NURS 611 EXAM 2 PATHO2023-2024(MARYVILLE UNIVERSITY)ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 100 QUESTIONS ANDANSWERS WITH RATIONALES|ALREADYGRADED A+1.Review: the parasympathetic system is all about what?Conserving energy, digesting, metabolism, and rest2.The sympathetic nervous system primarily serves to protect an individual by doing whichof the following? (select all that apply)A.Decreasing mucous productionB.Increasing blood sugar levelsC.Increasing body temperatureD.Decreasing sweat excretionE.Increasing blood pressureIncreases blood sugar levels, increases body temperature, and increases blood pressureIn general, sympathetic stimulation promotes responses that are concerned with theprotection of the individual, which include increasing glucose, body temp, and BP.3.Review: the sympathetic system is all about what?It’s all about mobilizing energy stores, for instance glucose to muscles, decreasedrelease of insulin, redirects blood supply from the gut to the muscles, heart, and lungs.4.Which characteristic is the most critical index of nervous system dysfunction?Level of consciousnessLOC is the most critical clinical index of nervous system function or dysfunction. Analteration in consciousness indicates either improvement or deterioration of aperson’scondition.5.Thought and goal-oriented behaviors are functions of which area of the brain?Prefrontal lobeThe prefrontal area is responsible for goal-oriented behavior such as the ability toconcentrate, short-term or recall memory, and the elaboration of thought and inhibitionon the limbic (emotional) areas of the CNS.6.Where is the region responsible for the motor aspects?Broca area in the frontal lobeBroca speech area is the only region responsible for the motor aspects of speech.7.Parkinson and Huntington diseases are associated with defects in which area of thebrain?Preview Mode
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