Question 1

MATCHING
Match the phrases with the corresponding terms.
-Nystagmus

Accepted Answer

A) Loss of ability to smell 
B) Perversion of sense of taste 
C) Smelling nonexistent odors 
D) Defective vision in half of a visual field 
E) Defect in central field of vision
F)Involuntary movement of eyeballs 
A) Loss of ability to smell 
B) Perversion of sense of taste 
C) Smelling nonexistent odors 
D) Defective vision in half of a visual field 
E) Defect in central field of vision
F)Involuntary movement of eyeballs F

Question 2

What are expected changes in sleep patterns of older adults?

Accepted Answer

A)  They experience frequent awakenings during the night with less time spent in stage IV sleep. 
B)  They experience sound sleep during the night with about 50% of the time spent in REM sleep and dreaming. 
C)  Commonly,they experience nocturia,which interrupts sleep and requires them to nap during the day. 
D)  They awaken often,but with rapid return to sleep;often have difficulty awakening in the morning. 
A)  They experience frequent awakenings during the night with less time spent in stage IV sleep. 
B)  They experience sound sleep during the night with about 50% of the time spent in REM sleep and dreaming. 
C)  Commonly,they experience nocturia,which interrupts sleep and requires them to nap during the day. 
D)  They awaken often,but with rapid return to sleep;often have difficulty awakening in the morning. A

Question 3

Which disorder of temperature regulation is caused by prolonged high environmental temperatures that produce dehydration,decreased plasma volumes,hypotension,decreased cardiac output,and tachycardia?

Accepted Answer

A)  Heat cramps 
B)  Heat stroke 
C)  Malignant hyperthermia 
D)  Heat exhaustion 
A)  Heat cramps 
B)  Heat stroke 
C)  Malignant hyperthermia 
D)  Heat exhaustion D

Question 4

The gate theory of pain control states that a "closed gate" increases pain perception.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Using a fan to reduce body temperature is an example of which mechanism of heat loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Evaporation 
B)  Radiation 
C)  Convection 
D)  Conduction 
A)  Evaporation 
B)  Radiation 
C)  Convection 
D)  Conduction

Question 6

Older adults have difficulty regulating body heat because they have a decreased shivering response and diminished or absent sweating.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

MATCHING
Match the phrases with the corresponding terms.
-Anosmia

Accepted Answer

A) Loss of ability to smell 
B) Perversion of sense of taste 
C) Smelling nonexistent odors 
D) Defective vision in half of a visual field 
E) Defect in central field of vision
F)Involuntary movement of eyeballs 
A) Loss of ability to smell 
B) Perversion of sense of taste 
C) Smelling nonexistent odors 
D) Defective vision in half of a visual field 
E) Defect in central field of vision
F)Involuntary movement of eyeballs

Question 8

How does glaucoma cause blindness?

Accepted Answer

A)  By infection of the cornea 
B)  By pressure on the optic nerve 
C)  By creating opacity of the lens 
D)  By obstruction of the venous return from the retina 
A)  By infection of the cornea 
B)  By pressure on the optic nerve 
C)  By creating opacity of the lens 
D)  By obstruction of the venous return from the retina

Question 9

Which are characteristics of sensorineural hearing loss?

Accepted Answer

A)  Caused by ototoxicity or Ménière disease 
B)  Interferes with air conduction 
C)  Occurs when transfer of sound to the inner ear is impaired 
D)  Causes deafness if not treated 
A)  Caused by ototoxicity or Ménière disease 
B)  Interferes with air conduction 
C)  Occurs when transfer of sound to the inner ear is impaired 
D)  Causes deafness if not treated

Question 10

How do enkephalins and endorphins act to relieve pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  By inhibiting cells in the substantia gelatinosa 
B)  By stimulating the descending efferent nerve fibers 
C)  By attaching to opiate receptor sites 
D)  By blocking transduction of nociceptors 
A)  By inhibiting cells in the substantia gelatinosa 
B)  By stimulating the descending efferent nerve fibers 
C)  By attaching to opiate receptor sites 
D)  By blocking transduction of nociceptors

Question 11

Where do primary efferent pain fibers enter the spinal cord?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lateral root ganglia 
B)  Dorsal root ganglia 
C)  Anterior root ganglia 
D)  Medial root ganglia 
A)  Lateral root ganglia 
B)  Dorsal root ganglia 
C)  Anterior root ganglia 
D)  Medial root ganglia

Question 12

What are characteristics of heat stroke?

