PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MODULE 6 EXAM TEST WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS [GRADED A+]
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? - ✔✔focal seizure with impairment of
consciousness or awareness
A patient is having difficulty tracking their eye laterally. Which cranial nerve
is affected? - ✔✔CN VI
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? - ✔✔bradykinesia
©morren2025/2026.Year published 2026.
, Delta waves appear in which stage of sleep? - ✔✔stage 3
A person reports feelings of anhedonia, guilt, and worthlessness that seem
to be worse in the morning. They also exhibit excessive weight loss and
experience insomnia. What type of depression are they experiencing? -
✔✔melancholic depression
Each of the following statements is true regarding the organization of the
nervous system except: - ✔✔the CNS has an afferent and efferent division
Each of the following statements is true regarding Alzheimer's disease
except: - ✔✔Tau protein is broken down when the neuron that produced it
dies
Each of the following are modifiable factors related to stroke except: -
✔✔obesity
Primary insomnia is characterized by each of the following except: -
✔✔can also be called comorbid insomnia (comorbid is secondary)
©morren2025/2026.Year published 2026.
MODULE 6 EXAM TEST WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS [GRADED A+]
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? - ✔✔focal seizure with impairment of
consciousness or awareness
A patient is having difficulty tracking their eye laterally. Which cranial nerve
is affected? - ✔✔CN VI
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? - ✔✔bradykinesia
©morren2025/2026.Year published 2026.
, Delta waves appear in which stage of sleep? - ✔✔stage 3
A person reports feelings of anhedonia, guilt, and worthlessness that seem
to be worse in the morning. They also exhibit excessive weight loss and
experience insomnia. What type of depression are they experiencing? -
✔✔melancholic depression
Each of the following statements is true regarding the organization of the
nervous system except: - ✔✔the CNS has an afferent and efferent division
Each of the following statements is true regarding Alzheimer's disease
except: - ✔✔Tau protein is broken down when the neuron that produced it
dies
Each of the following are modifiable factors related to stroke except: -
✔✔obesity
Primary insomnia is characterized by each of the following except: -
✔✔can also be called comorbid insomnia (comorbid is secondary)
©morren2025/2026.Year published 2026.
