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Chapter 24 Neurologic System Test Bankquestions with answers.
1. The two parts of the nervous system are the:
a. Motor and sensory.
b. Central and peripheral.
c. Peripheral and autonomic.
d. Hypothalamus and cerebral. ANS -ANS: B
The nervous system can be divided into two partscentral and peripheral. The central nervous system
includes the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system includes the 12 pairs of cranial nerves
(CNs), the 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and all of their branches.
2. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells the nurse that she is concerned because she has noticed a change
in her husbands personality and ability to understand. He also cries very easily and becomes angry. The
nurse recalls that the cerebral lobe responsible for these behaviors is the __________ lobe.
a. Frontal
b. Parietal
c. Occipital
d. Temporal ANS -ANS: A
The frontal lobe has areas responsible for personality, behavior, emotions, and intellectual function. The
parietal lobe has areas responsible for sensation; the occipital lobe is responsible for visual reception;
and the temporal lobe is responsible for hearing, taste, and smell.
3. Which statement concerning the areas of the brain is true?
a. The cerebellum is the center for speech and emotions.
b. The hypothalamus controls body temperature and regulates sleep.
c. The basal ganglia are responsible for controlling voluntary movements.
d. Motor pathways of the spinal cord and brainstem synapse in the thalamus. ANS -ANS: B
The hypothalamus is a vital area with many important functions: body temperature controller, sleep
center, anterior and posterior pituitary gland regulator, and coordinator of autonomic nervous system
activity and emotional status. The cerebellum controls motor coordination, equilibrium, and balance.
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