NSG 5003 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
Tremors at rest, rigidity, akinesia, and postural abnormalities are a result of the atrophy of
neurons in which part of the brain? - ANS Basal Ganglia and Substantia nigra
What electrolyte imbalance correlates with lithium toxicity? - ANS Sodium
What is the function of the hypothalamus with respect to behavior and emotions? - ANS The
hypothalamus detects changes in the body systems through feedback mechanisms that prompt
further signaling to produce hormones and neurotransmitters
What is the function of the cranial nerve VII? If the nerve was damaged, what would you
observe in a patient's facial appearance? - ANS Facial nerve; asymmetry of the face,
decreased sense of taste for sweet, salt, sour, and/or bitter, and a lack of tears/salivation
What is the relationship of increased serum calcium and the parathyroid hormone (PTH)? -
ANS If serum Calcium is elevated, the cells of the parathyroids make less PTH or stop to allow
the calcium levels to drop
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST VERSION 2025/2026.
Tremors at rest, rigidity, akinesia, and postural abnormalities are a result of the atrophy of
neurons in which part of the brain? - ANS Basal Ganglia and Substantia nigra
What electrolyte imbalance correlates with lithium toxicity? - ANS Sodium
What is the function of the hypothalamus with respect to behavior and emotions? - ANS The
hypothalamus detects changes in the body systems through feedback mechanisms that prompt
further signaling to produce hormones and neurotransmitters
What is the function of the cranial nerve VII? If the nerve was damaged, what would you
observe in a patient's facial appearance? - ANS Facial nerve; asymmetry of the face,
decreased sense of taste for sweet, salt, sour, and/or bitter, and a lack of tears/salivation
What is the relationship of increased serum calcium and the parathyroid hormone (PTH)? -
ANS If serum Calcium is elevated, the cells of the parathyroids make less PTH or stop to allow
the calcium levels to drop
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
