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1. Two parts of the *nervous system* ANS: central and peripheral.
are the: a.
Motor and sensory. The nervous system can be divided into two
b. parts—central and peripheral. The central nervous
Central and peripheral. system includes the brain and spinal cord. The periph-
c. eral nervous system includes the 12 pairs of cranial
Peripheral and autonomic. nerves, the 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and all their
d. branches.
Hypothalamus and cerebral.
2. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells ANS: frontal
the nurse that she is concerned be-
cause she has noticed a *change in The frontal lobe has areas concerned with personal-
her husband's personality and abil- ity, behavior, emotions, and intellectual function. The
ity to understand. He also cries and parietal lobe has areas concerned with sensation; the
becomes angry very easily*. The occipital lobe is responsible for visual reception; and
nurse recalls that the cerebral lobe the temporal lobe is concerned with hearing, taste and
responsible for these behaviors is smell.
the _____ lobe.
a.
Frontal
b.
Parietal
c.
Occipital
d.
Temporal
3. Which of these statements *con- ANS: The hypothalamus controls temperature and reg-
cerning areas of the brain* is true? ulates sleep.
a.
The cerebellum is the center for The hypothalamus is a vital area with many important
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speech and emotions. functions: temperature controller, sleep center, ante-
b. rior and posterior pituitary gland regulator, and co-
The hypothalamus controls body ordinator of autonomic nervous system activity and
temperature and regulates sleep. emotional status. The cerebellum controls motor coor-
c. dination, equilibrium, and balance. The basal ganglia
The basal ganglia are responsi- control autonomic movements of the body. The motor
ble for controlling voluntary move- pathways of the spinal cord synapse in various areas
ments. of the spinal cord, not the thalamus.
d.
Motor pathways of the spinal cord
and brainstem synapse in the thala-
mus.
4. The area of the nervous system that ANS: spinal cord.
is responsible for *mediating reflex-
es* is the: The spinal cord is the main highway for ascending and
a. descending fiber tracts that connect the brain to the
Medulla. spinal nerves, and it mediates reflexes.
b.
Cerebellum.
c.
Spinal cord.
d.
Cerebral cortex.
5. While gathering equipment after an ANS: Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus, and senso-
injection, *a nurse accidentally re- ry cortex
ceived a prick* from an improperly
capped needle. To interpret this sen- The spinothalamic tract contains sensory fibers that
sation, which of these areas must be transmit the sensations of pain, temperature, and
intact? crude or light touch. Fibers carrying pain and tem-
perature sensations ascend the lateral spinothalamic
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Not on powerpoint tract, whereas those of crude touch form the anterior
a. spinothalamic tract. At the thalamus, the fibers synapse
Corticospinal tract, medulla, and with another sensory neuron, which carries the mes-
basal ganglia sage to the sensory cortex for full interpretation. The
b. other options are not correct.
Pyramidal tract, hypothalamus, and
sensory cortex
c.
Lateral spinothalamic tract, thala-
mus, and sensory cortex
d.
Anterior spinothalamic tract, basal
ganglia, and sensory cortex
6. A patient with *lack of oxygen to his ANS: The sensory cortex does not have the ability to
heart will have pain in his chest and localize pain in the heart, so the pain is felt elsewhere.
possibly the shoulder, arms, or jaw*.
The nurse knows that the statement The sensory cortex is arranged in a specific pattern,
that best explains why this occurs is forming a corresponding "map" of the body. Pain in
which of these? the right hand is perceived at a specific spot on the
a. map. Some organs are absent from the brain map,
A problem exists with the sensory such as the heart, liver, and spleen. Pain originating in
cortex and its ability to discriminate these organs is referred because no felt image exists
the location. in which to have pain. Pain is felt "by proxy" by another
b. body part that does have a felt image. The other re-
The lack of oxygen in his heart has sponses are not correct explanations.
resulted 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
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heart; consequently, the pain is felt
elsewhere.
d.
A lesion has developed in the dorsal
root, which is preventing the sensa-
tion from being transmitted normal-
ly.
7. The ability that humans have to per- ANS: corticospinal tract.
form *very skilled movements such
as writing* is controlled by the: Not Corticospinal fibers mediate voluntary movement, par-
on powerpoint ticularly very skilled, discrete, purposeful movements,
a. such as writing. The corticospinal tract (also known as
Basal ganglia. the pyramidal tract) is a newer, "higher" motor sys-
b. tem that humans have that permits very skilled and
Corticospinal tract. purposeful movements. The other responses are not
c. related to skilled movements.
Spinothalamic tract.
d.
Extrapyramidal tract.
8. A 30-year-old woman tells the nurse ANS: Cerebellum
that she has been very *unsteady
and has had difficulty in maintain- The cerebellar system coordinates movement, main-
ing her balance*. Which area of the tains equilibrium, and helps maintain posture. The
brain would the nurse be concerned thalamus is the main relay station where sensory path-
about with these findings? a. ways of the spinal cord, cerebellum, and brainstem
Thalamus for synapses on their way to the cerebral cortex. The
b. brainstem consists of the midbrain, pons, and medulla
Brainstem and has various functions, especially concerning au-
c. tonomic centers. The extrapyramidal tract maintains
Cerebellum
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1. Two parts of the *nervous system* ANS: central and peripheral.
are the: a.
