MS ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
● List the signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Answer: Muscle
weakness alternating with spasticity, fatigue (most disabling),
depression, numbness, coordination difficulties, loss of balance, pain,
dysmetria, bowel and bladder dysfunction, cognitive and sexual changes
● Multiple sclerosis is characterized by an inflammatory response that
results in what? Answer: Diffuse random or patchy areas of plaque in the
white matter of the CNS.
● List the major types of multiple sclerosis. Answer: Relapsing-
remitting, Primary Progressive, Secondary Progressive and
Progressive Relapsing
● Describe Relapsing Remitting type of multiple sclerosis. Answer:
Majority of cases.
Defined periods of exacerbation and remission, may be mild or moderate
and resolve in a few weeks to months after which the patient returns to
baseline.
, ● Describe Primary progressive type of multiple sclerosis. Answer:
Worst type.
Relentless progression with no remissions, steady deterioration with no
acute attacks.
● Describe Secondary progressive type of multiple sclerosis. Answer:
Begins with relapses and remissions but later becomes steadily
progressive. Functioning continues to decline with no clear times of
remission.
● Describe Progressing relapsing type of multiple sclerosis. Answer:
Least common.
Frequent relaspes with some partial recovery but not a return to baseline.
● MS: Neurologic Findings (3) Answer: Weakness, Spasticity, ataxia.
● What happens when the random or patchy areas of plaque appear in
the white matter of the CNS? Answer: When this happens the myelin
sheath is damaged and its thickness is reduced or demyelinated.
● When the white fiber (axons) that connect the neurons in the brain
and spinal cord are impaired, What areas are impaired? Answer: The
areas affected include optic nerves, pyramidal tracts, posterior columns,
brainstem nuclei, and the periventricular region of the brain.
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
ANSWERS
● List the signs and symptoms of multiple sclerosis. Answer: Muscle
weakness alternating with spasticity, fatigue (most disabling),
depression, numbness, coordination difficulties, loss of balance, pain,
dysmetria, bowel and bladder dysfunction, cognitive and sexual changes
● Multiple sclerosis is characterized by an inflammatory response that
results in what? Answer: Diffuse random or patchy areas of plaque in the
white matter of the CNS.
● List the major types of multiple sclerosis. Answer: Relapsing-
remitting, Primary Progressive, Secondary Progressive and
Progressive Relapsing
● Describe Relapsing Remitting type of multiple sclerosis. Answer:
Majority of cases.
Defined periods of exacerbation and remission, may be mild or moderate
and resolve in a few weeks to months after which the patient returns to
baseline.
, ● Describe Primary progressive type of multiple sclerosis. Answer:
Worst type.
Relentless progression with no remissions, steady deterioration with no
acute attacks.
● Describe Secondary progressive type of multiple sclerosis. Answer:
Begins with relapses and remissions but later becomes steadily
progressive. Functioning continues to decline with no clear times of
remission.
● Describe Progressing relapsing type of multiple sclerosis. Answer:
Least common.
Frequent relaspes with some partial recovery but not a return to baseline.
● MS: Neurologic Findings (3) Answer: Weakness, Spasticity, ataxia.
● What happens when the random or patchy areas of plaque appear in
the white matter of the CNS? Answer: When this happens the myelin
sheath is damaged and its thickness is reduced or demyelinated.
● When the white fiber (axons) that connect the neurons in the brain
and spinal cord are impaired, What areas are impaired? Answer: The
areas affected include optic nerves, pyramidal tracts, posterior columns,
brainstem nuclei, and the periventricular region of the brain.
