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Question 1 of 5

Area(s) in the visual cortex involved in colour vision include:

A. V1

B. V2

C. V3

D. V8

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: V8

Question 2 of 5

Central paresis, loss of proprioceptive sensation on one side & loss of exteroceptive sensation on the opposite form the following syndrome:

A. Lambert-Iton

B. Matskevich-Shtrumpel

C. Argile-Robertson

D. Brown-Sequard

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Brown-Sequard

Question 3 of 5

A patient learns that abdominal pain is originating from the liver. The nurse should explain to the patient that the impulses from receptors in the internal organs to the central nervous system are transmitted from which type of neurons?

A. Interneurons

B. Efferent neurons

C. Somatic sensory neurons

D. Visceral sensory neurons

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Visceral sensory neurons

Question 4 of 5

A person comes to the clinic reporting, I wear a scarf across my lower face when I go out but because of my ugly appearance. Assessment reveals an average appearance with no actual disfigurement. Which problem is most likely?

A. Dissociative identity disorder

B. Body dysmorphic disorder

C. Pseudocyesis

D. Malingering

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Body dysmorphic disorder

Question 5 of 5

The client newly diagnosed with multiple sclerosis (MS) states, 'I don't understand how I got multiple sclerosis. Is it genetic?' On which statement should the nurse base the response?

A. Genetics may play a role in susceptibility to MS, but the disease may be caused by a virus.

B. There is no evidence suggesting there is any chromosomal involvement in developing MS.

C. Multiple sclerosis is caused by a recessive gene, so both parents had to have the gene for the client to get MS.

D. Multiple sclerosis is caused by an autosomal dominant gene on the Y chromosome, so only fathers can pass it on.

Expert Explanatory Rationale

Correct Answer: Genetics may play a role in susceptibility to MS, but the disease may be caused by a virus.

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