Chapter 24: Neurologic System
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. The two parts of the nervous system are the:
a. Motor and sensory.
b. Central and peripheral.
c.
... [Show More] Peripheral and autonomic.
d. Hypothalamus and cerebral.
ANS: B
The nervous system can be divided into two partscentral and peripheral. The central nervous system includes
the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system includes the 12 pairs of cranial nerves (CNs), the 31
pairs of spinal nerves, and all of their branches.
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2. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells the nurse that she is concerned because she has noticed a change in her
husbands personality and ability to understand. He also cries very easily and becomes angry. The nurse recalls
that the cerebral lobe responsible for these behaviors is the __________ lobe.
a. Frontal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Temporal
ANS: A
The frontal lobe has areas responsible for personality, behavior, emotions, and intellectual function. The
parietal lobe has areas responsible for sensation; the occipital lobe is responsible for visual reception; and the
temporal lobe is responsible for hearing, taste, and smell.
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3. Which statement concerning the areas of the brain is true?
a. The cerebellum is the center for speech and emotions.
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b. The hypothalamus controls body temperature and regulates sleep.
c. The basal ganglia are responsible for controlling voluntary movements.
d. Motor pathways of the spinal cord and brainstem synapse in the thalamus.
ANS: B
The hypothalamus is a vital area with many important functions: body temperature controller, sleep center,
anterior and posterior pituitary gland regulator, and coordinator of autonomic nervous system activity and
emotional status. The cerebellum controls motor coordination, equilibrium, and balance. The basal ganglia
control autonomic movements of the body. The motor pathways of the spinal cord synapse in various areas of
the spinal cord, not in the thalamus.
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4. The area of the nervous system that is responsible for mediating reflexes is the:
a. Medulla.
b. Cerebellum.
c. Spinal cord.
d. Cerebral cortex.
ANS: C
The spinal cord is the main highway for ascending and descending fiber tracts that connect the brain to the
spinal nerves; it is responsible for mediating reflexes.
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5. While gathering equipment after an injection, a nurse accidentally received a prick from an improperly
capped needle. To interpret this sensation, which of these areas must be intact?
a. Corticospinal tract, medulla, and basal ganglia
b. Pyramidal tract, hypothalamus, and sensory cortex
c. Lateral spinothalamic tract, thalamus, and sensory cortex
d. Anterior spinothalamic tract, basal ganglia, and sensory cortex [Show Less]