EXAM 10 NSG 1010 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

EXAM 10 NSG 1010 PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS What does the CNS contain? - Ans:-Brain and spinal cord What does the PNS contain? - Ans:-12 pairs of cranial nerves and 31 pairs of spinal nerves ANS consists of what? - Ans:-sympathetic and parasympathetic afferent neurons are what? - Ans:-Nerve cells that carry impulses towards the CNS efferent neurons are what? - Ans:-Nerve cells that conduct impulses away from the CNS Astrocytes provide what to the nervous system? - Ans:-provide stucture and support - attach to blood vessels, neurons, and pia mater What is able to form myelin sheath in PNS? A. astrocytes B. Neuroglia ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 2/50 C. dendrites D. Schwann Cells - Ans:-D - Schwann cells What is the largest portion of the brain? - Ans:-cerebrum 4 major lobes of cerebrum - Ans:-frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital frontal lobe is responsible for what? - Ans:-responsible for motor movement and personality temporal lobe provides what function? - Ans:-control sound recognition and language parietal lobe provides what function? - Ans:-control sensation and perception Your patient was in a car accident and can no longer figure out how to do simple movement such as holding a cup or changing the channel on a remote, What part of the brain do you suspect to be affected? - Ans:-frontal - responsible for motor movement occipital lobe is responsible for what? - Ans:-responsible for vision The left side of the cerebrum controls: - Ans:-right side of the body the right side of the cerebrum controls: - Ans:-left side of the body ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 3/50 What side of the brain is responsible for speech and abstract thinking? - Ans:-Left hemisphere What side of the brain is usually responsible for spatial thinking or imagery? - Ans:-the right hemisphere What does the hypothalamus control? - Ans:--regulation of certain metabolic processes, synthesizes and secretes certain neurohormones which stimulate or inhibit the secretion of pituitary hormones. -Controls body temperature, hunger, thirst, fatigue, sleep, and circadian cycles Brainstem consists of what 3 areas? - Ans:-medulla, pons, midbrain Your patient is struggling to speak after a stroke, what side of their brain is this affecting? - Ans:-Left the left hemisphere controls speech What does the limbic system do? - Ans:-Primary role of memory and emotions and also center for gratification and aversion You are explaining to your patient where the body stores memories and emotions and explains that their gratification is from this area of the body: A. Frontal lobe ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 4/50 B. Limbic System C. Thalamus D. Cerebrum - Ans:-B Where in the body is the relay center for sensory impulses to cerebral cortex - all sensation except smell? - Ans:-thalamus What does the medulla oblongata do? - Ans:--coordinates heart rate, breathing, swallowing, vomiting, coughing, peripheral vascular resistance, and sneezing -4 cranial nerves originate here; glossopharyngeal, vagus, spinal accessory and hypoglossal. The part of the brain that is the relay center for sensory impulses sent to the cerebral cortex is A. Medulla oblongata B. Pons C. Midbrain D. Thalamus - Ans:-D ©GRACEAMELIA 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YEAR. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH OCTOBER 2024 Page 5/50 The part of the brain that coordinates the HR, breathing, swallowing and sneezing is known as the A. Thalamus B. Temporal lobe C. Pons D. Medulla Oblongata - Ans:-D Your pt asks what part of their body is in control of their circadian rhythm, body temperature, and sleep, you tell them it is the: A. Parietal lobe B. Left side of the Brain C. Hypothalamus D. Medulla oblongata - Ans:-C main regulator for the ANS is what? - Ans:-hypothalamus ** What regulates the Autonomic Nervous System?