Jarvis Ch 24 Neurologic System
Jarvis Ch 24 Neurologic System
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1. The two parts of the nervous system b. Central and peripheral.
are the:
The nervous system can be divided into two parts
a. Motor and sensory. central and peripheral. The central nervous system
b. Central and peripheral. includes the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral
c. Peripheral and autonomic. nervous system includes the 12 pairs of cranial nerves
d. Hypothalamus and cerebral. (CNs), the 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and all of their
branches.
2. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells a. Frontal
the nurse that she is concerned be-
cause she has noticed a change in The frontal lobe has areas responsible for personal-
her ity, behavior, emotions, and intellectual function. The
husbands personality and ability to parietal lobe has areas responsible for sensation; the
understand. He also cries very easily occipital lobe is responsible for visual reception; and
and becomes angry. The nurse re- the temporal lobe is responsible for hearing, taste, and
calls that the cerebral lobe respon- smell.
sible for these behaviors is the lobe.
a. Frontal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Temporal
3. Which statement concerning the ar- b. The hypothalamus controls body temperature and
eas of the brain is true? regulates sleep.
a. The cerebellum is the center for The hypothalamus is a vital area with many important
speech and emotions. functions: body temperature controller, sleep center,
b. The hypothalamus controls body anterior and posterior pituitary gland regulator, and
temperature and regulates sleep. coordinator of autonomic nervous system activity and
c. The basal ganglia are responsi- emotional status. The cerebellum controls motor coor-
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ble for controlling voluntary move- dination, equilibrium, and balance. The basal ganglia
ments. control autonomic movements of the body. The motor
d. Motor pathways of the spinal cord pathways of the spinal cord synapse in various areas
and brainstem synapse in the thala- of the spinal cord, not in the thalamus.
mus.
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 ascending and
descending fiber tracts that connect the brain to the
a. Medulla. spinal nerves; it is responsible for mediating reflexes.
b. Cerebellum.
c. Spinal cord.
d. Cerebral cortex
5. While gathering equipment after an c. Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus, and sensory
injection, a nurse accidentally re- 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
a. Corticospinal tract, medulla, and tract, whereas the sensations of crude touch form the
basal ganglia anterior spinothalamic tract. At the thalamus, the fibers
b. Pyramidal tract, hypothalamus, synapse with another sensory neuron, which carries
and sensory cortex the message to the sensory cortex for full interpreta-
c. Lateral spinothalamic tract, thala- tion. The other options are not correct.
mus, and sensory cortex
d. Anterior spinothalamic tract,
basal ganglia, and sensory cortex
6. A patient with a lack of oxygen to c. The sensory cortex does not have the ability to lo-
his heart will have pain in his chest calize pain in the heart; consequently, the pain is felt
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and possibly in the shoulder, arms, elsewhere.
or jaw. The nurse knows that the
best explanation why this occurs is The sensory cortex is arranged in a specific pattern,
which one of these statements? forming a corresponding map of the body. Pain in
the right hand is perceived at a specific spot on the
a. A problem exists with the sensory map. Some organs, such as the heart, liver, and spleen,
cortex and its ability to discriminate are absent from the brain map. Pain originating in
the location. these organs is referred because no felt image exists
b. The lack of oxygen in his heart in which to have pain. Pain is felt by proxy, that is, by
has resulted in decreased amount another body part that does have a felt image. The
of oxygen to the areas experiencing other responses are not correct explanations.
the pain.
c. The sensory cortex does not have
the ability to localize pain in the
heart; consequently, the pain is felt
elsewhere.
d. A lesion has developed in the dor-
sal root, which is preventing the sen-
sation from being transmitted nor-
mally.
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 movement, par-
ticularly very skilled, discrete, and purposeful move-
a. Basal ganglia. ments, such as writing. The corticospinal tract, also
b. Corticospinal tract. known as the pyramidal tract, is a newer, higher motor
c. Spinothalamic tract. system that humans have that permits very skilled and
d. Extrapyramidal tract. purposeful movements. The other responses are not
related to skilled movements.
