill
Assessment signs of neuroblastoma include: (Select all that apply.)
irritability.
fever.
weight loss.
fatigue.
, irritability.
fever.
weight loss.
fatigue.
What is the most common location of brain tumors in children?
In the posterior fossa
In the anterior cerebrum
In the ventricular lining
Above the cerebellum
In the posterior fossa
Which action will occur when a patient's a1-receptors are stimulated?
Increase in the strength of myocardial contraction
Dilation of the coronary arteries
Vasoconstriction of arteries
Decrease in the rate of myocardial contraction
Increase in the strength of myocardial contraction
When a presynaptic neuron is stimulated in a patient's body by an electrical current,
neurotransmitters are released from the:
synaptic bouton
Which of the following is a neuroglial cell? (Select all that apply.)
Oligodendrocyte
Ependymal cell
Astrocyte
Neuron
Melanocyte
Oligodendrocyte
Ependymal cell
Astrocyte
A patient is undergoing a sleep lab test. When the sleep lab worker notices EEG patterns
with brain activity similar to the normal awake pattern, which phase of sleep is occurring?
Non-rapid eye movement (REM)
Fast Wave
REM
Delta Wave
REM
Which system modulates a patient's perception of pain?
Cognitive-evaluative system
,Sensory-discriminative system
Reticular-activating system
Affective-motivational system
Cognitive-evaluative system
A 20 year old experiences a severe closed head injury as a result of a motor vehicle
accident. Which of the following structures is most likely keeping the patient in a vegetative
state (VS) 1 month after the accident?
Spinal cord
Cerebellum
Brainstem
Cerebral cortex
Brainstem
A patient experiences a stroke and now has difficulty writing and producing language. This
condition is most likely caused by occlusion of the:
middle cerebral artery.
circle of Willis.
anterior communicating artery.
posterior communicating artery.
middle cerebral artery.
,Which of the following would increase a patient's risk for thrombotic stroke?
Anemia
Hyperthyroidism
Dehydration
Hypertension
Dehydration
A 65-year-old patient diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage secondary to
uncontrolled hypertension appears drowsy and confused with pronounced focal neurologic
deficits. This symptomology would place this hemorrhage at which grade?
II
IV
Ill
I
Ill
Assessment signs of neuroblastoma include: (Select all that apply.)
irritability.
fever.
weight loss.
fatigue.
, irritability.
fever.
weight loss.
fatigue.
What is the most common location of brain tumors in children?
In the posterior fossa
In the anterior cerebrum
In the ventricular lining
Above the cerebellum
In the posterior fossa
Which action will occur when a patient's a1-receptors are stimulated?
Increase in the strength of myocardial contraction
Dilation of the coronary arteries
Vasoconstriction of arteries
Decrease in the rate of myocardial contraction
Increase in the strength of myocardial contraction
When a presynaptic neuron is stimulated in a patient's body by an electrical current,
neurotransmitters are released from the:
synaptic bouton
