Deck 26: Extension: A - Neurological Disorders

Question 1

Which of the following events is NOT a secondary consequence of closed - head brain trauma?

A) ischemic brain damage
B) intracranial hemorrhage
C) diffuse brain swelling
D) vomiting

Answer 1

vomiting

Question 2

Rabies is an example of a(n):

A) pantropic virus.
B) neurotropic virus.
C) infectious bacterium.
D) mycotic infection.

Answer 2

neurotropic virus.

Question 3

Myasthenia gravis is due to an insufficiency of:

A) acetylcholine receptors.
B) cholinesterase.
C) immune system cells.
D) dopamine.

Answer 3

acetylcholine receptors.

Question 4

The polio virus seems to have a special affinity for:

A) cholinergic receptors.
B) sensory neurons.
C) motor neurons.
D) myelin.

Question 5

The MOST frequent cause(s) of cerebral hemorrhage is(are):

A) migraine attacks.
B) hypertension.
C) arteriosclerosis.
D) leukemia.

Question 6

Not all of the problems with closed - head trauma occur at the time of the accident. Which of the following is a delayed effect?

A) contrecoup contusion
B) stretching of nerve fibers
C) hydrocephalus
D) microscopic lesions

Question 7

About _____ percent of the population is likely to experience at least one seizure during their lifetime.

A) 1
B) 2
C) 10
D) 5

Question 8

What is a general term for about 45 percent of brain tumors that result from glial cells and infiltrate the brain substance?

A) meningioma
B) metastatic tumor
C) automatism
D) glioma

Question 9

The corpus callosum is particularly vulnerable to damage following:

A) migraine stroke.
B) open-head trauma.
C) closed-head trauma.
D) embolism

Question 10

Meningitis is a type of:

A) bacterial infection.
B) mycotic infection.
C) parasitic infestation.
D) pantropic viral infection.

Question 11

Your patient is a 5 - year - old child. His mother reports that the child frequently collapses suddenly and without warning. The first diagnostic tool you should probably use is:

A) the Glasgow coma scale.
B) an EEG.
C) a complete body CT scan.
D) a drug scan for narcotics in the child's bloodstream.

Question 12

Multiple sclerosis has its MOST devastating effects on:

A) cholinergic synapses.
B) myelin.
C) immature neurons.
D) the substantia nigra.

Question 13

A feeling or sensation that a seizure is about to take place is called a(n):

A) symptomatic seizure.
B) idiopathic seizure.
C) aura.
D) automatism.

Question 14

The MOST benign type of brain tumor is:

A) meningioma.
B) metastatic tumor.
C) medulloblastoma.
D) glioblastoma.

Question 15

Incidence of traumatic brain injury is highest among:

A) older females.
B) younger females.
C) older males.
D) younger males.

Question 16

Contrecoup damage is the result of:

A) closed-head injuries.
B) open-head injuries.
C) infections.
D) aneurysms.

Question 17

"Cerebral vascular accident" is another term for:

A) stroke.
B) ischemia.
C) cerebral hemorrhage.
D) aneurysm.

Question 18

Headaches that begin with an aura lasting 20 to 40 minutes are usually classified as _____ headaches.

A) muscle-contraction
B) common migraine
C) classic migraine
D) cluster

Question 19

Thrombosis and embolism are both types of:

A) angioma.
B) ischemia.
C) aneurysm.
D) cerebral hemorrhage.