PORTAGE PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
MODULE 6 EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
A patient experiences a seizure that manifests with repetitive
hand rubbing and reports of hallucinations right before the
seizure occurred. They have experienced which type of seizure?
correct answer focal seizure with impairment of consciousness
or awareness
A patient is having difficulty tracking their eye laterally. Which
cranial nerve is affected? correct answer CN VI
You are seeing a patient with Parkinson's disease in your office.
You notice they have difficulty turning themselves around to sit in
the chair, freezing in the process. This is an example of what
physical manifestation of the disease? correct answer
bradykinesia
Delta waves appear in which stage of sleep? correct answer
stage 3
A person reports feelings of anhedonia, guilt, and worthlessness
that seem to be worse in the morning. They also exhibit excessive
weight loss and experience insomnia. What type of depression are
they experiencing? correct answer melancholic depression
, Each of the following statements is true regarding the
organization of the nervous system except: correct answer the
CNS has an afferent and efferent division
Each of the following statements is true regarding Alzheimer's
disease except: correct answer Tau protein is broken down
when the neuron that produced it dies
Each of the following are modifiable factors related to stroke
except: correct answer obesity
Primary insomnia is characterized by each of the following except:
correct answer can also be called comorbid insomnia (comorbid
is secondary)
What type of seizure manifests with a blank stare, lasts only for a
few seconds, and often goes unnoticed? correct answer
absence seizure
Sleep disturbances associated with narcolepsy include each of the
following except: correct answer sleep apnea
Each of the following statements is true of Parkinson's disease
except: correct answer Environmental factors alone lead to
disease development
Efferent neurons deliver _______ input from the CNS to the
periphery. correct answer motor
MODULE 6 EXAM WITH 100%
CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
A patient experiences a seizure that manifests with repetitive
hand rubbing and reports of hallucinations right before the
seizure occurred. They have experienced which type of seizure?
correct answer focal seizure with impairment of consciousness
or awareness
A patient is having difficulty tracking their eye laterally. Which
cranial nerve is affected? correct answer CN VI
You are seeing a patient with Parkinson's disease in your office.
You notice they have difficulty turning themselves around to sit in
the chair, freezing in the process. This is an example of what
physical manifestation of the disease? correct answer
bradykinesia
Delta waves appear in which stage of sleep? correct answer
stage 3
A person reports feelings of anhedonia, guilt, and worthlessness
that seem to be worse in the morning. They also exhibit excessive
weight loss and experience insomnia. What type of depression are
they experiencing? correct answer melancholic depression
, Each of the following statements is true regarding the
organization of the nervous system except: correct answer the
CNS has an afferent and efferent division
Each of the following statements is true regarding Alzheimer's
disease except: correct answer Tau protein is broken down
when the neuron that produced it dies
Each of the following are modifiable factors related to stroke
except: correct answer obesity
Primary insomnia is characterized by each of the following except:
correct answer can also be called comorbid insomnia (comorbid
is secondary)
What type of seizure manifests with a blank stare, lasts only for a
few seconds, and often goes unnoticed? correct answer
absence seizure
Sleep disturbances associated with narcolepsy include each of the
following except: correct answer sleep apnea
Each of the following statements is true of Parkinson's disease
except: correct answer Environmental factors alone lead to
disease development
Efferent neurons deliver _______ input from the CNS to the
periphery. correct answer motor
