Olfactory nerve function - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the twelve cranial nerves (#1)? correct answers Olfactory (CN I) Function of the olfactory nerve correct answers Smell What are the twelve cranial nerves (#2)? correct answers Optic (CN II) Function of the optic nerve correct answers Carries visual information to the brain What are the twelve cranial nerves (#3)? correct answers Oculomotor (CN III) Function of the Oculomotor nerve correct answers Elevation of the upper eyelid and coordination of the eye muscles What ar...

5 special senses - olfaction, taste, vision, hearing, equilibrium and balance where is the olfactory pathway located? - on the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex what is the pathway of odor the olfactory cortex? - odor goes to the olfactory receptors, pass through cribriform plate of ethmoid bone, CN I synapses on neurons in olfactory bulbs, whose axons form olfactory tract, and then goes to the olfactory cortex gustatory (definition) - taste Where are taste receptors located? - de...

Exam 3: NURS612/ NURS 612 (Latest 2024/ 2025 Update) Advanced Health Assessment Review| Qs & As| 100% Correct| Grade A- Maryville Q: Rebound tenderness with sharp pain when McBurney's point is palpated indicates what? Answer: Appendicitis Q: When assessing for carpal tunnel syndrome, the Tinel sign can be performed by tapping the? Answer: medial nerve; causes tingling radiating from wrist to hand Q: Abdominal pain to the right upper quadrant (RUQ) pain with radiat...

NSCI 175 EXAM 2 LEARNING OBJECTIVES REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, RATED A+ Describe the gross organization of the mammalian nervous system in terms of the two divisions: the central nervous system (CNS) and the peripheral nervous system (PNS). Include a description of what each part does in terms of function - -CNS= brain and spinal cord PNS= all other parts of the nervous system PNS has 2 parts: somatic PNS and visceral PNS. Somatic PNS includes motor axons which command muscle contr...

Which of the Following disorders is known to be heredity? Peripheral neuropathy Meningitis Huntington Chorea Seizure disorder - Correct answer-Huntington Chorea The Examiner asks the patient to close her eyes and then place a vibrating tuning fork on the patients ankle and asks her to indicate what is felt. What is being assessed? - Correct answer-Primary sensory function Multiple sclerosis - Correct answer-Fatigue, bowel and bladder dysfunction, sexual dysfunction, sensory changes, mus...

Cranial Nerve I - Olfactory - Answer Class-Sensory Major Function- Smell Assessment- Have patient identify a familiar scent with eyes closed Cranial Nerve II- Optic - Answer Class-Sensory Major Function- Vision (acuity and field of vision); pupil reactivity to light and accomodation (afferent impulse) Assessment- Have patient read from a card or newspaper, 1 eye at a time. Test visual fields by having patient cover one eye, focus on your nose, and identify the number of fingers you...

3 factors that affect muscle tension - Length, muscle force, angle of pull A difference between the palpated heart rate and the heart rate calculated by auscultation is termed? - Pulse deficit Although we typically measure respiratory rate as a vital sign, what respiratory system parameter might be more useful in assessing an individual's health? - Respiratory volumes measure oxygen levels with pulse ox. Area with only thick filament - A band Area with only thin filaments - I band CN I ...

Pulmonary artery - CORRECT ANSWER-One of two arteries that carry venous (oxygen poor) blood from heart to lungs What type of intubation is preferred with emesis with aspiration? - CORRECT ANSWER-ETT. LMA or combitube acceptable. What emergency would a cricothyrotomy typically be performed? - CORRECT ANSWER-Airway obstruction Atropine would be given in which emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER-Symptomatic bradycardia Adenosine would be given in which emergency? - CORRECT ANSWER-SVT Amiodarone would ...

Delirium correct answers Reversible state of confusion-usually caused by a medical condition Depression correct answers Mood disorder; sense of hopelessness and persistent unhappiness dementia correct answers a gradual and irreversible loss of intellectual function Hemiparesis correct answers weakness on one side of the body *damage from right side of the brain affects the left side of the body and vis versa Types of sensory deficits and examples correct answers Tactile: touch; pe...

5 special senses - Answer-olfaction, taste, vision, hearing, equilibrium and balance where is the olfactory pathway located? - Answer-on the temporal lobe of the cerebral cortex what is the pathway of odor the olfactory cortex? - Answer-odor goes to the olfactory receptors, pass through cribriform plate of ethmoid bone, CN I synapses on neurons in olfactory bulbs, whose axons form olfactory tract, and then goes to the olfactory cortex gustatory (definition) - Answer-taste Where are taste r...