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Chapter 23: Neurologic System
Chapter 23: Neurologic System
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The two parts of the nervous system are the:
a. Motor and sensory.
b. Central and peripheral.
c. Peripheral and autonomic.
d. Hypothalamus and cerebral.
ANS: B
,The nervous system can be divided into two parts—central and peripheral. The
central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral
nervous system includes the 12 pairs of cranial nerves (CNs), the 31 pairs of
spinal nerves, and all of their branches.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 633
MSC: Client Needs: General
2. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells the nurse that she is concerned because
she has noticed a change in her husband’s personality and ability to understand.
He also cries very easily and becomes angry. The nurse recalls that the cerebral
lobe responsible for these behaviors is the __________ lobe.
a. Frontal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Temporal
ANS: A
The frontal lobe has areas responsible for personality, behavior, emotions, and
intellectual function. The parietal lobe has areas responsible for sensation; the
,occipital lobe is responsible for visual reception; and the temporal lobe is
responsible for hearing, taste, and smell.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 633
MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
3. Which statement concerning the areas of the brain is true?
a. The cerebellum is the center for speech and emotions.
b. The hypothalamus controls body temperature and regulates sleep.
c. The basal ganglia are responsible for controlling voluntary movements.
d. Motor pathways of the spinal cord and brainstem synapse in the thalamus.
ANS: B
The hypothalamus is a vital area with many important functions: body
temperature controller, sleep center, anterior and posterior pituitary gland
regulator, and coordinator of autonomic nervous system activity and emotional
status. The cerebellum controls motor coordination, equilibrium, and balance.
The basal ganglia control autonomic movements of the body. The motor
pathways of the spinal cord synapse in various areas of the spinal cord, not in
the thalamus.
, DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 634
MSC: Client Needs: General
4. The area of the nervous system that is responsible for mediating reflexes is
the:
a. Medulla.
b. Cerebellum.
c. Spinal cord.
d. Cerebral cortex.
ANS: C
The spinal cord is the main highway for ascending and descending fiber tracts
that connect the brain to the spinal nerves; it is responsible for mediating
reflexes.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 635
MSC: Client Needs: General
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Chapter 23: Neurologic System
Chapter 23: Neurologic System
Jarvis: Physical Examination & Health Assessment, 7th Edition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The two parts of the nervous system are the:
a. Motor and sensory.
b. Central and peripheral.
c. Peripheral and autonomic.
d. Hypothalamus and cerebral.
ANS: B
,The nervous system can be divided into two parts—central and peripheral. The
central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral
nervous system includes the 12 pairs of cranial nerves (CNs), the 31 pairs of
spinal nerves, and all of their branches.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 633
MSC: Client Needs: General
2. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells the nurse that she is concerned because
she has noticed a change in her husband’s personality and ability to understand.
He also cries very easily and becomes angry. The nurse recalls that the cerebral
lobe responsible for these behaviors is the __________ lobe.
a. Frontal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Temporal
ANS: A
The frontal lobe has areas responsible for personality, behavior, emotions, and
intellectual function. The parietal lobe has areas responsible for sensation; the
,occipital lobe is responsible for visual reception; and the temporal lobe is
responsible for hearing, taste, and smell.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 633
MSC: Client Needs: Physiologic Integrity: Physiologic Adaptation
3. Which statement concerning the areas of the brain is true?
a. The cerebellum is the center for speech and emotions.
b. The hypothalamus controls body temperature and regulates sleep.
c. The basal ganglia are responsible for controlling voluntary movements.
d. Motor pathways of the spinal cord and brainstem synapse in the thalamus.
ANS: B
The hypothalamus is a vital area with many important functions: body
temperature controller, sleep center, anterior and posterior pituitary gland
regulator, and coordinator of autonomic nervous system activity and emotional
status. The cerebellum controls motor coordination, equilibrium, and balance.
The basal ganglia control autonomic movements of the body. The motor
pathways of the spinal cord synapse in various areas of the spinal cord, not in
the thalamus.
, DIF: Cognitive Level: Understanding (Comprehension) REF: p. 634
MSC: Client Needs: General
4. The area of the nervous system that is responsible for mediating reflexes is
the:
a. Medulla.
b. Cerebellum.
c. Spinal cord.
d. Cerebral cortex.
ANS: C
The spinal cord is the main highway for ascending and descending fiber tracts
that connect the brain to the spinal nerves; it is responsible for mediating
reflexes.
DIF: Cognitive Level: Remembering (Knowledge) REF: p. 635
MSC: Client Needs: General
