ADULT HEALTH II FINAL EXAM | 240+ COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2025|26 UPDATE
1. The most common and aggressive malignant brain tumor is Ans >> Glioblastoma
multi- forme
2. The grade of a tumor is based on three criteria Ans >> Cellular density, cell mitosis,
appearance
3. Name the most common brain tumor, representing 33% of all primary brain
tumors Ans >> Meningioma
4. List four disorders of the hypothalamus that can result from a pituitary
adenoma Ans >> Sleep, appetite, temperature, and emotions
5. List two primary sites of cancer that commonly metastasize to the brain.: Lung
and breast cancer
6. Symptoms of increased intracranial pressure result from compression of the
brain caused by Ans >> Tumor enlargement and edema
7. Name three visual disturbances that are associated with papilledema.: De-
creased visual acuity, diplopia, and visual field deficits
8. Name the diagnostic test that is considered the gold standard for detecting
brain tumors: Magnetic resonance imaging
9. List the five options for surgical management of a brain tumor: Stereotactic biopsy,
open biopsy, crainotomy with debulking, subtotal tumor resection, total tumor resection
10. List the three most common cancers that metastasize to the spinal cord: Breast,
,prostate, and lung
11. This cerebral structure is responsible for movement, reasoning, behavior,
memory, personality, planning, decision making, judgment, initiative, inhibi-
tion and mood.: Frontal lobe
12. This cerebral structure is responsible for hormones, growth, and fertility.: Pi-
tuitary gland
13. This cerebral structure is responsible for language, behavior, memory, hear-
ing, and emotions.: Temporal lobe
14. This cerebral structure is responsible for breathing, blood pressure, heart-
beat, and swallowing.: Brainstem
15. This cerebral structure is responsible for telling right from left, calculations,
sensations, reading, and writing.: Parietal lobe
16. This cerebral structure is responsible for vision: Occipital lobe
,17. This cerebral structure is responsible for balance, coordination, and fine
muscle control.: Cerebellum
18. Meningioma: ...
19. Pituitary adenoma: ...
20. Medulloblastoma: ...
21. Astrocytoma: ...
22. Ependymoma: ...
23. Dermoid: ...
24. Oligodendrocytoma: ...
25. Glioblastoma multiforme: ...
26. Benign tumor: Slow growing and can occur in a vital area where they can grow large enough to cause
serious ettects.
27. Malignant tumor: Rapidly growing in nature, can spread to surrounding tissue, and are considered life
threatening.
28. Nonfunctioning pituitary tumors: Tumors that do not produce hormones
29. Functioning pituitary tumors: Tumors that can produce one or more hormones, normally by the
anterior pituitary gland.
30. Type of symptoms most often found with increased intracranial pressure.-
: Headache, nausea, with or without vomiting, and papilledema. Personality changes and a variety of focal deficits;
including motor and sensory and cranial nerve dysfunction, are common. Late signs are related to Cushing's triad.
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, 31. Headache pain with a frontal tumor: Usually produce a bilateral frontal headache
32. Headache pain with a pituitary gland tumor: Pain radiating between the two temples
33. Headache pain with a cerebellar tumor: Pain located in the suboccipital region at the back of
the head
34. Why should the nurse assess the temperature of a patient who complains of
a severe headache?: Fever with a headache is associated with an infectious process such as meningitis or
encephalitis, whereas headache without fever can be associated with a tumor or intracerebral bleeding.
35. How should a nurse assess the gag reflex?: The nurse should gently touch each side of the
posterior pharyngeal wall with a cotton swab or suction catheter and note the strength of the gag. The nurse expects
to observe a simultaneous elevation of the uvula and "gag" with stimulation of the posterior pharynx.
36. The name for the second cranial nerve: Optic
37. The spread of cancer cells from their primary site: Metstatic
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ANSWERS LATEST 2025|26 UPDATE
1. The most common and aggressive malignant brain tumor is Ans >> Glioblastoma
multi- forme
2. The grade of a tumor is based on three criteria Ans >> Cellular density, cell mitosis,
appearance
3. Name the most common brain tumor, representing 33% of all primary brain
tumors Ans >> Meningioma
4. List four disorders of the hypothalamus that can result from a pituitary
adenoma Ans >> Sleep, appetite, temperature, and emotions
5. List two primary sites of cancer that commonly metastasize to the brain.: Lung
and breast cancer
6. Symptoms of increased intracranial pressure result from compression of the
brain caused by Ans >> Tumor enlargement and edema
7. Name three visual disturbances that are associated with papilledema.: De-
creased visual acuity, diplopia, and visual field deficits
8. Name the diagnostic test that is considered the gold standard for detecting
brain tumors: Magnetic resonance imaging
9. List the five options for surgical management of a brain tumor: Stereotactic biopsy,
open biopsy, crainotomy with debulking, subtotal tumor resection, total tumor resection
10. List the three most common cancers that metastasize to the spinal cord: Breast,
,prostate, and lung
11. This cerebral structure is responsible for movement, reasoning, behavior,
memory, personality, planning, decision making, judgment, initiative, inhibi-
tion and mood.: Frontal lobe
12. This cerebral structure is responsible for hormones, growth, and fertility.: Pi-
tuitary gland
13. This cerebral structure is responsible for language, behavior, memory, hear-
ing, and emotions.: Temporal lobe
14. This cerebral structure is responsible for breathing, blood pressure, heart-
beat, and swallowing.: Brainstem
15. This cerebral structure is responsible for telling right from left, calculations,
sensations, reading, and writing.: Parietal lobe
16. This cerebral structure is responsible for vision: Occipital lobe
,17. This cerebral structure is responsible for balance, coordination, and fine
muscle control.: Cerebellum
18. Meningioma: ...
19. Pituitary adenoma: ...
20. Medulloblastoma: ...
21. Astrocytoma: ...
22. Ependymoma: ...
23. Dermoid: ...
24. Oligodendrocytoma: ...
25. Glioblastoma multiforme: ...
26. Benign tumor: Slow growing and can occur in a vital area where they can grow large enough to cause
serious ettects.
27. Malignant tumor: Rapidly growing in nature, can spread to surrounding tissue, and are considered life
threatening.
28. Nonfunctioning pituitary tumors: Tumors that do not produce hormones
29. Functioning pituitary tumors: Tumors that can produce one or more hormones, normally by the
anterior pituitary gland.
30. Type of symptoms most often found with increased intracranial pressure.-
: Headache, nausea, with or without vomiting, and papilledema. Personality changes and a variety of focal deficits;
including motor and sensory and cranial nerve dysfunction, are common. Late signs are related to Cushing's triad.
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, 31. Headache pain with a frontal tumor: Usually produce a bilateral frontal headache
32. Headache pain with a pituitary gland tumor: Pain radiating between the two temples
33. Headache pain with a cerebellar tumor: Pain located in the suboccipital region at the back of
the head
34. Why should the nurse assess the temperature of a patient who complains of
a severe headache?: Fever with a headache is associated with an infectious process such as meningitis or
encephalitis, whereas headache without fever can be associated with a tumor or intracerebral bleeding.
35. How should a nurse assess the gag reflex?: The nurse should gently touch each side of the
posterior pharyngeal wall with a cotton swab or suction catheter and note the strength of the gag. The nurse expects
to observe a simultaneous elevation of the uvula and "gag" with stimulation of the posterior pharynx.
36. The name for the second cranial nerve: Optic
37. The spread of cancer cells from their primary site: Metstatic
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