8. c. Cerebellum
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1. The two parts of the nervous system b. Central and peripheral.
are the:
The nervous system can be divided into two parts
a. Motor and sensory. central and peripheral. The central nervous system
b. Central and peripheral. includes the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral
c. Peripheral and autonomic. nervous system includes the 12 pairs of cranial nerves
d. Hypothalamus and cerebral. (CNs), the 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and all of their
branches.
2. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells a. Frontal
the nurse that she is concerned be-
cause she has noticed a change in The frontal lobe has areas responsible for personal-
her ity, behavior, emotions, and intellectual function. The
husbands personality and ability to parietal lobe has areas responsible for sensation; the
understand. He also cries very easily occipital lobe is responsible for visual reception; and
and becomes angry. The nurse re- the temporal lobe is responsible for hearing, taste, and
calls that the cerebral lobe respon- smell.
sible for these behaviors is the lobe.
a. Frontal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Temporal
3. Which statement concerning the ar- b. The hypothalamus controls body temperature and
eas of the brain is true? regulates sleep.
a. The cerebellum is the center for The hypothalamus is a vital area with many important
speech and emotions. functions: body temperature controller, sleep center,
b. The hypothalamus controls body anterior and posterior pituitary gland regulator, and
temperature and regulates sleep. coordinator of autonomic nervous system activity and
c. The basal ganglia are responsi- emotional status. The cerebellum controls motor coor-
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ble for controlling voluntary move- dination, equilibrium, and balance. The basal ganglia
ments. control autonomic movements of the body. The motor
d. Motor pathways of the spinal cord pathways of the spinal cord synapse in various areas
and brainstem synapse in the thala- of the spinal cord, not in the thalamus.
mus.
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 ascending and
descending fiber tracts that connect the brain to the
a. Medulla. spinal nerves; it is responsible for mediating reflexes.
b. Cerebellum.
c. Spinal cord.
d. Cerebral cortex
5. While gathering equipment after an c. Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus, and sensory
injection, a nurse accidentally re- 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
a. Corticospinal tract, medulla, and tract, whereas the sensations of crude touch form the
basal ganglia anterior spinothalamic tract. At the thalamus, the fibers
b. Pyramidal tract, hypothalamus, synapse with another sensory neuron, which carries
and sensory cortex the message to the sensory cortex for full interpreta-
c. Lateral spinothalamic tract, thala- tion. The other options are not correct.
mus, and sensory cortex
d. Anterior spinothalamic tract,
basal ganglia, and sensory cortex
6. A patient with a lack of oxygen to c. The sensory cortex does not have the ability to lo-
his heart will have pain in his chest calize pain in the heart; consequently, the pain is felt
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and possibly in the shoulder, arms, elsewhere.
or jaw. The nurse knows that the
best explanation why this occurs is The sensory cortex is arranged in a specific pattern,
which one of these statements? forming a corresponding map of the body. Pain in
the right hand is perceived at a specific spot on the
a. A problem exists with the sensory map. Some organs, such as the heart, liver, and spleen,
cortex and its ability to discriminate are absent from the brain map. Pain originating in
the location. these organs is referred because no felt image exists
b. The lack of oxygen in his heart in which to have pain. Pain is felt by proxy, that is, by
has resulted in decreased amount another body part that does have a felt image. The
of oxygen to the areas experiencing other responses are not correct explanations.
the pain.
c. The sensory cortex does not have
the ability to localize pain in the
heart; consequently, the pain is felt
elsewhere.
d. A lesion has developed in the dor-
sal root, which is preventing the sen-
sation from being transmitted nor-
mally.
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 movement, par-
ticularly very skilled, discrete, and purposeful move-
a. Basal ganglia. ments, such as writing. The corticospinal tract, also
b. Corticospinal tract. known as the pyramidal tract, is a newer, higher motor
c. Spinothalamic tract. system that humans have that permits very skilled and
d. Extrapyramidal tract. purposeful movements. The other responses are not
related to skilled movements.
8. c. Cerebellum
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