Question 1

Malignant brain tumors are deadly because such tumors

Accepted Answer

A)  can increase the flow of cerebrospinal fluid thus causing hydrocephalus. 
B)  release glutamate. 
C)  give off cells that travel to other body areas and result in new tumors. 
D)  release glycine, which kills nearby cells. 
E)  can only be confirmed at autopsy. 
A)  can increase the flow of cerebrospinal fluid thus causing hydrocephalus. 
B)  release glutamate. 
C)  give off cells that travel to other body areas and result in new tumors. 
D)  release glycine, which kills nearby cells. 
E)  can only be confirmed at autopsy.

Question 2

Surgical removal of the ________ can alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Surgical removal of the ________ can alleviate...

Question 3

A simple partial seizure

Accepted Answer

A)  causes a loss of consciousness. 
B)  is the most severe form of seizure disorder. 
C)  involves all brain regions. 
D)  can cause changes in, but not loss of, consciousness. 
E)  involves widespread brain regions. 
A)  causes a loss of consciousness. 
B)  is the most severe form of seizure disorder. 
C)  involves all brain regions. 
D)  can cause changes in, but not loss of, consciousness. 
E)  involves widespread brain regions.

Question 4

Multiple sclerosis is more common in

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A)  men relative to women. 
B)  older people than younger people. 
C)  people who lived on the equator, versus the poles of the earth, during childhood. 
D)  people born during late summer. 
E)  women than in men. 
A)  men relative to women. 
B)  older people than younger people. 
C)  people who lived on the equator, versus the poles of the earth, during childhood. 
D)  people born during late summer. 
E)  women than in men.

Question 5

Which of the following is true of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Down syndrome is a form of TSE. 
B)  In TSE, the ventricles are constricted. 
C)  PKU is a form of TSE that involves eating human flesh. 
D)  TSEs are caused by simple proteins termed prions. 
E)  Parkinson's disease is caused by eating human flesh. 
A)  Down syndrome is a form of TSE. 
B)  In TSE, the ventricles are constricted. 
C)  PKU is a form of TSE that involves eating human flesh. 
D)  TSEs are caused by simple proteins termed prions. 
E)  Parkinson's disease is caused by eating human flesh.

Question 6

The cause of neuron cell death after a stroke usually involves

Accepted Answer

A)  interruption of glycogen delivery to the cell. 
B)  reduced neuronal firing produced by tissue compression. 
C)  interruption of oxygen supplies to the nerve cell. 
D)  the loss of oxygen radicals within glial cells. 
E)  overstimulation of nerve cells by abnormally high synaptic levels of glutamate. 
A)  interruption of glycogen delivery to the cell. 
B)  reduced neuronal firing produced by tissue compression. 
C)  interruption of oxygen supplies to the nerve cell. 
D)  the loss of oxygen radicals within glial cells. 
E)  overstimulation of nerve cells by abnormally high synaptic levels of glutamate.

Question 7

The tumor found in Mrs. R. in the chapter anecdote was noted to be a(n)

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A)  meningioma. 
B)  pinealoma. 
C)  angioma. 
D)  metastatic oligodendrocytoma. 
E)  astrocytoma. 
A)  meningioma. 
B)  pinealoma. 
C)  angioma. 
D)  metastatic oligodendrocytoma. 
E)  astrocytoma.

Question 8

Some 90 percent of cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are

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A)  known to be hereditary. 
B)  classified as sporadic. 
C)  due to excessive production of dopamine in brain. 
D)  cured using anticholinergic drugs. 
E)  treated using drugs that increase brain glutamate activity. 
A)  known to be hereditary. 
B)  classified as sporadic. 
C)  due to excessive production of dopamine in brain. 
D)  cured using anticholinergic drugs. 
E)  treated using drugs that increase brain glutamate activity.

