PATH 370 Exam Questions With Correct
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Muscular dystrophy includes a number of muscle disorders that are
a. genetically transmitted.
b. easily prevented and managed.
c. autoimmune in nature.
d. demyelinating focused. - Answers - ✔✔a. genetically transmitted.
A tool used to assess levels of consciousness is
a. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
b. intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring
c. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). - Answers - ✔✔c. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).
Secondary injury after head trauma refers to
a. brain injury due to the initial trauma.
b. focal areas of bleeding.
c. brain injury due to the body's response to tissue damage.
d. injury as a result of medical therapy. - Answers - ✔✔a. brain injury due to the initial
trauma.
Pain is thought of as - Answers - ✔✔a subjective experience that is difficult to measure
objectively.
Manifestations of acute brain ischemia (Cushing reflex) are due primarily to
a. parasympathetic nervous system activation.
b. sympathetic nervous system activation.
c. autoregulation of body systems.
d. loss of brainstem reflexes. - Answers - ✔✔b. sympathetic nervous system activation.
Which statement is true about the incidence of multiple sclerosis?
a. The age of onset ranges from 20 to 50 years.
b. MS is more common in men than women.
c. There is a higher incidence of MS in military veterans.
d. there is a higher rate of MS in African-American. - Answers - ✔✔a. The age of onset
ranges from 20 to 50 years.
Rickets is characterized by soft, weak bones resulting from a deficiency of
,a. calcium.
b. estrogen.
c. phosphate.
d. vitamin D. - Answers - ✔✔d. vitamin D.
It is useful to conceptualize pain physiology according to the four stages because each
stage provides an opportunity for
a. education.
b. stimulation.
c. intervention.
d. documentation. - Answers - ✔✔c. intervention.
The dementia of Alzheimer disease is associated with structural changes in the brain,
including
A. deposition of amyloid plaques in the brain
B. degeneration of basal ganglia
C. hypertrophy of frontal lobe neurons
D. significant aluminum deposits in the brain - Answers - ✔✔A. deposition of amyloid
plaques in the brain
The pathophysiology of osteomalacia involves
a. increased osteoclast activity.
b. collagen breakdown in the bone matrix.
c. crowding of cells in the osteoid.
d. inadequate mineralization in the osteoid. - Answers - ✔✔d. inadequate
mineralization in the osteoid.
A risk factor for osteoporosis is
a. endometriosis.
b. early menopause.
c. late menopause.
d. ovarian cysts. - Answers - ✔✔b. early menopause.
Slow pain sensation is transmitted primarily by
a. group I-a afferents.
b. a motor neurons.
c. unmyelinated C fibers.
d. A-d fibers. - Answers - ✔✔c. unmyelinated C fibers.
The disorders characterized by softening and then enlargement of bones is referred to
as
, a. osteomyeitis.
b. osteoporosis.
c. Paget disease.
d. rickets - Answers - ✔✔c. Paget disease.
The gate control theory of pain transmission predicts that activity in touch receptors will
a. enhance preception of pain.
b. decrease pain signal transmission in the spinal cord.
c. activate opioid receptors in the CNS.
d. increase secretion of substance P in the spinal cord. - Answers - ✔✔b. decrease
pain signal transmission in the spinal cord.
Following a bone fracture, the most likely event to occur is
a. development of a blood clot beneath the periosteum.
b. leukocyte infiltration into bone tissue.
c. blood vessel growth at the fracture site.
d. migration of osteoblasts to the fracture site. - Answers - ✔✔a. development of a
blood clot beneath the periosteum.
Acceleration-deceleration movements of the head often result in polar injuries in which
a. injury is localized to the site of initial impact.
b. widespread neuronal damage is incurred.
c. bleeding from venules fills the subdural space.
d. focal injuries occur in two places at opposite poles. - Answers - ✔✔d. focal injuries
occur in two places at opposite poles.
The complication which is not likely to result from a compound, transverse fracture of
the tibia and fibula is
a. bone infection.
b. fat emboli.
c. air embolus.
d. compartment syndrome. - Answers - ✔✔c. air embolus.
Paget's disease is characterized by - Answers - ✔✔excessive bone resorption followed
by excessive formation of fragile bone.
The most common site affected in Paget's disease is the
a. lower spine.
b. skull.
c. pelvis.
