Maryville University NURS 612 Week 13 -Neurological System 1)Which is an example of a disease process producing diffuse cortical dysfunction? a

Maryville University

NURS 612

Week 13 -Neurological System

1)Which is an example of a disease process producing diffuse cortical dysfunction?

a.            Cerebrovascular accident

b.            Cerebral emboli

c.             Cerebral neoplasm

d.            Encephalitis

2.            Of the following people, who is at highest risk for a cerebrovascular accident (CVA)?

a.            Black men older than 65 years of age

b.            Black women older than 70 years of age

c.             White men older than 70 years of age

d.            White women older than 65 years of age

3.            What type of cerebral edema occurs when there is increased permeability of capillary endothelium after injury to the vascular structure?

a.            Vasogenic

b.            Ischemic

c.             Interstitial

d.            Cytotoxic

4.            Subarachnoid hemorrhage causes communicating hydrocephalus by obstructing

a.            The cerebrospinal fluid flow into the subarachnoid space

b.            Blood flow to the arachnoid villi

c.             The cerebrospinal fluid flow between the ventricles

d.            The absorption of cerebrospinal fluid by the arachnoid villi

5.            What sequence causes autonomic hyperreflexia-induced bradycardia?

a.            Stimulation of the sympathetic nervous system to B-adrenergic receptors to the SA node

b.            Stimulation of the bundle branches of the A-adrenergic receptors to the SA node

c.             Stimulation of the carotid sinus to the vagus nerve to the SA node

d.            Stimulation of the parasympathetic nervous system to the glossopharyngeal nerve to the

AV node