NURS 6320 Group 7 Ch 4, 5, 17, 20
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QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWER [GRADE A+]
It is currently believed that the risk for developing Alzheimer disease:
a. Is not directly related to genetic predisposition.
b. Is higher among men than it is among women.
c. Occurs less among Hispanics than in Asians.
d. Doubles among those with an affected first-degree relative. - correct answer ANS:
D
The risk of developing Alzheimer disease doubles in individuals who have an affected
first-degree relative. The other statements are not true.
Traits caused by the combined effects of multiple genes - correct answer Polygenic
Neurofibrillary tangles characterize which neurologic disorder?
a. Dementia syndrome
c. Alzheimer disease
b. Delirium
d. Parkinson diseas - correct answer ANS: C
Amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, as well as neuronal and synaptic losses in
the brain, characterize Alzheimer disease
What is the anomaly in which the soft bony component of the skull and much of the
brain is missing?
a. Anencephaly
, NURS 6320 Group 7 Ch 4, 5, 17, 20
(Latest Update )
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWER [GRADE A+]
c. Cranial meningocele
b. Myelodysplasia
d. Hydrocephaly - correct answer ANS: A
Anencephaly is an anomaly in which the soft, bony component of the skull and much of
the brain are missing. The other options do not represent this condition.
The most common cause of obstructive hydrocephalus in infants is:
a. Obstructed arachnoid villi
b. Stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius
c. Excessive production of cerebrospinal fluid
d. Impaired cerebrospinal fluid circulation in the subarachnoid space - correct answer
ANS: B
Congenital aqueduct stenosis most commonly causes obstructive hydrocephalus. The
other options do not represent the most common cause of this condition
What is the term for a herniation or protrusion of brain and meninges through a defect
in the skull?
a. Encephalocele
c. Arachnoidocele
b. Meningocele
d. Cephacephalocele - correct answer ANS: A
(Latest Update )
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWER [GRADE A+]
It is currently believed that the risk for developing Alzheimer disease:
a. Is not directly related to genetic predisposition.
b. Is higher among men than it is among women.
c. Occurs less among Hispanics than in Asians.
d. Doubles among those with an affected first-degree relative. - correct answer ANS:
D
The risk of developing Alzheimer disease doubles in individuals who have an affected
first-degree relative. The other statements are not true.
Traits caused by the combined effects of multiple genes - correct answer Polygenic
Neurofibrillary tangles characterize which neurologic disorder?
a. Dementia syndrome
c. Alzheimer disease
b. Delirium
d. Parkinson diseas - correct answer ANS: C
Amyloid plaques, neurofibrillary tangles, as well as neuronal and synaptic losses in
the brain, characterize Alzheimer disease
What is the anomaly in which the soft bony component of the skull and much of the
brain is missing?
a. Anencephaly
, NURS 6320 Group 7 Ch 4, 5, 17, 20
(Latest Update )
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWER [GRADE A+]
c. Cranial meningocele
b. Myelodysplasia
d. Hydrocephaly - correct answer ANS: A
Anencephaly is an anomaly in which the soft, bony component of the skull and much of
the brain are missing. The other options do not represent this condition.
The most common cause of obstructive hydrocephalus in infants is:
a. Obstructed arachnoid villi
b. Stenosis of the aqueduct of Sylvius
c. Excessive production of cerebrospinal fluid
d. Impaired cerebrospinal fluid circulation in the subarachnoid space - correct answer
ANS: B
Congenital aqueduct stenosis most commonly causes obstructive hydrocephalus. The
other options do not represent the most common cause of this condition
What is the term for a herniation or protrusion of brain and meninges through a defect
in the skull?
a. Encephalocele
c. Arachnoidocele
b. Meningocele
d. Cephacephalocele - correct answer ANS: A