Question 9

3- Describe the causes and symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

Accepted Answer

Multiple sclerosis (MS) is disease that

Question 10

The toxic action of brain tumors relates to the

Accepted Answer

A)  observation that tumors use up oxygen and glucose, thereby starving brain cells of energy substrates. 
B)  ability of tumor cells to stimulate the growth/division of adjacent nerve cells. 
C)  toxic action of oversecretion of the transmitter GABA from tumor cells. 
D)  ability of brain tumors to compress tissue, leading to cell death. 
E)  fact that tumors arising from neuron cells grow very rapidly thus producing tissue compression. 
A)  observation that tumors use up oxygen and glucose, thereby starving brain cells of energy substrates. 
B)  ability of tumor cells to stimulate the growth/division of adjacent nerve cells. 
C)  toxic action of oversecretion of the transmitter GABA from tumor cells. 
D)  ability of brain tumors to compress tissue, leading to cell death. 
E)  fact that tumors arising from neuron cells grow very rapidly thus producing tissue compression.

Question 11

Administration of ________ to dissolve blood clots is a therapy for ischemic stroke, but only if given soon after the onset of symptoms.

Accepted Answer

tissue pla

Question 12

A key distinction is that Parkinson's disease ________, whereas Huntington's disease ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  symptoms can be cured with drug treatment or surgery; symptoms can be treated with drugs 
B)  usually occurs in the twenties and thirties; almost always occurs in the fifties and sixties 
C)  is characterized by a poverty of movement; is characterized by uncontrollable ones 
D)  is a hereditary disorder; does not usually have genetic origins 
E)  symptoms cannot be treated; symptoms can be cured with drug treatment or surgery 
A)  symptoms can be cured with drug treatment or surgery; symptoms can be treated with drugs 
B)  usually occurs in the twenties and thirties; almost always occurs in the fifties and sixties 
C)  is characterized by a poverty of movement; is characterized by uncontrollable ones 
D)  is a hereditary disorder; does not usually have genetic origins 
E)  symptoms cannot be treated; symptoms can be cured with drug treatment or surgery

Question 13

A baby that has fetal alcohol syndrome would be expected to

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A)  be smaller than average in size. 
B)  have abnormal reflexes. 
C)  have a very large head. 
D)  be hyperactive. 
E)  develop more rapidly than his or her normal peers. 
A)  be smaller than average in size. 
B)  have abnormal reflexes. 
C)  have a very large head. 
D)  be hyperactive. 
E)  develop more rapidly than his or her normal peers.

Question 14

The cause of an excess of ß-amyloid within the brain of an Alzheimer's patient may involve

Accepted Answer

A)  the herpes simplex virus. 
B)  a virus living in glial cells surrounding the nerve cells. 
C)  excessive production of the short version of the ß-amyloid precursor protein. 
D)  excessive levels of the long version of the ß-amyloid precursor protein. 
E)  a virus with a high affinity for hippocampal cells. 
A)  the herpes simplex virus. 
B)  a virus living in glial cells surrounding the nerve cells. 
C)  excessive production of the short version of the ß-amyloid precursor protein. 
D)  excessive levels of the long version of the ß-amyloid precursor protein. 
E)  a virus with a high affinity for hippocampal cells.

Question 15

A child that has Tay-Sachs disease would be expected to show

Accepted Answer

A)  exaggerated startle responses, listlessness, and irritability. 
B)  impaired functioning of the blood-brain barrier. 
C)  an enlarged head at birth. 
D)  mental retardation. 
E)  neurofibrillary tangles that develop at about 4 years of age. 
A)  exaggerated startle responses, listlessness, and irritability. 
B)  impaired functioning of the blood-brain barrier. 
C)  an enlarged head at birth. 
D)  mental retardation. 
E)  neurofibrillary tangles that develop at about 4 years of age.

Question 16

A key sign that a child born to a mother who consumed alcohol during the pregnancy suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome involves

Accepted Answer

A)  brain swelling. 
B)  an immature immune system. 
C)  abnormal facial development. 
D)  deficient muscle development. 
E)  an enlarged skull in the affected infant. 
A)  brain swelling. 
B)  an immature immune system. 
C)  abnormal facial development. 
D)  deficient muscle development. 
E)  an enlarged skull in the affected infant.

Question 17

Failure to diagnose and treat pyridoxine dependency or galactosemia can result in damage to the

Accepted Answer

A)  cerebral white matter. 
B)  spinal cord. 
C)  meninges of the brain. 
D)  lysosomes contained within neurons. 
E)  convolutions of the surface of the brain. 
A)  cerebral white matter. 
B)  spinal cord. 
C)  meninges of the brain. 
D)  lysosomes contained within neurons. 
E)  convolutions of the surface of the brain.

