Patho Exam 2 Quiz Bank questions EXAM
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A neurologist is teaching about sensory pathways. Which information should the
neurologist include? Sensory pathways in the spinal cord to the thalamus are included
in the:
A. Anterior column
B. Corticospinal tract
C. Pyramids
D. Spinothalamic tract
D. Spinothalamic tract
A neurologist is teaching the staff about motor neurons. Which structural classification
identifies motor neurons?
A. Bipolar
B. Multipolar
C. Unipolar
D. Pseudounipolar
B. Multipolar
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When a patient has a fever, which of the following thermoregulatory mechanisms is
activated?
A. The body's thermostat is reset to a higher level
B. Temperature is raised above the set point
C. The body's thermostat is adjusted to a lower temperature
D. Bacteria directly stimulate peripheral thermogenesis
A. The body's thermostat is reset to a higher level
Which group of people is most prone to color blindness?
A. Males
B. Females
C. Children
D. Elderly persons
,A. Males
Several years after an amputation, the patient continues to sporadically feel pain in the
absent hand. What type of pain should the nurse document in the chart?
A. Chronic pain
B. Phantom limb pain
C. Visceral pain
D. Neuropathic pain
B. Phantom limb pain
When thought content and arousal level are intact but a patient cannot communicate
and is immobile, the patient is experiencing:
A. Cerebellar motor syndrome
B. Locked-in syndrome
C. Cerebral death
D. Dysphagia
B. Locked-in syndrome
A patient experiences a stroke and now has difficulty writing and producing language.
This condition is most likely caused by occlusion of the:
A. Anterior communicating artery
B. Circle of Willis
C. Middle cerebral artery
D. Posterior communicating artery
C. Middle cerebral artery
A 72-year-old patient demonstrates left-sided weakness of upper and lower extremities.
The symptoms lasted less than an hour and resolved with no evidence of infarction. The
patient most likely experienced a(n):
A. Stroke in evolution
B. Arteriovenous malformation
C. Transient ischemic attack
D. Cerebral hemorrhage
C. Transient ischemic attack
A 69-year-old patient with a history of alcohol abuse presents to the emergency room
(ER) after a month-long episode of headaches and confusion. The patient's history and
symptomology support which medical diagnosis?
,A. Chronic subdural hematoma
B. Epidural hematoma
C. Subacute subdural hematoma
D. Concussion
A. Chronic subdural hematoma
What is the cause of true (primary) microcephaly?
A. Fetal trauma
B. Viral infection
C. Hydrocephalus
D. An autosomal recessive gene
D. An autosomal recessive gene
During infancy, what is the fastest growing part of the human body?
A. Spinal cord
B. Limb bones
C. Head
D. Vertebral column
C. Head
When a nurse is teaching about the transverse fiber tract that connects the two cerebral
hemispheres, what term should the nurse use?
A. Peduncle
B. Corpus callosum
C. Pons
D. Basal ganglia
B. Corpus callosum
A nurse is teaching about the structure that connects the middle ear with the pharynx.
Which structure is the nurse describing?
A. Semicircular canal
B. Eustachian tube
C. Organ of Corti
D. Auditory canal
B. Eustachian tube
, A patient asks the nurse how often REM sleep occurs. The nurse responds, "About
every ___ minutes."
A. 30
B. 90
C. 15
D. 60
B. 90
The primary care provider states that the patient is experiencing vasogenic edema. The
nurse realizes vasogenic edema is clinically important because:
A. it always causes herniation.
B. ICP is excessively high.
C. it usually has an infectious cause.
D. the blood-brain barrier is disrupted.
D. the blood-brain barrier is disrupted.
The progress notes read: the cerebellar tonsil has shifted through the foramen magnum
due to increased pressure within the posterior fossa. The nurse would identify this note
as a description of ___ herniation.
A. Central
B. Cingulated gyrus
C. Supratentorial
D. Infratentorial
D. Infratentorial
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A 15-month-old child from Pennsylvania was brought to the ER with symptomology that
includes fever, seizure activity, cranial palsies, and paralysis. Which form of encephalitis
is best supported by the available assessment data?
A. Encephalitis
B. West Nile encephalitis
C. Eastern equine encephalitis
D. St. Louis encephalitis
C. Eastern equine encephalitis
A major contributing process in CVAs is the development of atheromatous plaques in
cerebral circulation. Where do these plaques most commonly form?
