NURS 611 Final Practice Questions and Answers Study Guide

NURS 611 Final Practice Questions and Answers Study Guide 1. What structure is part of the CNS: Brain Somatic nervous system Peripheral nerve pathways Cranial Nerves: Brain 2. Which of the following is an insulating substance for the neuron? Schwann Sheath Myelin Neurilemma Node of Ranvier: Myelin 3. Which neurons transmit impulses from neuron to neuron? Unipolar Sensory Motor Interneurons: Interneurons 4. Which term describes successive, rapid impulses received from a single neuron on the same synapse? Temporal summation Spatial summation Actuation Failiation: Temporal summation 5. Which of the following is a component of the midbrain? Cerebral hemisphere Tegmentum Cerebellum Medulla oblongata: Tegmentum 6. Which part of the brain contains all cell bodies and dendrites of the neu- rons? Gyri Sulci White matter Gray matter: Gray matter 7. Which statement is true regarding Broca's area? Is responsible for receptive speech Is responsible for motor speech Results in the inability to hear Is located in the right cerebral hemisphere: Is responsible for motor speech 8. Which statement is true regarding the cerebellum? Makes up fibers of the coricospinal tract Maintains balance or posture Controls respirations Is the location of cranial nerves V to VIII: Maintains balance and posture 9. Which of the following is involved in pain transmission? Posterior horn Substantia gelatinosa Anterior horn Dorsal root ganglia: Substantia gelatinosa 10. Which statement is true regarding a subdural hematoma? Is a collection of blood between the dura and archnoid Occurs as a result of the disruption of an artery It is closely adhered to the brain It also produces CSF: Is a collection of blood between the dura and archnoid 11. Which of the following is an arterial bleed from the blood vessels that lie within the grooves of the skull? Subdural Epidural Subarachnoid Lumbar cisterna: Epidural 12. Which statement is true regarding epinephrine? Parasympathetic preganglionic fibers release epinephrine Epinephrine stimulates only alpha-adrengic receptors Epinephrine induces general vasodilation The action of epinephrine is the same no matter which receptor it binds: Epi- nephrine induces general vasodilation 13. The is the primary information and communication cell of the nervous system>: neuron 14. What statement is true regarding the specificity theory of pain? Focuses on the attention of pain focuses on the previous experience of pain Relates the amount of pain to the amount of soft-tissue injury Is related to the emotions exhibited toward pain: Relates the amount of pain to the amount of soft-tissue injury 15. Which two systems regulate the complex emotional responses to pain? Frontal and cerebellar lobes Limbic and reticular systems Thalamus and brainstem Midbrain and nuclei of the thalamus: Limbic and reticular systems