ATI LPN
Neurological Assessment Questions Questions
Question 1 of 5
Loss of muscle coordination results from damage to the:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The cerebellum coordinates muscle movements and balance; damage causes ataxia.
Question 2 of 5
The optic disk is a 'blind spot' in the visual field because:
Correct Answer: C
Rationale: The optic disk, where the optic nerve exits, lacks photoreceptors, creating a blind spot.
Question 3 of 5
It turned out that an antibiotic furosemide selectively destroys outer hair cells in both cochleas. What would happen to the auditory processing?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Outer hair cells amplify sound; their loss reduces cochlear sensitivity, impairing hearing but not causing total deafness (inner hair cells remain).
Question 4 of 5
Henry Head is a well known scientist because
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Henry Head proposed separate epicritic (touch) and protopathic (pain) pathways, influencing sensory neuroscience.
Question 5 of 5
A client received a bone marrow transplant for leukemia after chemo and radiation. A severe rash develops 10 days post-transplant. This indicates which of the following?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: GVHD (text note): donor T cells attack host tissues (A), typically skin, 7-30 days post-transplant.