NURS8022: FINAL EXAM REVIEW EXAM
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
A) efferent; away from - CORRECT-ANSWERSMotor neurons are classified as _______
which means they transmit impulses _____ the CNS
B) somatic nervous system - CORRECT-ANSWERSvoluntary neural control is carried out
by which functional category of the peripheral nervous system
C) central nervous system; myelinated - CORRECT-ANSWERSPreganglionic neuron cell
bodies of the autonomic nervous system are located in the _____ and are ______.
D) cranial and sacral - CORRECT-ANSWERSCell bodies of the parasympathetic nervous
system are located in which region of the spinal cord?
E) Norepinephrine - CORRECT-ANSWERSSympathetic postganglionic nerve fibers release
which neurotransmitter?
F) Myelinated peripheral nerves - CORRECT-ANSWERSNerve regeneration is limited to
which type of nerves?
G) Broca's area - CORRECT-ANSWERSWhat is the area of the brain that controls the
motor aspects of speech?
, H) Cerebellum - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe area of the brain that is responsible for
maintaining balance and coordination is the ____.
I) Sensory - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe posterior horn of the spinal cord is primarily
composed of ___________ neurons.
J) Contralateral loss of pain and temperature - CORRECT-ANSWERSIf there is an injury
to the spinothalamic tract of the spinal cord, what will you find on the exam?
K) CNS - CORRECT-ANSWERSUpper motor neurons are located where?
L) Abducens - CORRECT-ANSWERSWhich cranial nerve would you be most concerned
about if on examination you found that the patient was unable to abduct their left eye?
M) Epidural space - CORRECT-ANSWERSArterial supply to the meninges is in which dural
space?
N) Carbon dioxide levels - CORRECT-ANSWERSWhat is the main regulator of cerebral
blood flow?
O) is related to degeneration of nerve cells - CORRECT-ANSWERSA major difference
between delirium and dementia is that dementia _______.
P) deposition of amyloid proteins - CORRECT-ANSWERSAlzheimer's disease is caused in
part by _____.
Q) unilaterally - CORRECT-ANSWERSA patient is diagnosed as having a partial seizure.
The NP knows that this means that neurons _____ were involved.
WITH CORRECT QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 2025
A) efferent; away from - CORRECT-ANSWERSMotor neurons are classified as _______
which means they transmit impulses _____ the CNS
B) somatic nervous system - CORRECT-ANSWERSvoluntary neural control is carried out
by which functional category of the peripheral nervous system
C) central nervous system; myelinated - CORRECT-ANSWERSPreganglionic neuron cell
bodies of the autonomic nervous system are located in the _____ and are ______.
D) cranial and sacral - CORRECT-ANSWERSCell bodies of the parasympathetic nervous
system are located in which region of the spinal cord?
E) Norepinephrine - CORRECT-ANSWERSSympathetic postganglionic nerve fibers release
which neurotransmitter?
F) Myelinated peripheral nerves - CORRECT-ANSWERSNerve regeneration is limited to
which type of nerves?
G) Broca's area - CORRECT-ANSWERSWhat is the area of the brain that controls the
motor aspects of speech?
, H) Cerebellum - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe area of the brain that is responsible for
maintaining balance and coordination is the ____.
I) Sensory - CORRECT-ANSWERSThe posterior horn of the spinal cord is primarily
composed of ___________ neurons.
J) Contralateral loss of pain and temperature - CORRECT-ANSWERSIf there is an injury
to the spinothalamic tract of the spinal cord, what will you find on the exam?
K) CNS - CORRECT-ANSWERSUpper motor neurons are located where?
L) Abducens - CORRECT-ANSWERSWhich cranial nerve would you be most concerned
about if on examination you found that the patient was unable to abduct their left eye?
M) Epidural space - CORRECT-ANSWERSArterial supply to the meninges is in which dural
space?
N) Carbon dioxide levels - CORRECT-ANSWERSWhat is the main regulator of cerebral
blood flow?
O) is related to degeneration of nerve cells - CORRECT-ANSWERSA major difference
between delirium and dementia is that dementia _______.
P) deposition of amyloid proteins - CORRECT-ANSWERSAlzheimer's disease is caused in
part by _____.
Q) unilaterally - CORRECT-ANSWERSA patient is diagnosed as having a partial seizure.
The NP knows that this means that neurons _____ were involved.
