Chapter 23:
Neurological System
(Jarvis) with correct
answers 2025
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. - correct answersB
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 - correct answersA
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. - correct answersB
The area of the nervous system that is responsible for mediating reflexes is the:
a.
Medulla.
b.
Cerebellum.
c.
Spinal cord.
d.
Cerebral cortex. - correct answersC
, While gathering equipment after an injection, a nurse accidentally received a prick from an
improperly capped needle. To interpret this sensation, which of these areas must be intact?
a.
Corticospinal tract, medulla, and basal ganglia
b.
Pyramidal tract, hypothalamus, and sensory cortex
c.
Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus, and sensory cortex
d.
Anterior spinothalamic tract, basal ganglia, and sensory cortex - correct answersC
A patient with a lack of oxygen to his heart will have pain in his chest and possibly in the
shoulder, arms, or jaw. The nurse knows that the best explanation why this occurs is which one
of these statements?
a.
A problem exists with the sensory cortex and its ability to discriminate the location.
b.
The lack of oxygen in his heart has resulted in decreased amount of oxygen to the areas
experiencing the pain.
c.
The sensory cortex does not have the ability to localize pain in the heart; consequently, the pain
is felt elsewhere.
d.
A lesion has developed in the dorsal root, which is preventing the sensation from being
transmitted normally. - correct answersC
The ability that humans have to perform very skilled movements such as writing is controlled by
the:
a.
Neurological System
(Jarvis) with correct
answers 2025
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. - correct answersB
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 - correct answersA
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. - correct answersB
The area of the nervous system that is responsible for mediating reflexes is the:
a.
Medulla.
b.
Cerebellum.
c.
Spinal cord.
d.
Cerebral cortex. - correct answersC
, While gathering equipment after an injection, a nurse accidentally received a prick from an
improperly capped needle. To interpret this sensation, which of these areas must be intact?
a.
Corticospinal tract, medulla, and basal ganglia
b.
Pyramidal tract, hypothalamus, and sensory cortex
c.
Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus, and sensory cortex
d.
Anterior spinothalamic tract, basal ganglia, and sensory cortex - correct answersC
A patient with a lack of oxygen to his heart will have pain in his chest and possibly in the
shoulder, arms, or jaw. The nurse knows that the best explanation why this occurs is which one
of these statements?
a.
A problem exists with the sensory cortex and its ability to discriminate the location.
b.
The lack of oxygen in his heart has resulted in decreased amount of oxygen to the areas
experiencing the pain.
c.
The sensory cortex does not have the ability to localize pain in the heart; consequently, the pain
is felt elsewhere.
d.
A lesion has developed in the dorsal root, which is preventing the sensation from being
transmitted normally. - correct answersC
The ability that humans have to perform very skilled movements such as writing is controlled by
the:
a.
