GNRS 515 Patho Exam 4 Questions and Answers | Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+ | 100% Correct | Guaranteed Success.

GNRS 515 Patho Exam 4 Questions and Answers |
Latest Update 2026/2027 | Graded A+ | 100% Correct |
Guaranteed Success.




WhenAaApatientAasksAwhatAtheAsomaticAnervousAsystemAcontrols,AhowAshouldAtheAnurseA
respond?AItAcontrols:

1.TheAheart
2.TheAspinalAcord
3.SkeletalAmuscle
4.SmoothAmuscleAorgansA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-3.SkeletalAmuscle

TheAsomaticAnervousAsystemAconsistsAofApathwaysAthatAregulateAvoluntaryAmotorAcontrol,
AtheAskeletalAmuscleAsystem.

AA19-
yearoldAmaleAcollegeAstudentAreportsAtoAhisAprimaryAcareAproviderAthatAheAcannotAstayAaw
akeAi
nAclassAregardlessAofAhowAmuchAsleepAheAgets.AAAdrugAthatAstimulatesAwhichAofAtheAfollow
ingAareasAwouldAbestAtreatAhisAproblem?

1.CorporaAquadrigemina
2.ReticularAactivatingAsystem
3.Cerebellum
4.HypothalamusA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-2.ReticularAactivatingAsystem

TheAreticularAactivatingAsystemAisAresponsibleAforAwakefulness.
AA32-year-
oldAfemaleAsuffersAfromAsevereAbrainAdamageAfollowingAaAmotorAvehicleAaccident.AAfterAre
habilitationAsheAnoticesAthatAherAthoughtAprocessesAandAgoalorientedAbehaviorAareAimpair
ed.AWhichAareaAdoesAtheAnurseAsuspectAisAdamaged?

1.Thalamus
2.Limbic
3.Prefrontal
4.OccipitalA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-3.Prefrontal

,TheAprefrontalAareaAisAresponsibleAforAgoalorientedAbehaviorA(e.g.,AabilityAtoAconcentrate),
Ashort-

termAorArecallAmemory,AtheAelaborationAofAthought,AandAinhibitionAonAtheAlimbicAareasAofAth
eACNS.
AAneurologistAisAteachingAaboutAtheAregionAresponsibleAforAmotorAaspectsAofAspeech.AWhi
chAareaAisAtheAneurologistAdiscussing?

1.WernickeAarea
2.BrocaAarea
3.PrimaryAspeechAarea
4.InsulaA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-2.BrocaAarea

Broca'sAareaAisAassociatedAwithAspeechAproductionAandAarticulation.AWernicke'sAareaAisAa
AcriticalAlanguageAareaAthatAconnectsAtoABroca'sAareaAviaAaAneuralApathway.AWernicke'sAa

reaAisAprimarilyAinvolvedAinAcomprehension. AA45-
yearoldAmaleAwasApreviouslyAdiagnosedAwithAParkinsonAdisease.AHeAhasAimpairedAfineAre
petit
iveAmotorAmovements.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAareasAdoesAtheAnurseAsuspectAisAmostAlikel
yAdamaged?

1.BasalAganglia
2.PrefrontalAarea
3.Hippocampus
4.TemporalAlobeA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-1.BasalAganglia


TheAvisualAcortexAisAlocatedAinAtheAoccipitalAlobe.
WhenAaAnurseAisAteachingAaboutAtheAtransverseAfiberAtractAthatAconnectsAtheAtwoAcerebral
Ahemispheres,AwhatAtermAshouldAtheAnurseAuse?




1.Peduncle
2.CorpusAcallosum
3.BasalAganglia
4.PonsA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-2.CorpusAcallosum

TheAcorpusAcallosumAconnectsAtheAtwoAcerebralAhemispheresAandAisAessentialAinAcoordin
atingAactivitiesAbetweenAhemispheres.
WhatAtermAshouldAtheAnurseAuseAwhenAtalkingAaboutAtheAoutermostAmembraneAsurroundi
ngAtheAbrain?

1.DuraAmater
2.ArachnoidAmater
3.PiaAmater

,4.FalxAcerebriA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-1.DuraAmater
TheAduraAmaterAisAtheAouterAlayerAofAtheAbrain.
TheA_____AensuresAcollateralAbloodAflowAfromAbloodAvesselsAsupplyingAtheAbrain.

