Pathophysiology

Pathophysiology Study Guide

6. Polio is caused due to ________________. a. An infection from a virus b. Alterations in neural psychological function c. Bone disorders d. Muscular diseases 7. Which of the following types of psychotic illness leads to altered behavior, delusions, and hallucinations that last for more than six months? a. Schizophrenia b. Brief psychotic disorder c. Delusion disorder d. Alzheimer's disease 8. Which of the following disorders is associated with the bones? a. Glioma b. Myopthy c. Paget’s disease d. Myasthenia Gravis 9. Which of the following is an auto-immune disease that attacks the myelin? a. Myasthenia Gravis b. Multiple sclerosis c. Parkinson's disease d. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 10. Which of the following represents a tumor of the skeletal system? a. Meningioma b. Fibrosarcoma c. Angioma d. Rhabdomyosarcoma The answer key is found on page 131.

Chapter Six Practice Exam 1. Which of the following is a kind of traumatic spinal cord injury? a. Concussion b. Hematoma c. Facial trauma d. Autonomic dysreflexia 2. Which of the following disorders is characterized by swelling in the brain? a. Increased intracranial pressure b. Multiple sclerosis c. Parkinson's disease d. Concussion 3. Spinal shock leads to ________________. a. Damaging of the nerves at the end of spinal canal b. An inability of the nervous system to transmit signals c. The accumulation of blood outside the skull d. An acute, life-threatening hypertension 4. Which type of seizure causes alteration in the normal physical functioning without causing any problem in the central nervous system? a. Focal seizures b. Generalized seizures c. Non-epilepsy seizures d. Status epilepticus seizures 5. Which is not among the causes of cerebrovascular accident? a. Hemorrhage b. Thrombotic stroke c. Embolic stroke d. Meningitis

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