A. In the larger veins
NEW VERSION LATEST UPDATE 2024 -
2025 and more Exams in PDF
A neurologist is teaching about sensory pathways. Which information should the
neurologist include? Sensory pathways in the spinal cord to the thalamus are included
in the:
A. Anterior column
B. Corticospinal tract
C. Pyramids
D. Spinothalamic tract
D. Spinothalamic tract
A neurologist is teaching the staff about motor neurons. Which structural classification
identifies motor neurons?
A. Bipolar
B. Multipolar
C. Unipolar
D. Pseudounipolar
B. Multipolar
Brainpower
Read More
When a patient has a fever, which of the following thermoregulatory mechanisms is
activated?
A. The body's thermostat is reset to a higher level
B. Temperature is raised above the set point
C. The body's thermostat is adjusted to a lower temperature
D. Bacteria directly stimulate peripheral thermogenesis
A. The body's thermostat is reset to a higher level
Which group of people is most prone to color blindness?
A. Males
B. Females
C. Children
D. Elderly persons
,A. Males
Several years after an amputation, the patient continues to sporadically feel pain in the
absent hand. What type of pain should the nurse document in the chart?
A. Chronic pain
B. Phantom limb pain
C. Visceral pain
D. Neuropathic pain
B. Phantom limb pain
When thought content and arousal level are intact but a patient cannot communicate
and is immobile, the patient is experiencing:
A. Cerebellar motor syndrome
B. Locked-in syndrome
C. Cerebral death
D. Dysphagia
B. Locked-in syndrome
A patient experiences a stroke and now has difficulty writing and producing language.
This condition is most likely caused by occlusion of the:
A. Anterior communicating artery
B. Circle of Willis
C. Middle cerebral artery
D. Posterior communicating artery
C. Middle cerebral artery
A 72-year-old patient demonstrates left-sided weakness of upper and lower extremities.
The symptoms lasted less than an hour and resolved with no evidence of infarction. The
patient most likely experienced a(n):
A. Stroke in evolution
B. Arteriovenous malformation
C. Transient ischemic attack
D. Cerebral hemorrhage
C. Transient ischemic attack
A 69-year-old patient with a history of alcohol abuse presents to the emergency room
(ER) after a month-long episode of headaches and confusion. The patient's history and
symptomology support which medical diagnosis?
,A. Chronic subdural hematoma
B. Epidural hematoma
C. Subacute subdural hematoma
D. Concussion
A. Chronic subdural hematoma
What is the cause of true (primary) microcephaly?
A. Fetal trauma
B. Viral infection
C. Hydrocephalus
D. An autosomal recessive gene
D. An autosomal recessive gene
During infancy, what is the fastest growing part of the human body?
A. Spinal cord
B. Limb bones
C. Head
D. Vertebral column
C. Head
When a nurse is teaching about the transverse fiber tract that connects the two cerebral
hemispheres, what term should the nurse use?
A. Peduncle
B. Corpus callosum
C. Pons
D. Basal ganglia
B. Corpus callosum
A nurse is teaching about the structure that connects the middle ear with the pharynx.
Which structure is the nurse describing?
A. Semicircular canal
B. Eustachian tube
C. Organ of Corti
D. Auditory canal
B. Eustachian tube
, A patient asks the nurse how often REM sleep occurs. The nurse responds, "About
every ___ minutes."
A. 30
B. 90
C. 15
D. 60
B. 90
The primary care provider states that the patient is experiencing vasogenic edema. The
nurse realizes vasogenic edema is clinically important because:
A. it always causes herniation.
B. ICP is excessively high.
C. it usually has an infectious cause.
D. the blood-brain barrier is disrupted.
D. the blood-brain barrier is disrupted.
The progress notes read: the cerebellar tonsil has shifted through the foramen magnum
due to increased pressure within the posterior fossa. The nurse would identify this note
as a description of ___ herniation.
A. Central
B. Cingulated gyrus
C. Supratentorial
D. Infratentorial
D. Infratentorial
We have an expert-written solution to this problem!
A 15-month-old child from Pennsylvania was brought to the ER with symptomology that
includes fever, seizure activity, cranial palsies, and paralysis. Which form of encephalitis
is best supported by the available assessment data?
A. Encephalitis
B. West Nile encephalitis
C. Eastern equine encephalitis
D. St. Louis encephalitis
C. Eastern equine encephalitis
A major contributing process in CVAs is the development of atheromatous plaques in
cerebral circulation. Where do these plaques most commonly form?
A. In the larger veins