Accepted Answer

A)  Core temperatures usually reaching about 103.9° F 
B)  Sweat production by the face occurring even during dehydration 
C)  Core temperature decreasing rapidly as heat loss from the evaporation of sweat ceases 
D)  Symptoms caused by loss of sodium and prolonged sweating 
A)  Core temperatures usually reaching about 103.9° F 
B)  Sweat production by the face occurring even during dehydration 
C)  Core temperature decreasing rapidly as heat loss from the evaporation of sweat ceases 
D)  Symptoms caused by loss of sodium and prolonged sweating

Question 13

Depression frequently accompanies acute pain experiences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What part of the brain provides the emotional response to pain?

Accepted Answer

A)  Limbic system 
B)  Parietal lobe 
C)  Thalamus 
D)  Hypothalamus 
A)  Limbic system 
B)  Parietal lobe 
C)  Thalamus 
D)  Hypothalamus

Question 15

Pain _____ is the duration of time or the intensity of pain that a person will endure before outwardly responding.

Accepted Answer

A)  tolerance 
B)  perception 
C)  threshold 
D)  dominance 
A)  tolerance 
B)  perception 
C)  threshold 
D)  dominance

Question 16

Early treatment of fever is important since fever has no therapeutic benefit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

MATCHING
Match the phrases with the corresponding terms.
-Hemianopia

Accepted Answer

A) Loss of ability to smell 
B) Perversion of sense of taste 
C) Smelling nonexistent odors 
D) Defective vision in half of a visual field 
E) Defect in central field of vision
F)Involuntary movement of eyeballs 
A) Loss of ability to smell 
B) Perversion of sense of taste 
C) Smelling nonexistent odors 
D) Defective vision in half of a visual field 
E) Defect in central field of vision
F)Involuntary movement of eyeballs

Question 18

_____ pain is a warning of actual or impending tissue injury.

Accepted Answer

A)  Chronic 
B)  Psychogenic 
C)  Acute 
D)  Phantom 
A)  Chronic 
B)  Psychogenic 
C)  Acute 
D)  Phantom

Question 19

_____ is known as paradoxical sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-REM sleep 
B)  Light sleep 
C)  REM sleep 
D)  Delta wave sleep 
A)  Non-REM sleep 
B)  Light sleep 
C)  REM sleep 
D)  Delta wave sleep

Question 20

Coronary artery disease is most affected by _____ sleep.

Accepted Answer

A)  non-REM 
B)  light 
C)  REM 
D)  delta wave 
A)  non-REM 
B)  light 
C)  REM 
D)  delta wave

Exam 15: Pain, Temperature Regulation, Sleep, and Sensory Function

MATCHING Match the phrases with the corresponding terms. -Nystagmus

What are expected changes in sleep patterns of older adults?

Which disorder of temperature regulation is caused by prolonged high environmental temperatures that produce dehydration,decreased plasma volumes,hypotension,decreased cardiac output,and tachycardia?

The gate theory of pain control states that a "closed gate" increases pain perception.

Using a fan to reduce body temperature is an example of which mechanism of heat loss?

Older adults have difficulty regulating body heat because they have a decreased shivering response and diminished or absent sweating.

MATCHING Match the phrases with the corresponding terms. -Anosmia

How does glaucoma cause blindness?

Which are characteristics of sensorineural hearing loss?

How do enkephalins and endorphins act to relieve pain?

Where do primary efferent pain fibers enter the spinal cord?

What are characteristics of heat stroke?

Depression frequently accompanies acute pain experiences.

What part of the brain provides the emotional response to pain?

Pain _____ is the duration of time or the intensity of pain that a person will endure before outwardly responding.

Early treatment of fever is important since fever has no therapeutic benefit.

MATCHING Match the phrases with the corresponding terms. -Hemianopia

_____ pain is a warning of actual or impending tissue injury.

_____ is known as paradoxical sleep.

Coronary artery disease is most affected by _____ sleep.

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