Neurological Assessment practice questions NURS101
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1. The two parts of the nervous system are b.Central and peripheral.
the:
a.Motor and sensory.
b.Central and peripheral.
C. Peripheral and autonomic
D.Hypothalamus and cerebral.
2. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells the A. Frontal Lobe
nurse that she is concerned because
she has noticed a change in her hus-
band's personality and ability to under-
stand. He also cries very easily and be-
comes angry. The nurse recalls that the
cerebral lobe responsible for these be-
haviors is the
lobe.
a.Frontal
b.Parietal
c.Occipital
d.Temporal
3. Which statement concerning the areas b. The hypothalamus controls body temperature
of the brain is true? and regulates sleep.
A. The cerebellum is the center for
speech and emotions.
B. The hypothalamus controls body
temperature and regulates sleep.
C. The basal ganglia are responsible for
controlling voluntary movements
D. Motor pathways of the spinal cord
and brainstem synapse in the thalamus.
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4. The area of the nervous system that c. Spinal cord.
is responsible for mediating reflexes is
the: The spinal cord is the main highway for ascend-
A. Medulla ing and descending fiber tracts that connect the
B. Cerebellum brain to the spinal nerves; it is responsible for
C. Spinal Cord mediating reflexes.
D. Cerebral cortex
5. While gathering equipment after an in- c. Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus, and sen-
jection, a nurse accidentally received a sory cortex
prick from an improperly capped nee-
dle. To interpret this sensation, which of
these areas must be intact?
a.
Corticospinal tract, medulla, and basal
ganglia
b.
Pyramidal tract, hypothalamus, and
sensory cortex
c.
Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus,
and sensory cortex
d.
Anterior spinothalamic tract, basal gan-
glia, and sensory cortex
6. A patient with a lack of oxygen to his C. The sensory cortex does not have the ability to
heart will have pain in his chest and pos- localize pain in the heart; consequently, the pain
sibly in the shoulder, arms, or jaw. The is felt elsewhere.
nurse knows that the best explanation
why this occurs is which one of these
statements?
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a.
A problem exists with the sensory cor-
tex and its ability to discriminate the
location.
b.
The lack of oxygen in his heart has re-
sulted in decreased amount of oxygen
to the areas experiencing the pain.
c.
The sensory cortex does not have the
ability to localize pain in the heart; con-
sequently, the pain is felt elsewhere.
d.
A lesion has developed in the dorsal
root, which is preventing the sensation
from being transmitted normally.
7. The ability that humans have to per- b. Corticospinal tract.
form very skilled movements such as
writing is controlled by the: Corticospinal fibers mediate voluntary move-
a. ment, particularly very skilled, discrete, and pur-
Basal ganglia. poseful movements, such as writing. The corti-
b. cospinal tract, also known as the pyramidal tract,
Corticospinal tract. is a newer, higher motor system that humans
c. have that permits very skilled and purposeful
Spinothalamic tract. movements. The other responses are not related
d. to skilled movements.
Extrapyramidal tract.
8. A 30-year-old woman tells the nurse c. Cerebellum
that she has been very unsteady and
has had difficulty in maintaining her The cerebellar system coordinates movement,
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1. The two parts of the nervous system are b.Central and peripheral.
the:
a.Motor and sensory.
b.Central and peripheral.
C. Peripheral and autonomic
D.Hypothalamus and cerebral.
2. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells the A. Frontal Lobe
nurse that she is concerned because
she has noticed a change in her hus-
band's personality and ability to under-
stand. He also cries very easily and be-
comes angry. The nurse recalls that the
cerebral lobe responsible for these be-
haviors is the
lobe.
a.Frontal
b.Parietal
c.Occipital
d.Temporal
3. Which statement concerning the areas b. The hypothalamus controls body temperature
of the brain is true? and regulates sleep.
A. The cerebellum is the center for
speech and emotions.
B. The hypothalamus controls body
temperature and regulates sleep.
C. The basal ganglia are responsible for
controlling voluntary movements
D. Motor pathways of the spinal cord
and brainstem synapse in the thalamus.
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4. The area of the nervous system that c. Spinal cord.
is responsible for mediating reflexes is
the: The spinal cord is the main highway for ascend-
A. Medulla ing and descending fiber tracts that connect the
B. Cerebellum brain to the spinal nerves; it is responsible for
C. Spinal Cord mediating reflexes.
D. Cerebral cortex
5. While gathering equipment after an in- c. Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus, and sen-
jection, a nurse accidentally received a sory cortex
prick from an improperly capped nee-
dle. To interpret this sensation, which of
these areas must be intact?
a.
Corticospinal tract, medulla, and basal
ganglia
b.
Pyramidal tract, hypothalamus, and
sensory cortex
c.
Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus,
and sensory cortex
d.
Anterior spinothalamic tract, basal gan-
glia, and sensory cortex
6. A patient with a lack of oxygen to his C. The sensory cortex does not have the ability to
heart will have pain in his chest and pos- localize pain in the heart; consequently, the pain
sibly in the shoulder, arms, or jaw. The is felt elsewhere.
nurse knows that the best explanation
why this occurs is which one of these
statements?
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a.
A problem exists with the sensory cor-
tex and its ability to discriminate the
location.
b.
The lack of oxygen in his heart has re-
sulted in decreased amount of oxygen
to the areas experiencing the pain.
c.
The sensory cortex does not have the
ability to localize pain in the heart; con-
sequently, the pain is felt elsewhere.
d.
A lesion has developed in the dorsal
root, which is preventing the sensation
from being transmitted normally.
7. The ability that humans have to per- b. Corticospinal tract.
form very skilled movements such as
writing is controlled by the: Corticospinal fibers mediate voluntary move-
a. ment, particularly very skilled, discrete, and pur-
Basal ganglia. poseful movements, such as writing. The corti-
b. cospinal tract, also known as the pyramidal tract,
Corticospinal tract. is a newer, higher motor system that humans
c. have that permits very skilled and purposeful
Spinothalamic tract. movements. The other responses are not related
d. to skilled movements.
Extrapyramidal tract.
8. A 30-year-old woman tells the nurse c. Cerebellum
that she has been very unsteady and
has had difficulty in maintaining her The cerebellar system coordinates movement,
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