Exam 14: Structure and Function of the Neurologic System

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

When a nurse is teaching about the transverse fiber tract that connects the two cerebral hemispheres, what term should the nurse use?

A patient presents with altered respiratory patterns following head trauma.Based on the symptoms, which of the following areas does the nurse suspect is injured?

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?

Which neurons have the capacity for regeneration?

When a presynaptic neuron is stimulated in a patient's body by an electrical current, neurotransmitters are released from the:

A nurse recalls that characteristics of upper motor neurons include:

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

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) can accumulate around the brain when there is injury to the sites of CSF reabsorption, which are called 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:

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

When a student asks in which region of the neuron do nerve impulses travel the fastest, how should the nurse respond? The:

A neurologist is teaching about sensory pathways.Which information should the neurologist include? Sensory pathways in the spinal cord to the thalamus are included in the:

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?

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:

Blockage of which of the following would cause hydrocephalus?

A 19-year-old college student reports to his primary care provider that he cannot stay awake in class regardless of how much sleep he gets.Under-stimulation of which area of the brain is likely the site of the problem?

Which action will occur when a patient's $\alpha$ ₁-receptors are stimulated?

What type of cell supports the forming of the blood-brain barrier (BBB)?