Portage Learning NURSING BS 231 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY EXAM 6
2021/22
EXAM 6
1. A patient experiences a seizure that manifests with motor weakness on the right side, a
tingling sensation on the right side, and flushing. They have experienced which type of seizure?
Focal seizure with impairment of consciousness or awareness
Generalized tonic/clonic seizure
Focal seizure without impairment of consciousness or awareness
2. Voluntary tongue movements are controlled by which cranial nerve?
CN VII.
CN IX.
CN XII.
3. You are seeing a patient with Parkinson's disease in your office. You notice they are
repetitively rubbing their right thumb and forefinger. This is an example of what physical
manifestation of the disease?
Pill-rolling
Cogwheeling
Bradykinesia
Rigidity
, 4. Sleep spindles are characteristic of which stage of sleep?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
5. A person reports feeling 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
Atypical depression
Depression with psychotic features
Depression with catatonic features
6. Each of the following statements is true regarding the organization of the
nervous system except:
The PNS has an afferent and efferent division
The autonomic nervous system can be further divided into the sympathetic and
parasympathetic divisions
The CNS contains the cranial nerves
The PNS contains the spinal nerves
7. Each of the following statements is true regarding Alzheimer's disease except:
2021/22
EXAM 6
1. A patient experiences a seizure that manifests with motor weakness on the right side, a
tingling sensation on the right side, and flushing. They have experienced which type of seizure?
Focal seizure with impairment of consciousness or awareness
Generalized tonic/clonic seizure
Focal seizure without impairment of consciousness or awareness
2. Voluntary tongue movements are controlled by which cranial nerve?
CN VII.
CN IX.
CN XII.
3. You are seeing a patient with Parkinson's disease in your office. You notice they are
repetitively rubbing their right thumb and forefinger. This is an example of what physical
manifestation of the disease?
Pill-rolling
Cogwheeling
Bradykinesia
Rigidity
, 4. Sleep spindles are characteristic of which stage of sleep?
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
5. A person reports feeling 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
Atypical depression
Depression with psychotic features
Depression with catatonic features
6. Each of the following statements is true regarding the organization of the
nervous system except:
The PNS has an afferent and efferent division
The autonomic nervous system can be further divided into the sympathetic and
parasympathetic divisions
The CNS contains the cranial nerves
The PNS contains the spinal nerves
7. Each of the following statements is true regarding Alzheimer's disease except:
