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Question 1 of 5

Acetylcholine and norepinephrine act because of their affect on receptors at the ________ membrane.

A. axonal

B. cell body

C. presynaptic

D. postsynaptic

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: postsynaptic

Question 2 of 5

Axoplasm is the ________ .

A. blood plasma that nourishes a nerve

B. fluid external to the axon but inside the myelin sheath

C. cytoplasm of the dendrite

D. cytoplasm of the axon

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: cytoplasm of the axon

Question 3 of 5

The home health nurse is caring for the client newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis. Which client issue is of most importance?

A. The client refuses to have a gastrostomy feeding.

B. The client wants to discuss if she should tell her fiancÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â©.

C. The client tells the nurse life is not worth living anymore

D. The client needs the flu and pneumonia vaccines.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: The client tells the nurse life is not worth living anymore

Question 4 of 5

A patient is being evaluated for an acute onset of a high fever, severe headache, vomiting, and a change in mental status. Which assessment finding would confirm a definitive diagnosis of meningitis?

A. Initial Glasgow Coma Scale score

B. Pseudomonas aeruginosa on blood culture

C. Normal MRI

D. White blood cells (WBC) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: White blood cells (WBC) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

Question 5 of 5

Regarding the optic pathways

A. Combined inferior rectus and superior oblique gives lateral gaze

B. Abducent paralysis makes eye turn down and out

C. Superior rectus makes eye turn up and out

D. Trochlear paralysis, eye cannot look downwards when turned out

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Trochlear paralysis, eye cannot look downwards when turned out

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