Test Bank For Pathophysiology Concepts of Human
Disease, 1st Edition (Sorenson, 2019), Chapter 1-53 |
What organs compose the central nervous system, integrating and interpreting
sensory output, anddirecting all activities of the body?
A. neurons
B. pia mater and dura mater
C. brain and spinal cord
D. CSF and CNS - ANSWER C. brain and spinal cord
The peripheral nervous system is controlled by
A. CNS
B. sensory nerves
C. motor nerves
D. glial cells - ANSWER A. CNS
What is the basic unit of the nervous system?
A. brain
B. spinal cord
C. neuron
D. meninges - ANSWER C. neuron
What type of neuron sends messages to muscles from the central nervous system,
causing muscle contractions?
A. sensory neuron
B. motor neuron
C. axon
D. interneuron - ANSWER B. motor neuron
In what part of the brain do intelligence and personality reside?
A. medulla oblongata
B. cerebrum
C. cerebellum
D. thalamus - ANSWER B. cerebrum
Traumatic injury to the brain may result from
A. external physical force
B. stroke
C. epilepsy
D. spinal cord injury - ANSWER A. external physical force
What noninvasive test records the brain's electrical activity?
A. electroencephalography
B. ultrasound
,C. angiography
D. myelography - ANSWER A. electroencephalography
What is the leading cause of traumatic brain injury?
A. firearms incidents
B. motorcycle accidents
C. sports injuries
D. falls - ANSWER D. falls
Which is a symptom of the traumatic brain injury called concussion?
A. long-term impairment of brain function
B. muscle incoordination
C. short-term loss of consciousness
D. amnesia - ANSWER C. short-term loss of consciousness
The type of generalized epileptic seizure that has symptoms of repeated jerking
movements of muscles on both sides of the body is
A. absence
B. myoclonic
C. clonic
D. tonic - ANSWER C. clonic
What type of generalized epileptic seizure has symptoms of loss of normal muscle
tone?
A. atonic
B. simple focal
C. tonic
D. absence - ANSWER A. atonic
What is a symptom of myoclonic seizure?
A. loss of consciousness
B. jerking or twitching of the upper body and arms.
C. repeated jerking movements of muscles on both sides of the body.
D. loss of normal muscle tone - ANSWER B. jerking or twitching of the upper body
and arms.
The type of generalized epileptic seizure that is referred to as petit mal and includes
symptoms ofdaydreaming is
A. tonic
B. absence
C. clonic
D. tonic-clonic - ANSWER B. absence
What type of generalized epileptic seizure is referred to as grand mal and includes a
mixture of allgeneralized seizure symptoms?
A. tonic
B. clonic
C. tonic-clonic
D. atonic - ANSWER C. tonic-clonic
, Which risk factor for stroke is uncontrollable?
A. prior stroke
B. high blood pressure
C. atrial fibrillation
D. atherosclerosis - ANSWER A. prior stroke
What is the cause of the sudden interruption of blood flow to part of the brain during
stroke?
A. burst blood vessel
B. abnormal electrical activity
C. cranial nerve inflammation
D. simple focal - ANSWER A. burst blood vessel
What percentage of all strokes result from a burst blood vessel?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 5%
D. 15% - ANSWER D. 15%
Disorders of the cranial nerves may affect
A. speaking
B. cognitive function
C. motor function
D. hearing - ANSWER D. hearing
Inflammation of the cranial nerves is associated with
A. facial paralysis
B. viral infection of the brain
C. acute inflammation of the first two meninges
D. inflammation of the brain - ANSWER A. facial paralysis
What is the main symptom of trigeminal neuralgia?
A. involuntary movements
B. repeated jerking movements
C. stiffening of muscles
D. severe chronic pain - ANSWER D. severe chronic pain
What is another name for trigeminal neuralgia?
A. Lou Gehrig's disease
B. grand mal
C. petit mal
D. tic douloureux - ANSWER D. tic douloureux
The cause of trigeminal neuralgia may be related to
A. demyelinization
B. immune disorder
C. bacteria infection
D. viral infection - ANSWER A. demyelation of neurons
Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the
Disease, 1st Edition (Sorenson, 2019), Chapter 1-53 |
What organs compose the central nervous system, integrating and interpreting
sensory output, anddirecting all activities of the body?
