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1. Most common site of intracranial aneurysms is:
A. Intraventricular system
B. Subarachnoid space
C. Anterior circulation
D. Meningeal layers - Correct Answer: C. Anterior circulation
2. Left side of the brain controls:
A. Right side of the body
B. Left side of the body
C. Both sides of the body
D. Upper half of the body - Correct Answer: A. Right side of the body
3. Right side of the brain controls:
A. Right side of the body
B. Left side of the body
C. Both sides of the body
D. Upper half of the body - Correct Answer: B. Left side of the body
,4. Right cerebral hemispheric stroke
A. Right side of the body
B. Both sides of the body
C. Right gaze toward the side of injury
D. Left gaze opposite the side of injury - Correct Answer: C. Right
gaze toward the side of injury
5. Left hemi-inattention causes patient to disregard the left side of the body;
may only eat from right side of plate. How would you approach the patient?
A. Nurse should approach the left side of the patient
B. Nurse should approach the right side of the patient
C. Nurse should approach both sides of the patient
D. Nurse should approach the head side of the patient - Correct
Answer: B. Nurse should approach the right side of the patient
6. Left homonymous hemianopsia is
A. Blindness of the left visual field in both eyes
B. Blindness of the right visual field in both eyes
C. Blindness of both eyes - Correct Answer: A. Blindness of the left
visual field in both eyes
7. Sudden dizziness, gaze palsy, nystagmus, vomiting, truncal ataxia (drunken
sailor), gait disturbance, stupor, headache, vertigo, bowel/bladder control,
voluntary motor movement, balance and equilibrium, muscle tone:
A. Frontal lobe stroke
B. Parietal lobe stroke
C. Cerebrum stroke
D. Cerebellum stroke - Correct Answer: D. Cerebellum stroke
,8. Brainstem strokes affect bilateral blood flow to the brain and are
characterized by
A. Abnormal respirations
B. Abnormal pulse
C. Abnormal blood pressure
D. Loss of airway protection
E. High mortality
F. Coma
G. All of the above - Correct Answer: G. All of the above
9. Right cerebral hemisphere strokes are characterized by
A. Left sided deficits
B. Right gaze toward side of injury
C. Left hemi-inattention
D. Left hemiparesis
E. Left hemiplegia
F. Dysarthria
G. Left homonymous hemianopsia
H. All of the above - Correct Answer: H. All of the above
10.Contralateral weakness/numbness is greater in the leg than arm; dyspraxia
(poor coordination); speech perseveration (word or phrase repetition); slow
response
A. Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) stroke
B. Posterior Cerebral Artery (PCA) stroke
C. Cerebellum stroke
D. Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA) stroke - Correct Answer: D.
Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA) stroke
, 11.Contralateral weakness/numbness in arm and face is greater than leg;
contralateral hemianopsia; gaze preference toward side of injury; aphasia
(Wernicke's or Broca's); dysarthria
A. Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) stroke
B. Posterior Cerebral Artery (PCA) stroke
C. Cerebellum stroke
D. Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA) stroke - Correct Answer: A. Middle
Cerebral Artery (MCA) stroke
12.Weakness of the left side of face, arm, and to lesser extent leg; left sided
sensory disturbance; loss of lower left part of visual field in each eye
(homonymous left lower quadrantanopia); extinction (neglect);
confusion/sensory and/or motor neglect
A. Left Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) stroke
B. Posterior Cerebral Artery (PCA) stroke
C. Right Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) stroke
D. Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA) stroke - Correct Answer: C. Right
Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) stroke
13.A patient experiences dysarthria, hoarseness of voice, ipsilateral facial pain
and numbness (most common symptom); hiccups, nausea and vomiting,
unilateral hearing loss. What is the affected artery?
