Nurs 600 – Neuro questions with correct answers

Nurs 600 – Neuro questions with correct answers
Central Nervous System (CNS) Correct Answer-brain and spinal cord


Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) Correct Answer-all nerves and
neurons that are not contained in the brain and spinal cord but that run
through the body itself


- 12 pairs of cranial nerves
- 31 pairs of spinal nerves


cerebral cortex Correct Answer-Outer layer of nerve cells (gray matter)


Lacks myelin
Center for humans highest functions (memory, reasoning, sensation,
voluntary function)


Hemisphere Correct Answer-Half of cerebrum


Left is dominant in 95%


Four lobes:
- frontal - personality, behavior, emotion, intellect
- parietal - sensation
- occipital - vision

, - temporal - auditory reception


pre-central gyrus Correct Answer-initiates voluntary movement


Wernicke's area Correct Answer-Language comprehension


Broca's area Correct Answer-Motor speech


basal ganglia Correct Answer-Large bands of gray matter help to initiate
and coordinate movement


Thalamus Correct Answer-The main relay station where sensory
pathways of the spinal cord, cerebellum, basal ganglia and brain stem
form a synapses (emotion and creativity


Hypothalamus Correct Answer-Major respiratory center w basic vital
functions:
Temperature
Appetite
Sex
Heart rate
Sleep
BP