Exam 13: Structure and Function of the Neurologic System

An experiment looking at an isolated neuron revealed a sensory nerve with one process containing a dendritic portion extending away from the CNS and an axon extending toward the CNS.Which of the following classifications would this neuron fall into?

After rehabilitation for severe brain damage following a motor vehicle accident, a patient reports that her thought processes and ability to concentrate are impaired.Which area does the nurse suspect is damaged?

A neurologist is teaching about the region responsible for motor aspects of speech.Which area is the neurologist discussing?

A nurse is teaching about the area of the spinal cord that contains cell bodies involved in the autonomic nervous system.Which of the following areas is the nurse discussing?

A neurologist is teaching the staff about motor neurons.Which structural classification identifies motor neurons?

Where is the primary visual cortex of the brain located?

A student nurse asks the nurse what controls reflex activities concerned with heart rate and blood pressure.What is the nurse's best response? These reflex activities are controlled by the:

A patient is looking at a picture of the brain and points to the convolutions on the surface of the cerebrum.The nurse should tell the patient these are called:

A nurse remembers the brain receives approximately ____% of the cardiac output.

A patient suffers from head trauma that affects cranial nerve I.Which of the following symptoms would the nurse expect?

A patient brought to the emergency room (ER)with severe burns is requesting something for the excruciating pain and is medicated with morphine, which blocks which of the following neurotransmitters, thus reducing the pain?

Which structure ensures collateral blood flow from blood vessels supplying the brain?

Which neurons have the capacity for regeneration?

A nurse is preparing to teach about functions to maintain homeostasis and instinctive behavioral patterns.Which area of the brain is the nurse discussing?

When a patient wants to know how many vertebrae make up the vertebral column, the nurse responds with _____.

The nurse is assessing the patient with a pen light.The integrity of which cranial nerve is being evaluated?

A cell was isolated from the CNS.A researcher revealed that its main function was to clear cellular debris.What type of cell is the researcher studying?

A nurse is discussing the membrane that separates the cerebellum from the cerebrum.What term should the nurse use to describe this membrane?

When a patient's vagus nerve is stimulated, what does the nurse expect to observe?

When a patient asks what the somatic nervous system controls, how should the nurse respond? It controls: