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What is the main function of the limbic system?
A.
It determines emotional responses
B.
It is responsible for artistic and musical talents
C.
It is required for logical thinking, reason and decision making
D.
The overall control of fluid balance
A
What would be the effect of damage to the cerebellum?
A.
Loss of hearing
B.
Loss of intellectual decision
C.
Loss of emotional responses
D.
Loss of coordination and posture
D
Which of the following options does a vegetative state refer to?
A.
Continuing intellectual function but inability to communicate or move
B.
Loss of awareness and intellectual function but continued brainstem function
C.
Depression of the RAS and inability to initiate action
D.
Disorientation and confusion with decreased responsiveness
B
,What is the definition of aphasia?
A.
The inability to comprehend or express language appropriately
B.
The inability to articulate words clearly
C.
Difficulty swallowing
D.
Loss of visual filed contralateral to the area of damage
A
What is the rationale for vomiting with increased intracranial pressure?
A.
Pressure on the emetic centre in the medulla
B.
Chemoreceptors responding to changes in the blood
C.
Pressure extending to spinal nerves
D.
Stimuli to the hypothalamic centre for hunger and thirst
A
What is the usual result of damage to the right occipital lobe?
A.
Visual loss in the medial half of each eye
B.
Right eye is blind
C.
Loss of left visual field
D.
Left eye is blind
C
Which of the following is an early indicator of increasing intracranial pressure?
A.
Bilateral fixed dilated pupils
, B.
Rapid heart rate
C.
Decreasing responsiveness
D.
Papilledema
C
How does a depressed skull fracture cause brain damage?
A.
A section of the skull is missing, leaving the brain unprotected
B.
A section of skull bone is displaced below the level of the skull, causing pressure
on the brain
C.
A contrecoup injury is the cause of brain damage
D.
Bone fragments penetrate and tear brain tissue
B
Following a head injury, what is the most likely cause of secondary damage to the
brain?
A.
Laceration by foreign objects
B.
Hypoxia or acidosis
C.
Tearing of blood vessels as the brain rotates across the inside of the skull
D.
Haematoma or infection
D
Following a spinal injury at C5, which one of the following is an expected effect
during the period of spinal shock?
A.
Increased blood pressure
B.