Exam 3: NU606 / NU 606 (Latest
Update 2025 / 2026) Advanced Pathophysiology | Test Questions and Answers | Grade A | 100% Correct - Regis
Question:
What causes brain tumors?
Answer:
Autosomal dominant disorder neurofibromatosis more likely to develop brain tumors
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What is the most common form of primary brain tumors?
Answer:
Neuroglia
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Question:
Name the different types of primary brain tumors?
Answer:
Neuroglia and neurons (medullablastoma)
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Meningiomas
Answer:
tumors that grow between the meninges
from the meningiomas cells of the arachnoid
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Do brain tumors seldom metastases except for within the CNS itself?
Answer:
yes this is true
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Metastasis to the brain from other sites is more common than primary tumors
Answer:
yes this is true 2 / 4
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Focal disturbances
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Dysfunction of particular brain areas Seizures, hallucinations, weakness or palsies in specific areas, sensory deficits
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generalized disturbances
Answer:
Increased intracranial pressure: headache, vomiting, visual problems
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Why do people have headaches when they have a brain tumor?
Answer:
due to the compression or distortion of pain sensitive dural or vascular structures
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Why is vomiting a sign of a brain tumor?
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Vomitting is a common symptom of increased ICP. Direct stimulation of the vomiting center (in medulla) may contribute to the vomiting that occurs with brain tumor.
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Papilledema
Answer:
edema (swelling) of the optic disk
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Papilledema can be caused by
Answer:
results from increased ICP. Papilledema causes visual defects. This is why a person will first seek medical care when they have a brain tumor.
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Can a brain tumor cause papilledema?
Answer:
yes
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