1.CarotidAarteries
2.BasalAartery
3.CircleAofAWillis
4.VertebralAarteriesA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-3.CircleAofAWillis

TheAcircleAofAWillisAensuresAcollateralAbloodAcirculationAinAtheAbrain.
WhenAaAstudentAasksAwhichAtypeAofAnervesAtransmitAnerveAimpulsesAatAtheAfastestArate,Aw
hatAisAtheAbestAresponseAbyAtheAnurse?

1.Large,Anon-myelinated
2.Small,Amyelinated
3.Large,Amyelinated
4.Small,Anon-myelinatedA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-3.Large,Amyelinated

LargeAandAmyelinatedAnervesAtransmitAimpulsesAatAtheAfastestArate.
TheAnurseAisAassessingAtheApatientAwithAaApenAlight.ATheAintegrityAofAwhichAcranialAnerveAi
sAbeingAevaluated?

1.Olfactory
2.Vagus
3.Oculomotor
4.TrigeminalA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-3.Oculomotor

TheAbasalAgangliaAsystemAisAbelievedAtoAexertAaAstabilizingAeffectAonAmotorAmovements.A
ParkinsonAdiseaseAandAHuntingtonAdiseaseAareAconditionsAassociatedAwithAdefectsAofAthe
AbasalAganglia.ATheyAareAcharacterizedAbyAvariousAinvoluntaryAorAexaggeratedAmotorAmov

ements.
AAneurologistAisAteachingAaboutAtheAlocationAofAtheAprimaryAvisualAcortexAinAtheAbrain.AWhi
chAareaAisAtheAneurologistAdiscussing?

1.FrontalAlobe
2.TemporalAlobe
3.OccipitalAlobe
4.ParietalAlobeA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-3.OccipitalAlobe


InAevaluatingAtheAoculomotorAnerve,AtheApupilsAareAexaminedAforAsize,Ashape,AandAequalit
y;ApupillaryAreflexAtestedAwithAaApenAlightA(pupilsAshouldAconstrictAwhenAilluminated);AandA
abilityAtoAfollowAmovingAobjects.

, OlfactoryAisAassessedAusingAsmells.
VagusAisAassessedAusingAtheAophthalmoscope.
TheAtrigeminalAisAassessedAwithAaAsafetyApinAandAhotAandAcoldAobjectsAforAsensationsAofAp
ain,Atouch,AandAtemperature.
AAneurologistsAexplainsAthatAarousalAisAmediatedAbyAthe:

1.CerebralAcortex
2.MedullaAoblongata
3.ReticularAactivatingAsystem
4.CingulateAgyrusA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-3.ReticularAactivatingAsystem

ArousalAisAmediatedAbyAtheAreticularAactivatingAsystem,AwhichAregulatesAaspectsAofAattenti
onAandAinformationAprocessingAandAmaintainsAconsciousness. AA20-year-
oldAmaleAsuffersAaAsevereAclosedAheadAinjuryAinAaAmotorAvehicleAaccident.AHeAremainsAinA
aAvegetativeAstateA(VS)A1AmonthAafterAtheAaccident.AWhichAofAtheAfollowingAstructuresAisA
maintainingAhimAinAaAvegetativeAstate?

1.CerebralAcortex
2.Brainstem
3.SpinalAcord
4.CerebellumA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-2.Brainstem

WhenAaApersonAlosesAcerebralAfunction,AtheAreticularAactivatingAsystemAandAbrainstemAca
nAmaintainAaAcrudeAwakingAstateAknownAasAaAVS.ACognitiveAcerebralAfunctions,Ahowever,A
cannotAoccurAwithoutAaAfunctioningAreticularAactivatingAsystem. AA45-
yearoldAfemaleApresentsAtoAtheAemergencyAroomA(ER)AreportingAexcessiveAvomiting.AAAC
TAsc anAofAtheAbrainArevealsAaAmassAinAthe:

1.SkullAfractures
2.Thalamus
3.MedullaAoblongata
4.FrontalAlobeA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-3.MedullaAoblongata

VomitingAisAdueAtoAdisruptionsAinAtheAmedullaAoblongata.
AAteenageAboyAsustainsAaAsevereAclosedAheadAinjuryAfollowingAanAall-
terrainAvehicleA(ATV)Aaccident.AHeAisAinAaAstateAofAdeepAsleepAthatArequiresAvigorousAstim
ulationAtoAelicitAeyeAopening.AHowAshouldAtheAnurseAdocumentAthisAinAtheAchart?

1.Confusion
2.Coma
3.Obtundation
4.StuporA-ACORRECTAANSWERS-4.Stupor