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Test Bank - Understanding Medical-Surgical Nursing 6e
Chapter 47: Neurologic System Function, Assessment, and TherapeuticMeasures
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
1. The nurse notes that a patient is not able to voluntary move the right arm. Which part of the brain
should the nurse suspect is affected in this patient?
a. Cerebellum
b. Frontal lobe
c. Parietal lobe
d. Hypothalamus
2. A patient is diagnosed with a health problem that alters the way impulses are conducted in the
neurological system. When reviewing this information with the patient, which part of a neuron should the
nurse teach carries impulses toward the cell body?
a. Axon
b. Dendrite
c. Schwann cell
d. Myelin sheath
3. The nurse is reviewing the vital sign measurements for a patient with a neurological problem. When
analyzing these measurements what should the nurse recall as the part of the brain that regulates heart rate and
blood pressure?
a. Medulla
b. Cerebrum
c. Cerebellum
d. Hypothalamus
4. The nurse is preparing material about impulse transmission to help with a presentation on the
neurological system. When discussing spinal nerves, the nurse will include that each spinal nerve is made up of
the dorsal root and which other root?
a. Medial
b. Lateral
c. Ventral
d. Proximal
5. The nurse is explaining the transmission of nerve impulses to a patient with a spinal cord injury. What
should the nurse explain as the structure that carries nerve impulses at synapses?
,a. Cell membrane
b. Depolarizations
c. Schwanns cells
d. Neurotransmitters
6. A patient learns that abdominal pain is originating from the liver. The nurse should explain to the
patient that the impulses from receptors in the internal organs to the central nervous system are transmitted
from which type of neurons?
a. Interneurons
b. Efferent neurons
c. Somatic sensory neurons
d. Visceral sensory neurons
7. The nurse is reviewing the results of a patients diagnostic tests which show changes in nerve
insulation. What structure should the nurse explain to the patient that electrically insulates neurons?
a. Astrocytes
b. Gray matter
c. Interneurons
d. Myelin sheath
8. The nurse notes that a patient has a history of falling. Which part of the brain should the nurse question
as being affected in this patient?
a. Medulla
b. Cerebellum
c. Frontal lobes
d. Hypothalamus
9. The nurse is preparing material about the neurological system as part of major presentation. What
should the nurse include that explains the purpose of white matter?
a. Carries either sensory or motor impulses
b. Location of white blood cells within the brain
c. Protects the spinal nerves from potential injury
d. Regulates movement and responses to external stimuli
10. The nurse is caring for an individual with a head injury and notes unequal pupils. Which term should
the nurse use to document this finding?
a. Aphasia
, b. Nystagmus
c. Anisocoria
d. Ophthalmoplegia
11. The nurse is caring for a patient admitted to the emergency room after a motor vehicle crash. Which
assessment is most important for the nurse to complete?
a. Babinski test
b. Romberg test
c. Glasgow Coma Scale
d. Visual analogue scale
12. The nurse is assessing a patients pupils for reactivity to light. Which cranial nerve (CN) is being
tested?
a. CN III
b. CN IV
c. CN VI
d. CN XII
13. A neurologist asks a patient to stick out the tongue. Which cranial nerve (CN) is being tested?
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a. VII (facial)
b. I (olfactory)
c. IV (trochlear)
d. XII (hypoglossal)
14. A patient reports nearly having a motor vehicle crash and states that his heart was pounding and he
was breathing heavy and fast. Currently the patients heart rate and breathing are within normal limits. Which
neurotransmitter has resumed control after the patients incident?
a. Serotonin
b. Prostaglandin
c. Acetylcholine
d. Norepinephrine
15. The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with a cerebral tumor. For which function should the nurse
expect to assess an abnormality?
a. Reflex movement
b. Movement and speech
c. Coordination and posture
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