Paramedic CH 18 Neurologic Emergencies
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
abscess - CORRECT ANSWER - An area in the brain or spinal cord in which cells have
been attacked, typically by an infectious agent. The immune system erects a wall to prevent
spread of the infection, creating a pus-fi lled pocket within the nervous system tissue.
Occipital Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - Vision
Frontal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - - controls voluntary motion
- Cognition
Temporal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - Hearing
Parietial Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - touch
adrenal glands - CORRECT ANSWER - Endocrine glands located on top of the kidneys
that release adrenalin when stimulated by the sympathetic ner-vous system.
afferent nerves - CORRECT ANSWER - Nerves that send information to the brain.
agnosia - CORRECT ANSWER - Inability to connect an object with its correct name.
Alzheimer disease - CORRECT ANSWER - A progressive organic condition in which
neu-rons in the brain die, causing dementia.
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS) - CORRECT ANSWER - ALS, also known as Lou
Gehrig disease, strikes the voluntary motor neurons, causing their death. The disease is
, characterized by fatigue and general weakness of muscle groups; eventually the patient becomes
unable to walk, eat, or speak.
anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Lack of feeling within a body part.
anisocoria - CORRECT ANSWER - Unequal pupils with a greater than 1- mm difference.
apraxia - CORRECT ANSWER - Inability to connect an object with its proper use.
ataxia - CORRECT ANSWER - Alteration in the ability to perform coordinated motions
like walking.
aura - CORRECT ANSWER - Sensations experienced before an attack occurs. Common in
seizures and migraine headaches.
AVPU - CORRECT ANSWER - Evaluation tool used to determine a patient's level of con-
sciousness.
axon - CORRECT ANSWER - The long, slender fi lament projecting from a nerve cell
that conducts impulses to adjacent cells.
Bell palsy - CORRECT ANSWER - A temporary paralysis of the facial nerve ( cranial
nerve VII), which controls the muscles on each side of the face.
bradykinesia - CORRECT ANSWER - The slowing down of voluntary body movements.
Found in Parkinson disease.
brainstem - CORRECT ANSWER - The area of the brain between the spinal cord and the
cerebrum, surrounded by the cerebellum. It controls functions that are necessary to sustain life,
such as respiration.
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
abscess - CORRECT ANSWER - An area in the brain or spinal cord in which cells have
been attacked, typically by an infectious agent. The immune system erects a wall to prevent
spread of the infection, creating a pus-fi lled pocket within the nervous system tissue.
Occipital Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - Vision
Frontal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - - controls voluntary motion
- Cognition
Temporal Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - Hearing
Parietial Lobe - CORRECT ANSWER - touch
adrenal glands - CORRECT ANSWER - Endocrine glands located on top of the kidneys
that release adrenalin when stimulated by the sympathetic ner-vous system.
afferent nerves - CORRECT ANSWER - Nerves that send information to the brain.
agnosia - CORRECT ANSWER - Inability to connect an object with its correct name.
Alzheimer disease - CORRECT ANSWER - A progressive organic condition in which
neu-rons in the brain die, causing dementia.
amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ( ALS) - CORRECT ANSWER - ALS, also known as Lou
Gehrig disease, strikes the voluntary motor neurons, causing their death. The disease is
, characterized by fatigue and general weakness of muscle groups; eventually the patient becomes
unable to walk, eat, or speak.
anesthesia - CORRECT ANSWER - Lack of feeling within a body part.
anisocoria - CORRECT ANSWER - Unequal pupils with a greater than 1- mm difference.
apraxia - CORRECT ANSWER - Inability to connect an object with its proper use.
ataxia - CORRECT ANSWER - Alteration in the ability to perform coordinated motions
like walking.
aura - CORRECT ANSWER - Sensations experienced before an attack occurs. Common in
seizures and migraine headaches.
AVPU - CORRECT ANSWER - Evaluation tool used to determine a patient's level of con-
sciousness.
axon - CORRECT ANSWER - The long, slender fi lament projecting from a nerve cell
that conducts impulses to adjacent cells.
Bell palsy - CORRECT ANSWER - A temporary paralysis of the facial nerve ( cranial
nerve VII), which controls the muscles on each side of the face.
bradykinesia - CORRECT ANSWER - The slowing down of voluntary body movements.
Found in Parkinson disease.
brainstem - CORRECT ANSWER - The area of the brain between the spinal cord and the
cerebrum, surrounded by the cerebellum. It controls functions that are necessary to sustain life,
such as respiration.
