NU673 MIDTERM 2026 PRACTICE TEST PACK
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED INSIGHTS
◉ heart failure.
Answer: Jugular vein distention is a hallmark of ______.
◉ hypothyroidism.
Answer: Intolerance to cold, weight gain, dry skin, and slowed heart
rate
◉ Hyperthyroidism.
Answer: Intolerance to heat, weight loss, moist velvety skin, and
palpitations
◉ Grave's disease.
Answer: The thyroid is soft and may be nodular.
◉ Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Answer: thyroid is firm and malignant
◉ malignancy
,inflammation.
Answer: hard or fixed nodes suggest ______.
tender nodes suggest _____.
◉ gray matter.
Answer: consists of aggregations of neuronal cell bodies
◉ white matter.
Answer: consists of neuronal axons that are coated with myelin.
◉ thalamus.
Answer: processes sensory impulses and relays them to the cerebral
cortex.
◉ Hypothalamus.
Answer: maintains homeostasis and regulates temp, HR, and BP.
Governs emotional behaviors such as anger and sex drive.
◉ cerebellum.
Answer: coordinates all movement and helps maintain the body
upright in space.
, ◉ somatic nervous system.
Answer: regulates muscle movements and response to the
sensations of touch and pain
◉ autonomic nervous system.
Answer: consists of the sympathetic nervous system and the
parasympathetic nervous system.
connects to internal organs and generated autonomic reflexes.
◉ opposite
same.
Answer: When upper motor neuron systems are damaged above
their crossover in the medulla, motor impairment develops on the
________ side.
When damage occurs below the crossover, motor impairment occurs
on the ______ side.
◉ Damage to the lower motor neuron systems.
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS VERIFIED INSIGHTS
◉ heart failure.
Answer: Jugular vein distention is a hallmark of ______.
◉ hypothyroidism.
Answer: Intolerance to cold, weight gain, dry skin, and slowed heart
rate
◉ Hyperthyroidism.
Answer: Intolerance to heat, weight loss, moist velvety skin, and
palpitations
◉ Grave's disease.
Answer: The thyroid is soft and may be nodular.
◉ Hashimoto's thyroiditis.
Answer: thyroid is firm and malignant
◉ malignancy
,inflammation.
Answer: hard or fixed nodes suggest ______.
tender nodes suggest _____.
◉ gray matter.
Answer: consists of aggregations of neuronal cell bodies
◉ white matter.
Answer: consists of neuronal axons that are coated with myelin.
◉ thalamus.
Answer: processes sensory impulses and relays them to the cerebral
cortex.
◉ Hypothalamus.
Answer: maintains homeostasis and regulates temp, HR, and BP.
Governs emotional behaviors such as anger and sex drive.
◉ cerebellum.
Answer: coordinates all movement and helps maintain the body
upright in space.
, ◉ somatic nervous system.
Answer: regulates muscle movements and response to the
sensations of touch and pain
◉ autonomic nervous system.
Answer: consists of the sympathetic nervous system and the
parasympathetic nervous system.
connects to internal organs and generated autonomic reflexes.
◉ opposite
same.
Answer: When upper motor neuron systems are damaged above
their crossover in the medulla, motor impairment develops on the
________ side.
When damage occurs below the crossover, motor impairment occurs
on the ______ side.
◉ Damage to the lower motor neuron systems.
