MN 551 Unit 9 Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions
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MN 551 Unit 9 Questions And Answers With Verified Solutions
The nurse knows that which of the following phenomena listed below is an accurate statement about axonal transport ANS Materials can be transported to the nerve terminal by either a fast or slow component
An adult male has a new diagn...
MN 551 Unit 9 Questions And Answers With Verified
Solutions
The nurse knows that which of the following phenomena listed below is an accurate statement about axonal
transport ANS Materials can be transported to the nerve terminal by either a fast or slow component
An adult male has a new diagnosis of Guillain Barre syndrome. The nurse knows which of the following
pathophysiological processes underlie the deficits that accompanied the degeneration of myelin in his peripheral
nervous system ANS Unless re-myelination occurs the axon will eventually die
While assessing a critically ill patient in the emergency department the nurse notes on the cardiac monitor an R on
T premature ventricular beat that develops into ventricular tachycardia. Immediately the patient became
unresponsive. The nurse knows that based on the pathophysiologic principles the most likely cause of this
unresponsiveness is ANS Interruption of the blood/oxygen supply to the brain
When educating a patient about to undergo a pacemaker insertion the nurse explains the normal phases of cardiac
muscle tissue. During the repolarization phase the nurse will stress that the membranes must be re-polarized
before they can be re-excited. Within the cell the nurse understands that ANS Potassium channels open while
sodium channels close causing repolarization to the resting state
A client with a diagnosis of depression has been prescribed a medication that ultimately increases the levels of
neurotransmitter serotonin between neurons. Which of the following processes will accompany the actions of the
neurotransmitter in a chemical synapse? ANS More neurotransmitters will cross the synaptic cleft's and bond
with postsynaptic receptors
The Neurotransmitter GABA Mainly functions to trigger inhibitory postsynaptic potential. Therefore when
explaining this to a group of nursing students the nurse will state that ANS The combination of GABA with the
receptor site is inhibitory since it causes the local nerve membrane to become hyper polarized and less excitable
When reviewing the purpose/action of neurotransmitters as they interact with different receptors the nurse
instructor gives an example using acetylcholine. When Acetylcholine is released at the SA node in the right atrium
of the heart it is ANS Inhibitory
A mail newborn infant has been diagnosed with spina bifida occulta. Which of the following pathophysiological
processes has most likely contributed to the infants health problem ANS The neural groove failed to fuse and
completely close across the top of the neural plate
, A child is experiencing difficulty with chewing and swallowing. The nurse knows that which of the following cells
may be innervating specialize got related receptors that provide taste and smell ANS Special visceral afferrent
cells
A nursing student having trouble moving his head from side to side is likely experiencing a problem with which type
of neurons? ANS Pharyngeal efferent neurons.
Following a spinal cord injury suffered in a motor vehicle accident a 22-year-old male has lost fine motor function
of his fingers and thumb but is still able to perform gross motor movements of his hand and arm which of the
following components of his white matter have likely been damaged? ANS The outer layer (neolayer)
Not realizing that it's surface was hot a woman has quickly withdrawn her hand from the surface of a bowl that she
was removing from a microwave. Which of the following phenomena has facilitated the rapid movement of her
hand in response to the painful stimulus? ANS Her CNS has an acted a productive response received by neurons
that innervate her arm muscles
A taekwondo master is applying downward pressure just above the elbow joint on an attacker who immediately
collapses to the ground. The taekwondo master knows the elbow joint can bend inward toward the body but not in
the opposite direction. Which of the following reflexes is applicable to this example ANS Inverse myotatic
During a clinical assessment of a 68-year-old client who has suffered a head injury a neurologist suspects that a
client has sustained damage to her Vegas nerve (CN 10). Which of the following assessment findings as most likely
to lead the physician to this conclusion? ANS The client has difficulty swallowing and has had a recent
constipation and hypo active bowel sounds
A nine year old girl has a diffuse collection of symptoms that are indicative of deficits in endocrine and autonomic
nervous system control. She also suffers from persistent fluid and electrolyte in balance. The nurse knows which of
the following aspects of the nervous system listed below with her healthcare providers focus their diagnostic
efforts on? ANS Impaired function of her hypothalamus
A badly burn fire fighter has been in an induced coma for three weeks. When he awakens he thinks his son for
singing happy birthday to him a week earlier. Which of the brain is responsible for allowing him to hear and
comprehend while comatose ANS Thalamus
Which of the following statements best conveys an aspect of the role of cerebral spinal fluid ANS CSF cushions
the brain and provides a near water medium for diffusion of nutrients
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