Exam 14: Structure and Function of the Neurologic System

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 monitoring intracranial pressure.A nurse recalls the normal upper limit of intracranial pressure is _______ mm Hg.

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?

If a neuron's membrane potential is held close to the threshold potential by excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs), the neuron is said to be:

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?

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

What term should the nurse use when talking about the outermost membrane surrounding the brain?

A patient begins taking a new drug that causes pupil dilation, vasoconstriction, decreased gastrointestinal motility, and goose bumps.Which of the following receptors are activated?

Which neurotransmitter is released when a patient's parasympathetic motor neurons are stimulated?

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

Neurotransmitters interact with the postsynaptic membrane by binding to which structure?

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

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

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

Which of the following is a neuroglial cell? (Select all that apply.)

Where is the primary visual cortex of the brain located?

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

A nurse is preparing to teach about nerves.Which information should the nurse include? The axon leaves the cell body at the:

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