Question 1

Why does the person who has a spinal cord injury experience faulty control of sweating and radiation causing them to assume the temperature of the air?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because the hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of sympathetic nervous system damage 
B)  Because the thalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of sympathetic nervous system damage 
C)  Because the hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of parasympathetic nervous system damage 
D)  Because the hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of damage to spinal nerve roots 
A)  Because the hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of sympathetic nervous system damage 
B)  Because the thalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of sympathetic nervous system damage 
C)  Because the hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of parasympathetic nervous system damage 
D)  Because the hypothalamus is unable to regulate body heat as a result of damage to spinal nerve roots A

Question 2

Where are most intracranial tumors located in children?

Accepted Answer

A)  Above the tentorium cerebelli 
B)  Below the tentorium cerebelli 
C)  Laterally 
D)  Posterolaterally 
A)  Above the tentorium cerebelli 
B)  Below the tentorium cerebelli 
C)  Laterally 
D)  Posterolaterally B

Question 3

Because spinal cord swelling increases the degree of dysfunction,it is difficult to distinguish between permanent and temporary loss of function until the swelling is resolved.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

About 75% of people with myasthenia gravis have pathologic changes in the thymus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions.
-Encephalitis

Accepted Answer

A) Complication of mastoiditis 
B) Opportunistic infection 
C) CNS manifestation of tuberculosis 
D) Mosquito-borne viral infection 
E) Tick-borne bacterial infection 
A) Complication of mastoiditis 
B) Opportunistic infection 
C) CNS manifestation of tuberculosis 
D) Mosquito-borne viral infection 
E) Tick-borne bacterial infection

Question 6

Most people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis live symptom free for at least 10 years following diagnosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions.
-Lyme disease

Accepted Answer

A) Complication of mastoiditis 
B) Opportunistic infection 
C) CNS manifestation of tuberculosis 
D) Mosquito-borne viral infection 
E) Tick-borne bacterial infection 
A) Complication of mastoiditis 
B) Opportunistic infection 
C) CNS manifestation of tuberculosis 
D) Mosquito-borne viral infection 
E) Tick-borne bacterial infection

Question 8

Atrial fibrillation,rheumatic heart disease and valvular prosthetics are risk factors for which type of stroke?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hemorrhagic 
B)  Thrombotic 
C)  Emboli 
D)  Lacunar 
A)  Hemorrhagic 
B)  Thrombotic 
C)  Emboli 
D)  Lacunar

Question 9

What are the initial clinical manifestations associated with acute spinal cord injury?

Accepted Answer

A)  Headache,bradycardia,and elevated blood pressure 
B)  Confusion,irritability,and retrograde amnesia 
C)  Loss of deep tendon reflexes and flaccid paralysis 
D)  Hypotension,neurogenic shock,and tachycardia 
A)  Headache,bradycardia,and elevated blood pressure 
B)  Confusion,irritability,and retrograde amnesia 
C)  Loss of deep tendon reflexes and flaccid paralysis 
D)  Hypotension,neurogenic shock,and tachycardia

Question 10

A patient was in an automobile accident in which his forehead struck the windshield.In this situation,the coup injury would occur in the _____ region.

Accepted Answer

A)  frontal 
B)  temporal 
C)  parietal 
D)  occipital 
A)  frontal 
B)  temporal 
C)  parietal 
D)  occipital

Question 11

Guillain-Barré syndrome causes sensory neuropathy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

After a cervical spinal cord injury,the patient's body temperature fluctuates markedly.What is the most accurate explanation of this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A)  The patient probably has developed bilateral pneumonia or a urinary tract infection. 
B)  The patient's sympathetic nervous system has been damaged disturbing thermal control. 
C)  The patient also sustained a head injury that damaged the hypothalamus that regulated temperature. 
D)  The patient has septicemia from an unknown source. 
A)  The patient probably has developed bilateral pneumonia or a urinary tract infection. 
B)  The patient's sympathetic nervous system has been damaged disturbing thermal control. 
C)  The patient also sustained a head injury that damaged the hypothalamus that regulated temperature. 
D)  The patient has septicemia from an unknown source.

Question 13

Bacterial meningitis can develop as a consequence of ear or gum infections.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The type of vascular malformation that most often hemorrhages is:

Accepted Answer

A)  cavernous angiomA. 
B)  venous angioma. 
C)  capillary telangiectasis. 
D)  arteriovenous malformation. 
A)  cavernous angiomA. 
B)  venous angioma. 
C)  capillary telangiectasis. 
D)  arteriovenous malformation.

Question 15

Rebleeding after a subarachnoid hemorrhage is a significant risk and occurs most often 4 weeks after the initial hemorrhage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What complication is occurring for a person who has a spinal cord injury above T6 and who is experiencing paroxysmal hypertension and has piloerection and sweating above the spinal cord lesion?

