Neurological Nursing Exam

The primary visual cortex is situated in the:

1. Occipital lobe - Given

2. Frontal lobe
3. Parietal lobe
4. Temporal lobe

The most common inhibitory neurotransmitter in the human brain is:

1. Acetycholine
2. GABA - Given
3. Serotonin
4. Dopamine

Almost ninety percent of the brain tissue is composed of:

1. CSF
2. Glial cells - Given
3. Neurons
4. Fat

Thick band of neurons that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres is:

1. Fornix
2. Hippocampus
3. Corpus callosum - Given
4. Amygdala

The part of the neuron that receive messages from other cells is called:

1. Axon
2. Soma
3. Schwann cell
4. Dendrites - Given

The junction between neuron and muscle is called:

1. End plate - Given

2. Synapse
3. Fasciculus
4. Nodes of Rhanvier

Which of the following is a specific investigation to detect seizures?

1. CT scan
2. MRI scan
3. EEG - Given
4. BEAP

An area of neurons running through the middle of the medulla and pons, and is responsible for keeping people alert and

aroused as well selective attention to certain information:

1. Hypothalamus
 2. Limbic system
3. Cerebellum
4. Reticular system

Which of the following techniques uses a sugar to look at the functioning of the brain?

1. MRI scan
2. EEG
3. PET scan - Given
4. CT scan

Neurotransmitter involved in pain relief is:

1. Endorphins - Given
2. Serotonin
3. Norepinephrine
4. Acetycholine

Which brain structure is most responsible for our balance, posture and muscle tone?

1. Pons
2. Cerebellum - Given
3. Medulla oblongata
4. Reticular system

Microscopic-fluid filled space between two neuronal ends is called:

1. Soma
2. Vesicles
3. Synapse - Given
4. Dendrite

The region of brain which is responsible for higher mental functions and decision-making is located in:

1. Frontal lobe - Given

2. Parietal lobe
3. Temporal lobe
4. Occipital lobe

The motor cortex is situated:

1. occipital lobe
2. parietal lobe
3. temporal lobe
4. frontal lobe - Given

When neuron's action potential are released, the ions are rushing in to axon through the openings in the axon is:

1. Oxygen
2. Sodium - Given
3. Chloride
4. Potassium

The parietal lobe hosts:

1. Primary auditory cortex

 2. Primary visual cortex
3. Somatosensory cortex - Given
4. Motor cortex

The receptors with which norepinephrine, epinephrine, or other adrenomimetic drugs combine are called :

1. Cholenergic receptors
2. Nicotinic receptors
3. Adrenoreceptors - Given
4. Baroreceptors

Axons of the neurons found in the body are coated with a thin membrane called:

1. Soma
2. Synapse
3. Myelin sheath
4. Neurolemma - Given

Number of spinal nerves in man is:

1. 32 pairs
2. 12 pairs
3. 31 pairs - Given
4. 29 pairs

The sub-cortical structure which is believed to influence our motivation, emotional control, fear response and interpretation of

nonverbal emotional expressions is:

1. Amygdala - Given
2. Reticular system
3. Pons
4. Thalamus