A. Basilar artery
B. Cerebellar artery
C. Anterior Cerebral artery
D. Vertebral artery - Correct Answer: D. Vertebral artery
14.Total occlusion of this cerebral artery can produce the following symptoms:
loss of airway protection, altered LOC, bilateral motor and sensory
dysfunction and locked-in-syndrome
Comprehensive Resource To Help You Ace 2026-2027 Exams
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100% Correct COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
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1. Most common site of intracranial aneurysms is:
A. Intraventricular system
B. Subarachnoid space
C. Anterior circulation
D. Meningeal layers - Correct Answer: C. Anterior circulation
2. Left side of the brain controls:
A. Right side of the body
B. Left side of the body
C. Both sides of the body
D. Upper half of the body - Correct Answer: A. Right side of the body
3. Right side of the brain controls:
A. Right side of the body
B. Left side of the body
C. Both sides of the body
D. Upper half of the body - Correct Answer: B. Left side of the body
,4. Right cerebral hemispheric stroke
A. Right side of the body
B. Both sides of the body
C. Right gaze toward the side of injury
D. Left gaze opposite the side of injury - Correct Answer: C. Right
gaze toward the side of injury
5. Left hemi-inattention causes patient to disregard the left side of the body;
may only eat from right side of plate. How would you approach the patient?
A. Nurse should approach the left side of the patient
B. Nurse should approach the right side of the patient
C. Nurse should approach both sides of the patient
D. Nurse should approach the head side of the patient - Correct
Answer: B. Nurse should approach the right side of the patient
6. Left homonymous hemianopsia is
A. Blindness of the left visual field in both eyes
B. Blindness of the right visual field in both eyes
C. Blindness of both eyes - Correct Answer: A. Blindness of the left
visual field in both eyes
7. Sudden dizziness, gaze palsy, nystagmus, vomiting, truncal ataxia (drunken
sailor), gait disturbance, stupor, headache, vertigo, bowel/bladder control,
voluntary motor movement, balance and equilibrium, muscle tone:
A. Frontal lobe stroke
B. Parietal lobe stroke
C. Cerebrum stroke
D. Cerebellum stroke - Correct Answer: D. Cerebellum stroke
,8. Brainstem strokes affect bilateral blood flow to the brain and are
characterized by
A. Abnormal respirations
B. Abnormal pulse
C. Abnormal blood pressure
D. Loss of airway protection
E. High mortality
F. Coma
G. All of the above - Correct Answer: G. All of the above
9. Right cerebral hemisphere strokes are characterized by
A. Left sided deficits
B. Right gaze toward side of injury
C. Left hemi-inattention
D. Left hemiparesis
E. Left hemiplegia
F. Dysarthria
G. Left homonymous hemianopsia
H. All of the above - Correct Answer: H. All of the above
10.Contralateral weakness/numbness is greater in the leg than arm; dyspraxia
(poor coordination); speech perseveration (word or phrase repetition); slow
response
A. Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) stroke
B. Posterior Cerebral Artery (PCA) stroke
C. Cerebellum stroke
D. Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA) stroke - Correct Answer: D.
Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA) stroke
, 11.Contralateral weakness/numbness in arm and face is greater than leg;
contralateral hemianopsia; gaze preference toward side of injury; aphasia
(Wernicke's or Broca's); dysarthria
A. Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) stroke
B. Posterior Cerebral Artery (PCA) stroke
C. Cerebellum stroke
D. Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA) stroke - Correct Answer: A. Middle
Cerebral Artery (MCA) stroke
12.Weakness of the left side of face, arm, and to lesser extent leg; left sided
sensory disturbance; loss of lower left part of visual field in each eye
(homonymous left lower quadrantanopia); extinction (neglect);
confusion/sensory and/or motor neglect
A. Left Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) stroke
B. Posterior Cerebral Artery (PCA) stroke
C. Right Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) stroke
D. Anterior Cerebral Artery (ACA) stroke - Correct Answer: C. Right
Middle Cerebral Artery (MCA) stroke
13.A patient experiences dysarthria, hoarseness of voice, ipsilateral facial pain
and numbness (most common symptom); hiccups, nausea and vomiting,
unilateral hearing loss. What is the affected artery?
A. Basilar artery
B. Cerebellar artery
C. Anterior Cerebral artery
D. Vertebral artery - Correct Answer: D. Vertebral artery
14.Total occlusion of this cerebral artery can produce the following symptoms:
loss of airway protection, altered LOC, bilateral motor and sensory
dysfunction and locked-in-syndrome