Accepted Answer

A)  Craniosacral dysreflexia 
B)  Parasympathetic dysreflexia 
C)  Autonomic hyperreflexia 
D)  Healing of the spinal cord lesion 
A)  Craniosacral dysreflexia 
B)  Parasympathetic dysreflexia 
C)  Autonomic hyperreflexia 
D)  Healing of the spinal cord lesion

Question 17

Most central nervous system tumors in children are above the tentorium cerebelli.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

MATCHING
Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions.
-May be acute or chronic accumulation of venous blood

Accepted Answer

A) Concussion 
B) Contusion 
C) Extradural hematoma 
D) Subdural hematoma 
E) Intracerebral hematoma 
A) Concussion 
B) Contusion 
C) Extradural hematoma 
D) Subdural hematoma 
E) Intracerebral hematoma

Question 19

What are indications that spinal shock is terminating?

Accepted Answer

A)  Voluntary movement below the level of injury 
B)  Reflex emptying of the bladder 
C)  Paresthesia below the level of injury 
D)  Decreased deep tendon reflexes and flaccid paralysis 
A)  Voluntary movement below the level of injury 
B)  Reflex emptying of the bladder 
C)  Paresthesia below the level of injury 
D)  Decreased deep tendon reflexes and flaccid paralysis

Question 20

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions.
-Cryptococcus neoformans

Accepted Answer

A) Complication of mastoiditis 
B) Opportunistic infection 
C) CNS manifestation of tuberculosis 
D) Mosquito-borne viral infection 
E) Tick-borne bacterial infection 
A) Complication of mastoiditis 
B) Opportunistic infection 
C) CNS manifestation of tuberculosis 
D) Mosquito-borne viral infection 
E) Tick-borne bacterial infection

Exam 17: Disorders of Neurologic Function

Why does the person who has a spinal cord injury experience faulty control of sweating and radiation causing them to assume the temperature of the air?

Where are most intracranial tumors located in children?

Because spinal cord swelling increases the degree of dysfunction,it is difficult to distinguish between permanent and temporary loss of function until the swelling is resolved.

About 75% of people with myasthenia gravis have pathologic changes in the thymus.

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions. -Encephalitis

Most people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis live symptom free for at least 10 years following diagnosis.

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions. -Lyme disease

Atrial fibrillation,rheumatic heart disease and valvular prosthetics are risk factors for which type of stroke?

What are the initial clinical manifestations associated with acute spinal cord injury?

A patient was in an automobile accident in which his forehead struck the windshield.In this situation,the coup injury would occur in the _____ region.

Guillain-Barré syndrome causes sensory neuropathy.

After a cervical spinal cord injury,the patient's body temperature fluctuates markedly.What is the most accurate explanation of this phenomenon?

Bacterial meningitis can develop as a consequence of ear or gum infections.

The type of vascular malformation that most often hemorrhages is:

Rebleeding after a subarachnoid hemorrhage is a significant risk and occurs most often 4 weeks after the initial hemorrhage.

What complication is occurring for a person who has a spinal cord injury above T6 and who is experiencing paroxysmal hypertension and has piloerection and sweating above the spinal cord lesion?

Most central nervous system tumors in children are above the tentorium cerebelli.

MATCHING Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions. -May be acute or chronic accumulation of venous blood

What are indications that spinal shock is terminating?

Match the terms with the corresponding descriptions. -Cryptococcus neoformans

Cellular Biology

Altered Cellular and Tissue Biology

The Cellular Environment

Genes and Genetic Diseases

Genes, Environment-Lifestyle, and Common Diseases

Innate Immunity Including Inflammation

Adaptive Immunity

Alterations in Immunity and Inflammation Including Hypersensitivies

Infection Including Hivaids

Stress and Disease

Biology of Cancer

Tumor Invasion and Metastasis

Cancer in Children

Structure and Function of the Neurologic System

Pain, Temperature Regulation, Sleep, and Sensory Function

Concepts of Neurologic Dysfunction

Neurobiology of Schizophrenia, Mood Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders

Alterations of Neurologic Function in Children

Mechanisms of Hormonal Regulation

Alterations of Hormonal Regulation

Structure and Function of the Reproductive Systems

Alterations of the Reproductive Systems

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Structure and Function of the Hematologic System

Alterations of Erythrocyte Function

Alterations in Hematologic Function in Children

Structure and Function of the Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

Alterations of Cardiovascular Function

Alterations of Cardiovascular Function in Children

Structure and Function of the Pulmonary System

Alterations of Pulmonary Function

Structure and Function of the Renal and Urologic Systems

Alterations of Renal and Urinary Tract Function

Alterations of Renal and Urinary Tract Function in Children

Structure and Function of the Digestive System

Alterations of Digestive Function

Alterations of Digestive Function in Children

Structure and Function of the Musculoskeletal System

Alterations of Musculoskeletal Function

Alterations of Musculoskeletal Function in Children

Structure, Function, and Disorders of the Integument

Alterations of the Integument in Children

Shock, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, and Burns in Adults

Shock, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome, and Burns in Children

Alterations of Leukocyte, Lymphoid, and Hemostatic Function

Alterations of Pulmonary Function in Children

Filters