PORTAGE LEARNING BIOL 331 /
BIOL331 MODULE 6 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027.
, 1. A patient experiences a seizure that manifests with repetitive hand rubbing and reports of hallucinations right
before the seizure occurred. They have experienced which type of seizure?✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER focal seizure with impairment
of consciousness or awareness
2. A patient is having difficulty tracking their eye laterally. Which cranial nerve is affected?✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER CN VI
3. You are seeing a patient with Parkinson's disease in your office. You notice they have difficulty turning
themselves around to sit in the chair, freezing
in the process. This is an example of what physical manifestation of the disease?✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
bradykinesia
4. Delta waves appear in which stage of sleep?✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER stage 3
5. A person reports feelings of anhedonia, guilt, and worthlessness that seem to be worse in the morning. They
also exhibit excessive weight loss and ex-perience insomnia. What type of depression are they experiencing?✔✔
CORRECT ANSWER melancholic depression
6. Each of the following statements is true regarding the organization of the nervous system except✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER the CNS has an atterent and etterent division
7. Each of the following statements is true regarding Alzheimer's disease ex-cept✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
CORRECT ANSWER Tau protein is broken down when the neuron that produced it dies
8. Each of the following are modifiable factors related to stroke except✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
CORRECT ANSWER obesity
9. Primary insomnia is characterized by each of the following except✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER can also be called comorbid insomnia (comorbid is secondary)
10. What type of seizure manifests with a blank stare, lasts only for a few seconds, and often goes
unnoticed?✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER absence seizure
11. Sleep disturbances associated with narcolepsy include each of the following except✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
CORRECT ANSWER sleep apnea
12. Each of the following statements is true of Parkinson's disease except✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
CORRECT ANSWER Envi-ronmental factors alone lead to disease development
13. Efferent neurons deliver input from the CNS to the periphery.✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER motor
14. work by blocking membrane receptors and the subsequent reup-take of serotonin and
BIOL331 MODULE 6 ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE 2026/2027.
, 1. A patient experiences a seizure that manifests with repetitive hand rubbing and reports of hallucinations right
before the seizure occurred. They have experienced which type of seizure?✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER focal seizure with impairment
of consciousness or awareness
2. A patient is having difficulty tracking their eye laterally. Which cranial nerve is affected?✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER CN VI
3. You are seeing a patient with Parkinson's disease in your office. You notice they have difficulty turning
themselves around to sit in the chair, freezing
in the process. This is an example of what physical manifestation of the disease?✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER
bradykinesia
4. Delta waves appear in which stage of sleep?✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER stage 3
5. A person reports feelings of anhedonia, guilt, and worthlessness that seem to be worse in the morning. They
also exhibit excessive weight loss and ex-perience insomnia. What type of depression are they experiencing?✔✔
CORRECT ANSWER melancholic depression
6. Each of the following statements is true regarding the organization of the nervous system except✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER the CNS has an atterent and etterent division
7. Each of the following statements is true regarding Alzheimer's disease ex-cept✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
CORRECT ANSWER Tau protein is broken down when the neuron that produced it dies
8. Each of the following are modifiable factors related to stroke except✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
CORRECT ANSWER obesity
9. Primary insomnia is characterized by each of the following except✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER can also be called comorbid insomnia (comorbid is secondary)
10. What type of seizure manifests with a blank stare, lasts only for a few seconds, and often goes
unnoticed?✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER absence seizure
11. Sleep disturbances associated with narcolepsy include each of the following except✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
CORRECT ANSWER sleep apnea
12. Each of the following statements is true of Parkinson's disease except✔✔ CORRECT ANSWER✔✔
CORRECT ANSWER Envi-ronmental factors alone lead to disease development
13. Efferent neurons deliver input from the CNS to the periphery.✔✔ CORRECT
ANSWER motor
14. work by blocking membrane receptors and the subsequent reup-take of serotonin and
