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The structural integrity of the CNS is essential for its optimal function, and disruptions in this integrity can cause permanent neurologic deficits or brain death.
The structural integrity of the CNS is essential for its optimal function, and disruptions in this integrity can cause permanent neurologic deficits or brain death.
True (A)
Delivery of essential elements like oxygen and glucose, as well as filtration of toxic substrates, is necessary for the optimal function of the neurologic system.
Delivery of essential elements like oxygen and glucose, as well as filtration of toxic substrates, is necessary for the optimal function of the neurologic system.
True (A)
Only nurses specializing in neuroscience care for patients with neurologic disorders.
Only nurses specializing in neuroscience care for patients with neurologic disorders.
False (B)
The central nervous system contains a vast network of neurons that control the body’s non-vital functions.
The central nervous system contains a vast network of neurons that control the body’s non-vital functions.
Structural disruption of the neurologic system may be caused by head injury, brain tumor, intracranial hemorrhage, infection, and stroke.
Structural disruption of the neurologic system may be caused by head injury, brain tumor, intracranial hemorrhage, infection, and stroke.
Expansion of brain tissue within the inflexible cranium may cause cerebral perfusion to improve.
Expansion of brain tissue within the inflexible cranium may cause cerebral perfusion to improve.
The central nervous system controls the body’s vital functions.
The central nervous system controls the body’s vital functions.
Structural disruptions of the CNS can include head injury, brain tumor, and stroke.
Structural disruptions of the CNS can include head injury, brain tumor, and stroke.
Intracranial pressure (ICP) is not affected by brain tissue expansion.
Intracranial pressure (ICP) is not affected by brain tissue expansion.
