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NURS8022 FINAL EXAM REVIEW 2026 ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |RATED A+ | NEW AND REVISED
If there is an injury to the spinothalamic tract of the spinal cord, what
will you find on the exam? - ANSWER- Contralateral loss of pain and
temperature
Upper motor neurons are located where? - ANSWER- CNS
Which cranial nerve would you be most concerned about if on
examination you found that the patient was unable to abduct their left
eye? - ANSWER- Abducens
Arterial supply to the meninges is in which dural space? - ANSWER-
Epidural space
What is the main regulator of cerebral blood flow? - ANSWER- Carbon
dioxide levels
A major difference between delirium and dementia is that dementia
_______. - ANSWER- is related to degeneration of nerve cells
Alzheimer's disease is caused in part by _____. - ANSWER- deposition
of amyloid proteins
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A patient is diagnosed as having a partial seizure. The NP knows that
this means that neurons _____ were involved. - ANSWER- unilaterally
A patient is diagnosed with cerebral edema and there is a disruption of
the BBB. The student knows that this is indicative of ____ edema. -
ANSWER- vasogenic
Obstructive sources of hydrocephalus are classified as _____
hydrocephalus. - ANSWER- Non-communicating
A patient presents with a LMN disease. What is a possible finding on
clinical exam? - ANSWER- Drop foot
A patient presents with a resting tremor, bradykinesia, and a stooped
posture. The NP knows that the basic pathophysiology of this patient's
disorder is due to which of the following? - ANSWER- loss of
dominergic neurons in the substantia nigra
Motor neurons are classified as _______ which means they transmit
impulses _____ the CNS - ANSWER- efferent; away from
voluntary neural control is carried out by which functional category of
the peripheral nervous system - ANSWER- somatic nervous system
NURS8022 FINAL EXAM REVIEW 2026 ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS |RATED A+ | NEW AND REVISED
If there is an injury to the spinothalamic tract of the spinal cord, what
will you find on the exam? - ANSWER- Contralateral loss of pain and
temperature
Upper motor neurons are located where? - ANSWER- CNS
Which cranial nerve would you be most concerned about if on
examination you found that the patient was unable to abduct their left
eye? - ANSWER- Abducens
Arterial supply to the meninges is in which dural space? - ANSWER-
Epidural space
What is the main regulator of cerebral blood flow? - ANSWER- Carbon
dioxide levels
A major difference between delirium and dementia is that dementia
_______. - ANSWER- is related to degeneration of nerve cells
Alzheimer's disease is caused in part by _____. - ANSWER- deposition
of amyloid proteins
, 2|P a g e
A patient is diagnosed as having a partial seizure. The NP knows that
this means that neurons _____ were involved. - ANSWER- unilaterally
A patient is diagnosed with cerebral edema and there is a disruption of
the BBB. The student knows that this is indicative of ____ edema. -
ANSWER- vasogenic
Obstructive sources of hydrocephalus are classified as _____
hydrocephalus. - ANSWER- Non-communicating
A patient presents with a LMN disease. What is a possible finding on
clinical exam? - ANSWER- Drop foot
A patient presents with a resting tremor, bradykinesia, and a stooped
posture. The NP knows that the basic pathophysiology of this patient's
disorder is due to which of the following? - ANSWER- loss of
dominergic neurons in the substantia nigra
Motor neurons are classified as _______ which means they transmit
impulses _____ the CNS - ANSWER- efferent; away from
voluntary neural control is carried out by which functional category of
the peripheral nervous system - ANSWER- somatic nervous system