Motor and sensory. The nervous system can be divided into two
b. parts—central and peripheral. The central nervous
Central and peripheral. system includes the brain and spinal cord. The periph-
c. eral nervous system includes the 12 pairs of cranial
Peripheral and autonomic. nerves, the 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and all their
d. branches.
Hypothalamus and cerebral.
2. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells ANS: frontal
the nurse that she is concerned be-
cause she has noticed a *change in The frontal lobe has areas concerned with personal-
her husband's personality and abil- ity, behavior, emotions, and intellectual function. The
ity to understand. He also cries and parietal lobe has areas concerned with sensation; the
becomes angry very easily*. The occipital lobe is responsible for visual reception; and
nurse recalls that the cerebral lobe the temporal lobe is concerned with hearing, taste and
responsible for these behaviors is smell.
the _____ lobe.
a.
Frontal
b.
Parietal
c.
Occipital
d.
Temporal
3. Which of these statements *con- ANS: The hypothalamus controls temperature and reg-
cerning areas of the brain* is true? ulates sleep.
a.
The cerebellum is the center for The hypothalamus is a vital area with many important
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speech and emotions. functions: temperature controller, sleep center, ante-
b. rior and posterior pituitary gland regulator, and co-
The hypothalamus controls body ordinator of autonomic nervous system activity and
temperature and regulates sleep. emotional status. The cerebellum controls motor coor-
c. dination, equilibrium, and balance. The basal ganglia
The basal ganglia are responsi- control autonomic movements of the body. The motor
ble for controlling voluntary move- pathways of the spinal cord synapse in various areas
ments. of the spinal cord, not the thalamus.
d.
Motor pathways of the spinal cord
and brainstem synapse in the thala-
mus.
4. The area of the nervous system that ANS: spinal cord.
is responsible for *mediating reflex-
es* is the: The spinal cord is the main highway for ascending and
a. descending fiber tracts that connect the brain to the
Medulla. spinal nerves, and it mediates reflexes.
b.
Cerebellum.
c.
Spinal cord.
d.
Cerebral cortex.
5. While gathering equipment after an ANS: Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus, and senso-
injection, *a nurse accidentally re- ry cortex
ceived a prick* from an improperly
capped needle. To interpret this sen- The spinothalamic tract contains sensory fibers that
sation, which of these areas must be transmit the sensations of pain, temperature, and
intact? crude or light touch. Fibers carrying pain and tem-
perature sensations ascend the lateral spinothalamic
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Not on powerpoint tract, whereas those of crude touch form the anterior
a. spinothalamic tract. At the thalamus, the fibers synapse
Corticospinal tract, medulla, and with another sensory neuron, which carries the mes-
basal ganglia sage to the sensory cortex for full interpretation. The
b. other options are not correct.
Pyramidal tract, hypothalamus, and
sensory cortex
c.
Lateral spinothalamic tract, thala-
mus, and sensory cortex
d.
Anterior spinothalamic tract, basal
ganglia, and sensory cortex
6. A patient with *lack of oxygen to his ANS: The sensory cortex does not have the ability to
heart will have pain in his chest and localize pain in the heart, so the pain is felt elsewhere.
possibly the shoulder, arms, or jaw*.
The nurse knows that the statement The sensory cortex is arranged in a specific pattern,
that best explains why this occurs is forming a corresponding "map" of the body. Pain in
which of these? the right hand is perceived at a specific spot on the
a. map. Some organs are absent from the brain map,
A problem exists with the sensory such as the heart, liver, and spleen. Pain originating in
cortex and its ability to discriminate these organs is referred because no felt image exists
the location. in which to have pain. Pain is felt "by proxy" by another
b. body part that does have a felt image. The other re-
The lack of oxygen in his heart has sponses are not correct explanations.
resulted 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
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heart; consequently, the pain is felt
elsewhere.
d.
A lesion has developed in the dorsal
root, which is preventing the sensa-
tion from being transmitted normal-
ly.
7. The ability that humans have to per- ANS: corticospinal tract.
form *very skilled movements such
as writing* is controlled by the: Not Corticospinal fibers mediate voluntary movement, par-
on powerpoint ticularly very skilled, discrete, purposeful movements,
a. such as writing. The corticospinal tract (also known as
Basal ganglia. the pyramidal tract) is a newer, "higher" motor sys-
b. tem that humans have that permits very skilled and
Corticospinal tract. purposeful movements. The other responses are not
c. related to skilled movements.
Spinothalamic tract.
d.
Extrapyramidal tract.
8. A 30-year-old woman tells the nurse ANS: Cerebellum
that she has been very *unsteady
and has had difficulty in maintain- The cerebellar system coordinates movement, main-
ing her balance*. Which area of the tains equilibrium, and helps maintain posture. The
brain would the nurse be concerned thalamus is the main relay station where sensory path-
about with these findings? a. ways of the spinal cord, cerebellum, and brainstem
Thalamus for synapses on their way to the cerebral cortex. The
b. brainstem consists of the midbrain, pons, and medulla
Brainstem and has various functions, especially concerning au-
c. tonomic centers. The extrapyramidal tract maintains
Cerebellum
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