Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski
Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski
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Chapter 19- The Nervous System
Complete Chapter Questions With Answers
Sample Questions Are Posted Below
| 1. | The nurse is providing a continuing education program to teenagers about the nervous system. The nurse is reviewing the parts of the neuron with the students. Based on this information, the nurse asks a student to describe the axon of a neuron. Which explanation by the student best describes the axon? | |
| A) | A junction or space between one neuron and dendrites of the next | |
| B) | Allows nerve impulses to cross the synapse and reach the dendrites | |
| C) | Carries impulses away from the neuron cell body | |
| D) | Short, often highly branched, extensions of the cell body. | |
| 2. | The nurse is providing a continuing education program to teenagers about the nervous system. The nurse is reviewing the parts of the neuron with the students. Based on this information, the nurse asks a student to describe the axon of a neuron. Which explanation by the student best describes a synapse? | |
| A) | A junction or space between one neuron and dendrites of the next | |
| B) | Allows nerve impulses to cross the synapse and reach the dendrites | |
| C) | Carries impulses away from the neuron cell body | |
| D) | Chemical released that enables nerve impulses to cross the synapse and reach the dendrite | |
| 3. | The nurse is reviewing the three types of neurons with the client. The client asks the nurse what is the function of the sensory neuron. What is the best explanation of the sensory neuron?
1. Receives and transmits messages to the central nervous system from all parts of the body 2. Receives and transmits messages from the central nervous system to muscle and glands in all parts of the body. 3. Usually has long dendrites and a short axon. 4. Usually has short dendrites and a long axon. |
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| A) | 1, 3 | |
| B) | 1, 4 | |
| C) | 2, 3 | |
| D) | 2, 4 | |
| 4. | The nurse is reviewing the three types of neurons with the client. The client asks the nurse what is the function of the motor neuron. What is the best explanation of the motor neuron?
1. Receives and transmits messages to the central nervous system from all parts of the body 2. Receives and transmits messages from the central nervous system to muscle and glands in all parts of the body 3. Usually has long dendrites and a short axon 4. Usually has short dendrites and a long axon |
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| A) | 1, 3 | |
| B) | 1, 4 | |
| C) | 2, 3 | |
| D) | 2, 4 | |
| 5. | The nurse educator is reviewing the four cerebral lobes with the nursing students. The nurse educator asks a student nurse to identify the primary functions of each of the brain’s four cerebral lobes. Which answer provide by a student nurse is the best
answer? |
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| A) | Frontal lobe is responsible for speech and some sensory input. | |
| B) | Parietal lobe is responsible for lower mental processes. | |
| C) | Temporal lobe is responsible for smell, hearing, and some memory. | |
| D) | Occipital lobe is responsible for higher mental processes. | |
Answer Key
| 1. | C |
| 2. | A |
| 3. | A |
| 4. | D |
| 5. | C |
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