A Client with a Suspected Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)presents to the Emergency

question 24

Multiple Choice

A client with a suspected transient ischemic attack (TIA) presents to the emergency department with aphasia.Based on this data,the nurse plans care based on ischemia to which portion of the brain?

• A) Middle cerebral artery
• B) Posterior cerebral artery
• C) Left hemisphere of the brain
• D) Right hemisphere of the brain

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Definitions:

Epididymis

A long, coiled tube that stores sperm and transports it from the testes.

Corpora Cavernosa

Spongy tissues running along the length of the penis that fill with blood during erection, contributing to its rigidity.

Membranous Urethra

The section of the urethra that passes through the urogenital diaphragm, primarily in males.

Corpus Spongiosum

Median column of erectile tissue located between and ventral to the two corpora cavernosa in the penis; posteriorly it forms the bulb of the penis, and anteriorly it terminates as the glans penis; it is traversed by the urethra. In the female, it forms the bulb of the vestibule.