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©PREP4EXAMS@2024 [REAL-EXAM-DUMPS] Monday, July 29, 2024 12:15 PMWHNP-Patho Exam #4 Questions and
Answers (100% Pass)
The part of the brain that is involved in critical thinking is known as the
_____________________.
a. Cerebellum
b. Cerebrum
c. Brainstem
d. Reticular formation
e. Corpus callosum - ✔️✔️b. Cerebrum
The ______________________ serves as the relay center for the cortex.
a. Pituatary gland
b. Pons
c. Hippocampus
d. Hypothalamus
e. Thalamus - ✔️✔️e. Thalamus
A 76-year-old man sustains a stroke that severely impairs his speech. Which area of the
brain has most likely been damaged?
a. Primary motor cortex
b. Premotor area
c. Broca's area
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d. Cerebellum - ✔️✔️c. Broca's area
Damage to the hippocampus may result in which of the following?
a. Inability to form new memories (i.e., anterograde amnesia)
b. Deficit in the sense of smell
c. Inability to recall past memories (i.e., retrograde amnesia)
d. Dysdiadochokinesia - ✔️✔️a. Inability to form new memories (i.e., anterograde
amnesia)
Long-term memory differs from other types of memory in which of the following ways?
a. It is not destroyed by temporary cessation of consciousness
b. It can last for months or years
c. It requires a period of consolidation
d. All of the above - ✔️✔️d. All of the above
Which brain area is associated with elaboration of thought? - ✔️✔️Frontal Lobe
In an otherwise normal individual, dysfunction of which brain area will lead to behavior
that is not appropriate for a given social occasion?
a. Ventromedial nucleus of hypothalamus
b. Amygdala
c. Corpus callosum - ✔️✔️b. amygdala
In which structure does the major output from the limbic system originate?
a. Hypothalamus
b. Hippocampus
c. Amygdala
d. Mammillary body - ✔️✔️a. Hypothalamus
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Which of the following are paired correctly?
a. Major depressive disorder and locus coeruleus
b. Schizophrenia and raphe nucleus
c. Excess dopamine and mania
d. All of the above are paired correctly - ✔️✔️a. Major depressive disorder and locus
coeruleus
Which of the statements concerning the function of the amygdala is correct?
a. The amygdala functions in behavior awareness at the semiconscious level
b. The amygdala functions to project into the limbic system an individual's status with
respect to the surroundings and current thoughts
c. The amygdala helps to pattern behavior appropriate for each occasion
d. All of the above are correct - ✔️✔️d. All of the above are correct
A lesion of the lateral area of the hypothalamus would be expected to result in which of
the following conditions or symptoms?
a. Weight loss
b. Weight gain
c. Hyperaldosteronism
d. Temperature dysregulation - ✔️✔️Weight loss
A 45-year-old man is taken to the psychiatrist because of delusional behavior in the
workplace. The man accused a co-worker of scheming with his neighbor to transplant
poison ivy in his backyard. This plot was revealed to the man by a voice in his head.
Other examples of delusional thinking and voices in the man's head are abundant. Use
this information to answer the following questions. A decrease in size in which of the
following brain structures is most likely in this man?
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