WGU 446 ADULT HEALTH II FINAL EXAM 243
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
Glioblastoma multiforme - CORRECT ANSWER The most common and aggressive
malignant brain tumor is:
Cellular density, cell mitosis, appearance - CORRECT ANSWER The grade of a
tumor is based on three criteria:
Meningioma - CORRECT ANSWER Name the most common brain tumor,
representing 33% of all primary brain tumors:
Sleep, appetite, temperature, and emotions - CORRECT ANSWER List four
disorders of the hypothalamus that can result from a pituitary adenoma:
Lung and breast cancer - CORRECT ANSWER List two primary sites of cancer that
commonly metastasize to the brain.
Tumor enlargement and edema - CORRECT ANSWER Symptoms of increased
intracranial pressure result from compression of the brain caused by:
Decreased visual acuity, diplopia, and visual field deficits - CORRECT ANSWER
Name three visual disturbances that are associated with papilledema.
Magnetic resonance imaging - CORRECT ANSWER Name the diagnostic test that is
considered the gold standard for detecting brain tumors
,Stereotactic biopsy, open biopsy, craniotomy with debulking, subtotal tumor
resection, total tumor resection - CORRECT ANSWER List the five options for
surgical management of a brain tumor
Breast, prostate, and lung - CORRECT ANSWER List the three most common
cancers that metastasize to the spinal cord
Frontal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for
movement, reasoning, behavior, memory, personality, planning, decision making,
judgment, initiative, inhibition and mood.
Pituitary gland - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for
hormones, growth, and fertility.
Temporal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for
language, behavior, memory, hearing, and emotions.
Brainstem - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for breathing,
blood pressure, heartbeat, and swallowing.
Parietal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for telling
right from left, calculations, sensations, reading, and writing.
Occipital lobe - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for vision
,Cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for balance,
coordination, and fine muscle control.
... - CORRECT ANSWER Meningioma
... - CORRECT ANSWER Pituitary adenoma
... - CORRECT ANSWER Medulloblastoma
... - CORRECT ANSWER Astrocytoma
... - CORRECT ANSWER Ependymoma
... - CORRECT ANSWER Dermoid
... - CORRECT ANSWER Oligodendrocyte
... - CORRECT ANSWER Glioblastoma multiforme
Slow growing and can occur in a vital area where they can grow large enough to
cause serious effects. - CORRECT ANSWER Benign tumor
Rapidly growing in nature, can spread to surrounding tissue, and are considered
life threatening. - CORRECT ANSWER Malignant tumor
, Tumors that do not produce hormones - CORRECT ANSWER Nonfunctioning
pituitary tumors
Tumors that can produce one or more hormones, normally by the anterior
pituitary gland. - CORRECT ANSWER Functioning pituitary tumors
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. -
CORRECT ANSWER Type of symptoms most often found with increased
intracranial pressure.
Usually produce a bilateral frontal headache - CORRECT ANSWER Headache pain
with a frontal tumor
Pain radiating between the two temples - CORRECT ANSWER Headache pain with
a pituitary gland tumor
Pain located in the suboccipital region at the back of the head - CORRECT ANSWER
Headache pain with a cerebellar tumor
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. - CORRECT ANSWER Why should the nurse assess the
temperature of a patient who complains of a severe headache?
QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS 2026
Glioblastoma multiforme - CORRECT ANSWER The most common and aggressive
malignant brain tumor is:
Cellular density, cell mitosis, appearance - CORRECT ANSWER The grade of a
tumor is based on three criteria:
Meningioma - CORRECT ANSWER Name the most common brain tumor,
representing 33% of all primary brain tumors:
Sleep, appetite, temperature, and emotions - CORRECT ANSWER List four
disorders of the hypothalamus that can result from a pituitary adenoma:
Lung and breast cancer - CORRECT ANSWER List two primary sites of cancer that
commonly metastasize to the brain.
Tumor enlargement and edema - CORRECT ANSWER Symptoms of increased
intracranial pressure result from compression of the brain caused by:
Decreased visual acuity, diplopia, and visual field deficits - CORRECT ANSWER
Name three visual disturbances that are associated with papilledema.
Magnetic resonance imaging - CORRECT ANSWER Name the diagnostic test that is
considered the gold standard for detecting brain tumors
,Stereotactic biopsy, open biopsy, craniotomy with debulking, subtotal tumor
resection, total tumor resection - CORRECT ANSWER List the five options for
surgical management of a brain tumor
Breast, prostate, and lung - CORRECT ANSWER List the three most common
cancers that metastasize to the spinal cord
Frontal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for
movement, reasoning, behavior, memory, personality, planning, decision making,
judgment, initiative, inhibition and mood.
Pituitary gland - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for
hormones, growth, and fertility.
Temporal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for
language, behavior, memory, hearing, and emotions.
Brainstem - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for breathing,
blood pressure, heartbeat, and swallowing.
Parietal lobe - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for telling
right from left, calculations, sensations, reading, and writing.
Occipital lobe - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for vision
,Cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER This cerebral structure is responsible for balance,
coordination, and fine muscle control.
... - CORRECT ANSWER Meningioma
... - CORRECT ANSWER Pituitary adenoma
... - CORRECT ANSWER Medulloblastoma
... - CORRECT ANSWER Astrocytoma
... - CORRECT ANSWER Ependymoma
... - CORRECT ANSWER Dermoid
... - CORRECT ANSWER Oligodendrocyte
... - CORRECT ANSWER Glioblastoma multiforme
Slow growing and can occur in a vital area where they can grow large enough to
cause serious effects. - CORRECT ANSWER Benign tumor
Rapidly growing in nature, can spread to surrounding tissue, and are considered
life threatening. - CORRECT ANSWER Malignant tumor
, Tumors that do not produce hormones - CORRECT ANSWER Nonfunctioning
pituitary tumors
Tumors that can produce one or more hormones, normally by the anterior
pituitary gland. - CORRECT ANSWER Functioning pituitary tumors
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. -
CORRECT ANSWER Type of symptoms most often found with increased
intracranial pressure.
Usually produce a bilateral frontal headache - CORRECT ANSWER Headache pain
with a frontal tumor
Pain radiating between the two temples - CORRECT ANSWER Headache pain with
a pituitary gland tumor
Pain located in the suboccipital region at the back of the head - CORRECT ANSWER
Headache pain with a cerebellar tumor
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. - CORRECT ANSWER Why should the nurse assess the
temperature of a patient who complains of a severe headache?
