The autonomic nervous system coordinates which of the following?
Internal organs of the body
The major function of the sympathetic nervous system
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orchestrate the stress response.
The parasympathetic nervous system maintains the day-to-day function of
digestion.
Cerebrospinal fluid serves as a:
shock absorber.
Diabetic peripheral neuropathy will likely produce
diminished pain sensation.
The thalamus is the major integration center for the perception of
pain.
The awareness of body position is known as:
proprioception
Which area of the brain is responsible for perceiving sounds and determining their source?
Temporal lobe
Peripheral nerves that arise from the brain rather than the spinal cord are called ___________ nerves.
cranial
Which area of the brain maintains temperature control?
hypothalamus
If a patient cannot shrug his or her shoulders against resistance, which cranial nerve (CN) requires further evaluation?
CN XI, spinal accessory
Motor maturation proceeds in an orderly progression from
head to toe.
Normal changes of the aging brain include:
diminished perception of touch.
The area of body surface innervated by a particular spinal nerve is called a
dermatome.
A neurologic past medical history should include data about:
circulatory problems.
Which of the following is the technique most often used for evaluating the neurologic system?
Inspection
When assessing superficial pain, touch, vibration, and position perceptions, you are testing
sensory function.
You are initially evaluating the equilibrium of Ms. Q. You ask her to stand, with her feet together and arms at her sides. She loses her balance. Ms. Q has a positive:
Romberg sign.
The finger to nose test allows assessment of
coordination and fine motor function.
You are performing a two-point discrimination test as part of a well physical examination. The area with the ability to discern two points in the shortest distance is the
fingertips
As Mr. B enters the room, you observe that his gait is wide-based and he staggers from side to side while swaying his trunk. You would document Mr. B's pattern as:
cerebellar ataxia
Deep pressure tests are used mostly for patients who are experiencing:
absent superficial pain sensation
Vibratory sensory testing should be routinely done for the patient with:
diabetes.
To assess a cremasteric reflex, the nurse strokes the:
inner thigh and observes whether the testicle and scrotum rise on the stroked side
When you ask a patient to close her or his eyes and identify an object placed in the hand, you are evaluating
stereognosis.
The ability to recognize a number traced on the skin is called:
graphesthesia.
Which one of the following conditions is consistent with Brown-Séquard syndrome?
Motor paralysis on the lesion side of the body
To assess spinal levels L2, L3, and L4, which deep tendon reflex should be tested
Patellar
When using a monofilament to assess sensory function, the nurse:
applies pressure to the monofilament until the filament bends.
Visible or palpable extension of the elbow is caused by reflex contraction of which muscle?
Triceps
It is especially important to test for ankle clonus if:
deep tendon reflexes are hyperactive.
Which sign is associated with meningitis and intracranial hemorrhage?
Nuchal rigidity
When assessing a 17-year-old for nuchal rigidity, you gently raise his head off the examination table. He involuntarily flexes his hips and knees. To confirm your suspicions associated with this positive test, you would also perform a test for the __________ sign
Kernig
On a scale of 1+ to 4+, which deep tendon reflex score is appropriate for a finding of clonus in a patient?
4+
Cranial nerve XII may be assessed in an infant by:
observing the infant suck and swallow.
You are most concerned for the infant who has a:
strong tonic neck at 6 months
At what age should the infant begin to transfer objects from hand to hand?
7 months
An acute polyneuropathy that commonly follows a nonspecific infection occurring 10 to 14 days earlier and that primarily affects the motor and autonomic peripheral nerves in an ascending pattern is:
Guillain-Barré syndrome.
Which of the following is a concern, rather than an expected finding, in older adults?
Bilateral pill-rolling of the fingers
Which of the following conditions is potentially life-threatening if not treated expeditiously with antibiotics?
Bacterial meningitis
Ipsilateral Horner syndrome indicates a cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurring in the
posterior inferior cerebellar artery
The immune system attacks the synaptic junction between the nerve and muscle fibers, blocking acetylcholine receptor sites in:
myasthenia gravis.
Persons with Parkinson disease have an altered gait characterized by
short shuffling steps.
You are assessing the deep tendon reflexes of a 28-year-old man. Your examination reveals that the patient's reflexes are normal. You would document this finding as _____.
2+
The motor cortex of the brain is in the _______________.
frontal lobe
The major portion of brain growth and myelinization occurs between ____ and ____ year(s) old.
birth, 1
The tests for cortical sensory function include which of the following? (Select all that apply
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