Question 18

Alzheimer's disease and Korsakoff's syndrome each induce a memory disorder known as ________ amnesia.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Alzheimer's disease and Korsakoff's syndrome each induce...

Question 19

________ is a metabolic disorder in which an infant requires larger-than-normal amounts of vitamin B6 to avoid neurological symptoms.

Accepted Answer

A)  Parkinson's disease 
B)  Tay-Sachs disease 
C)  Phenylketonuria 
D)  Pyridoxine dependency 
E)  Huntington's chorea 
A)  Parkinson's disease 
B)  Tay-Sachs disease 
C)  Phenylketonuria 
D)  Pyridoxine dependency 
E)  Huntington's chorea

Question 20

A ________ seizure does not involve the loss of consciousness.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A ________ seizure does not involve the...

Malignant brain tumors are deadly because such tumors

Surgical removal of the ________ can alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

A simple partial seizure

Multiple sclerosis is more common in

Which of the following is true of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)?

The cause of neuron cell death after a stroke usually involves

The tumor found in Mrs. R. in the chapter anecdote was noted to be a(n)

Some 90 percent of cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are

3- Describe the causes and symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

The toxic action of brain tumors relates to the

Administration of ________ to dissolve blood clots is a therapy for ischemic stroke, but only if given soon after the onset of symptoms.

A key distinction is that Parkinson's disease , whereas Huntington's disease .

A baby that has fetal alcohol syndrome would be expected to

The cause of an excess of ß-amyloid within the brain of an Alzheimer's patient may involve

A child that has Tay-Sachs disease would be expected to show

A key sign that a child born to a mother who consumed alcohol during the pregnancy suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome involves

Failure to diagnose and treat pyridoxine dependency or galactosemia can result in damage to the

Alzheimer's disease and Korsakoff's syndrome each induce a memory disorder known as ________ amnesia.

________ is a metabolic disorder in which an infant requires larger-than-normal amounts of vitamin B6 to avoid neurological symptoms.

A ________ seizure does not involve the loss of consciousness.

Introduction

Structure and Function of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Vision

Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Control of Movement

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Ingestive Behavior

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders

Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, Attention-Deficithyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders

Drug Abuse

Filters

Exam 15: Neurological Disorders

Malignant brain tumors are deadly because such tumors

Surgical removal of the ________ can alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson's disease.

A simple partial seizure

Multiple sclerosis is more common in

Which of the following is true of transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE)?

The cause of neuron cell death after a stroke usually involves

The tumor found in Mrs. R. in the chapter anecdote was noted to be a(n)

Some 90 percent of cases of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are

3- Describe the causes and symptoms of multiple sclerosis.

The toxic action of brain tumors relates to the

Administration of ________ to dissolve blood clots is a therapy for ischemic stroke, but only if given soon after the onset of symptoms.

A key distinction is that Parkinson's disease ________, whereas Huntington's disease ________.

A baby that has fetal alcohol syndrome would be expected to

The cause of an excess of ß-amyloid within the brain of an Alzheimer's patient may involve

A child that has Tay-Sachs disease would be expected to show

A key sign that a child born to a mother who consumed alcohol during the pregnancy suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome involves

Failure to diagnose and treat pyridoxine dependency or galactosemia can result in damage to the

Alzheimer's disease and Korsakoff's syndrome each induce a memory disorder known as ________ amnesia.

________ is a metabolic disorder in which an infant requires larger-than-normal amounts of vitamin B6 to avoid neurological symptoms.

A ________ seizure does not involve the loss of consciousness.

Introduction

Structure and Function of Cells of the Nervous System

Structure of the Nervous System

Psychopharmacology

Methods and Strategies of Research

Vision

Audition, the Body Senses, and the Chemical Senses

Control of Movement

Sleep and Biological Rhythms

Reproductive Behavior

Emotion

Ingestive Behavior

Learning and Memory

Human Communication

Schizophrenia and the Affective Disorders

Anxiety Disorders, Autistic Disorder, Attention-Deficithyperactivity Disorder, and Stress Disorders

Drug Abuse

Filters

A key distinction is that Parkinson's disease , whereas Huntington's disease .