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Muscular dystrophy includes a number of muscle disorders that are
a. genetically transmitted.
b. easily prevented and managed.
c. autoimmune in nature.
d. demyelinating focused. - Answers - ✔✔a. genetically transmitted.
A tool used to assess levels of consciousness is
a. magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
b. intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring
c. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS). - Answers - ✔✔c. Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS).
Secondary injury after head trauma refers to
a. brain injury due to the initial trauma.
b. focal areas of bleeding.
c. brain injury due to the body's response to tissue damage.
d. injury as a result of medical therapy. - Answers - ✔✔a. brain injury due to the initial
trauma.
Pain is thought of as - Answers - ✔✔a subjective experience that is difficult to measure
objectively.
Manifestations of acute brain ischemia (Cushing reflex) are due primarily to
a. parasympathetic nervous system activation.
b. sympathetic nervous system activation.
c. autoregulation of body systems.
d. loss of brainstem reflexes. - Answers - ✔✔b. sympathetic nervous system activation.
Which statement is true about the incidence of multiple sclerosis?
a. The age of onset ranges from 20 to 50 years.
b. MS is more common in men than women.
c. There is a higher incidence of MS in military veterans.
d. there is a higher rate of MS in African-American. - Answers - ✔✔a. The age of onset
ranges from 20 to 50 years.
Rickets is characterized by soft, weak bones resulting from a deficiency of
,a. calcium.
b. estrogen.
c. phosphate.
d. vitamin D. - Answers - ✔✔d. vitamin D.
It is useful to conceptualize pain physiology according to the four stages because each
stage provides an opportunity for
a. education.
b. stimulation.
c. intervention.
d. documentation. - Answers - ✔✔c. intervention.
The dementia of Alzheimer disease is associated with structural changes in the brain,
including
A. deposition of amyloid plaques in the brain
B. degeneration of basal ganglia
C. hypertrophy of frontal lobe neurons
D. significant aluminum deposits in the brain - Answers - ✔✔A. deposition of amyloid
plaques in the brain
The pathophysiology of osteomalacia involves
a. increased osteoclast activity.
b. collagen breakdown in the bone matrix.
c. crowding of cells in the osteoid.
d. inadequate mineralization in the osteoid. - Answers - ✔✔d. inadequate
mineralization in the osteoid.
A risk factor for osteoporosis is
a. endometriosis.
b. early menopause.
c. late menopause.
d. ovarian cysts. - Answers - ✔✔b. early menopause.
Slow pain sensation is transmitted primarily by
a. group I-a afferents.
b. a motor neurons.
c. unmyelinated C fibers.
d. A-d fibers. - Answers - ✔✔c. unmyelinated C fibers.
The disorders characterized by softening and then enlargement of bones is referred to
as
, a. osteomyeitis.
b. osteoporosis.
c. Paget disease.
d. rickets - Answers - ✔✔c. Paget disease.
The gate control theory of pain transmission predicts that activity in touch receptors will
a. enhance preception of pain.
b. decrease pain signal transmission in the spinal cord.
c. activate opioid receptors in the CNS.
d. increase secretion of substance P in the spinal cord. - Answers - ✔✔b. decrease
pain signal transmission in the spinal cord.
Following a bone fracture, the most likely event to occur is
a. development of a blood clot beneath the periosteum.
b. leukocyte infiltration into bone tissue.
c. blood vessel growth at the fracture site.
d. migration of osteoblasts to the fracture site. - Answers - ✔✔a. development of a
blood clot beneath the periosteum.
Acceleration-deceleration movements of the head often result in polar injuries in which
a. injury is localized to the site of initial impact.
b. widespread neuronal damage is incurred.
c. bleeding from venules fills the subdural space.
d. focal injuries occur in two places at opposite poles. - Answers - ✔✔d. focal injuries
occur in two places at opposite poles.
The complication which is not likely to result from a compound, transverse fracture of
the tibia and fibula is
a. bone infection.
b. fat emboli.
c. air embolus.
d. compartment syndrome. - Answers - ✔✔c. air embolus.
Paget's disease is characterized by - Answers - ✔✔excessive bone resorption followed
by excessive formation of fragile bone.
The most common site affected in Paget's disease is the
a. lower spine.
b. skull.
c. pelvis.
