Nervous System

Question 1

Which is the correct name and amount of the spinal nerves.

Accepted Answer

12 thoracic

Question 2

Glial means:

Accepted Answer

glue

Question 3

What neurotransmitter pairs with cholinergic receptors?

Accepted Answer

acetylcholine

Question 4

What colour is CSF?

Accepted Answer

clear & colourless

Question 5

What is the first stage of the Nerve Impulse

Accepted Answer

Resting Potential

Question 6

Which side of the brain is used more for science and math?

Accepted Answer

Left

Question 7

T/F Alcohol cannot pass through the blood brain barrier (BBB)

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

What piece of equipment do you need to perform a Weber's test?

Accepted Answer

a tuning fork

Question 9

If a pt. has a stroke and their left arm is affected, which side of the brain is affected?

Accepted Answer

Right

Question 10

Need a break?

Accepted Answer

It'd be nice!, My bladder is going to burst!, Nah I'm good

Question 11

Which neutrons detect sensations and relay info about the stimuli to the CNS?

Accepted Answer

afferent neurons

Question 12

What would the sympathetic NS do to HR?

Accepted Answer

increase it

Question 13

What is the first number on the Snellen Chart? ex. 20/80

Accepted Answer

What you can see compared to average people

Question 14

What is impulse conduction caused by?

Accepted Answer

electrical current

Question 15

When would you use a sternal rub?

Accepted Answer

To arouse if no response with initial touch

Question 16

T/F the Diencephalon contains the thalamus and hypothalamus.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 17

T/F Neuroglia conduct signals through the PNS and CNS.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 18

T/F the BBB is a permeable membrane.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 19

A 4+ on the DTR Grading is...

Accepted Answer

Abnormal

Question 20

How are you feeling about this material?

Accepted Answer

Okay, Like a superstar!, I need to study more, I'm embarrassed...

Question 21

Visceral organs include:

Accepted Answer

lungs, stomach, bladder, heart

Question 22

How many pairs of spinal nerves do we have?

Accepted Answer

31

Question 23

T/F This is showing a positive Brudzinski's sign.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

Cranial nerve I is the...

Accepted Answer

olfactory nerve

Question 25

A pt. has drooping eyelids, which CN is affected?

Accepted Answer

Occulomotor - CNIII

Question 26

How many ventricles are in the brain?

Accepted Answer

4

Question 27

T/F A (1) on the GCS means no eye opening.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 28

When you ask the pt. to shrug their shoulders against resistance, which CN are you testing?

Accepted Answer

CN XI - Accessory

Question 29

What is the range of normal pupillary measurements?

Accepted Answer

3-6mm

Question 30

Afferent matches with:

Accepted Answer

Sensory

Question 31

If a pt. is experience vertigo, what would it feel like to them?

Accepted Answer

The room is spinning

Question 32

Which is NOT a class of neurons?

Accepted Answer

intraneurons

Question 33

If a pt. has ataxia, which part of the brain is affected?

Accepted Answer

cerebellum

Question 34

The midbrain, pons, and medulla make up what?

Accepted Answer

brainstem

Question 35

Which is the correct order of the meninges starting at the most superficial?

Accepted Answer

skull, dura, arachnoid, pia

Question 36

T/F GI activity is more active during a parasympathetic state.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 37

What is the gap between two neurons?

Accepted Answer

Synapse

Question 38

T/F Someone with a family history of Alzheimer's is more at risk to develop the disease.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 39

Which one has the longer lasting effect?

Accepted Answer

Sympathetic

Question 40

What position is this pt. in?

Accepted Answer

Decerebrate

Question 41

What is dysphagia?

Accepted Answer

difficulty swallowing

Question 42

I just touched a hot stove. My brain gets the message that it's hot. How?

Accepted Answer

Sensory neurons

Question 43

The limbic system is charged with:

Accepted Answer

emotion and learning

Question 44

Which one is fatty and slippery?

Accepted Answer

myelin sheath

Question 45

Define: membrane having an excess of positive ions on one side and negative on the other.

Accepted Answer

polarization

Question 46

What CNs do you test with the six cardinal fields of gaze?

Accepted Answer

3,4,6

Question 47

What are branches of nerves called?

Accepted Answer

plexus

Question 48

A pt. had an epidural 3 days ago and is in the ED c/o a headache. What most likely happened?

Accepted Answer

CSF balance is offset

Question 49

What does PERRLA mean?

Accepted Answer

pupils are equal, round & reactive to light & accommodation

Question 50

What lobe deals with vision?

Accepted Answer

occipital

Question 51

What is another term for nerve impulse?

Accepted Answer

action potential

Question 52

Is it important in a NS assessment to ask if they've had a concussion?

Accepted Answer

Yes

Question 53

What does the CNS consist of?

Accepted Answer

Both

Question 54

What is the range of the Glasgow Coma Scale?

Accepted Answer

3-15

Question 55

Fight or Flight

Accepted Answer

Sympathetic NS

Question 56

Is it important when doing a NS assessment to ask if they've had a broken leg?

Accepted Answer

No

Question 57

The most numerous of all glial cells are:

Accepted Answer

astrocytes

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