A. neurons
B. pia mater and dura mater
C. brain and spinal cord
D. CSF and CNS - ANSWER C. brain and spinal cord
The peripheral nervous system is controlled by
A. CNS
B. sensory nerves
C. motor nerves
D. glial cells - ANSWER A. CNS
What is the basic unit of the nervous system?
A. brain
B. spinal cord
C. neuron
D. meninges - ANSWER C. neuron
What type of neuron sends messages to muscles from the central nervous system,
causing muscle contractions?
A. sensory neuron
B. motor neuron
C. axon
D. interneuron - ANSWER B. motor neuron
In what part of the brain do intelligence and personality reside?
A. medulla oblongata
B. cerebrum
C. cerebellum
D. thalamus - ANSWER B. cerebrum
Traumatic injury to the brain may result from
A. external physical force
B. stroke
C. epilepsy
D. spinal cord injury - ANSWER A. external physical force
What noninvasive test records the brain's electrical activity?
A. electroencephalography
B. ultrasound
,C. angiography
D. myelography - ANSWER A. electroencephalography
What is the leading cause of traumatic brain injury?
A. firearms incidents
B. motorcycle accidents
C. sports injuries
D. falls - ANSWER D. falls
Which is a symptom of the traumatic brain injury called concussion?
A. long-term impairment of brain function
B. muscle incoordination
C. short-term loss of consciousness
D. amnesia - ANSWER C. short-term loss of consciousness
The type of generalized epileptic seizure that has symptoms of repeated jerking
movements of muscles on both sides of the body is
A. absence
B. myoclonic
C. clonic
D. tonic - ANSWER C. clonic
What type of generalized epileptic seizure has symptoms of loss of normal muscle
tone?
A. atonic
B. simple focal
C. tonic
D. absence - ANSWER A. atonic
What is a symptom of myoclonic seizure?
A. loss of consciousness
B. jerking or twitching of the upper body and arms.
C. repeated jerking movements of muscles on both sides of the body.
D. loss of normal muscle tone - ANSWER B. jerking or twitching of the upper body
and arms.
The type of generalized epileptic seizure that is referred to as petit mal and includes
symptoms ofdaydreaming is
A. tonic
B. absence
C. clonic
D. tonic-clonic - ANSWER B. absence
What type of generalized epileptic seizure is referred to as grand mal and includes a
mixture of allgeneralized seizure symptoms?
A. tonic
B. clonic
C. tonic-clonic
D. atonic - ANSWER C. tonic-clonic
, Which risk factor for stroke is uncontrollable?
A. prior stroke
B. high blood pressure
C. atrial fibrillation
D. atherosclerosis - ANSWER A. prior stroke
What is the cause of the sudden interruption of blood flow to part of the brain during
stroke?
A. burst blood vessel
B. abnormal electrical activity
C. cranial nerve inflammation
D. simple focal - ANSWER A. burst blood vessel
What percentage of all strokes result from a burst blood vessel?
A. 10%
B. 20%
C. 5%
D. 15% - ANSWER D. 15%
Disorders of the cranial nerves may affect
A. speaking
B. cognitive function
C. motor function
D. hearing - ANSWER D. hearing
Inflammation of the cranial nerves is associated with
A. facial paralysis
B. viral infection of the brain
C. acute inflammation of the first two meninges
D. inflammation of the brain - ANSWER A. facial paralysis
What is the main symptom of trigeminal neuralgia?
A. involuntary movements
B. repeated jerking movements
C. stiffening of muscles
D. severe chronic pain - ANSWER D. severe chronic pain
What is another name for trigeminal neuralgia?
A. Lou Gehrig's disease
B. grand mal
C. petit mal
D. tic douloureux - ANSWER D. tic douloureux
The cause of trigeminal neuralgia may be related to
A. demyelinization
B. immune disorder
C. bacteria infection
D. viral infection - ANSWER A. demyelation of neurons
Meningitis is an acute inflammation of the
