Cn ix sensory functions - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

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 t...

Stroke Risk Factors - Answer- Age Gender (men >women) Genetics Stroke Primary Prevention - Answer- Tobacco cessation Blood pressure reduction Stroke Secondary Prevention - Answer- Prevention of another stroke Targets treatment for change once disease is present i.e. Blood Pressure control, LDL control, recognition of S/S stroke Frontal Lobe Functions - Answer- Regulates personality and affect Impulsivity and judgement Abstract thinking Conjugate eye movements Frontal Lobe P...

SCRN Final Practice 2023 Questions With Correct Answers Graded A+. What purpose does the posterior section of the frontal lobe serve? - Answer- It contains motor neurons of the precentral gyrus aka motor strip What purpose doe the anterior section of the parietal lobe serve? - Answer- Contains the postcentral gyrus aka sensory cortex What purpose does the right section of the parietal lobe serve? - Answer- It is responsible for interpretation of the positions of the body in accordance to ob...

Two types of motor neurons contained by the central nervous system - Answer 1. Upper motor neuron (UMN) -cerebrum 2. Lower motor neuron (LMN) -brainstem and spinal cord What is the pyramidal system? - Answer -The system responsible for controlling voluntary motor movements (fine controlled, skilled, rapid, etc) -Direct activation pathway, direct motor system -Has only one axonal synapse Two major motor pathways within the pyramidal system - Answer 1. Spinal motor pathway 2. Bulbar m...

NEURO assessment 1. When admitting an acutely confused patient with a head injury, which action should the nurse take? a. Ask family members about the patient's health history. b. Ask leading questions to assist in obtaining health data. c. Wait until the patient is better oriented to ask questions. d. Obtain only the physiologic neurologic assessment data. - ANS ANS: A When admitting a patient who is likely to be a poor historian, the nurse should obtain health history infor...

Adult Neuro NCLEX QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS | 437 QUESTIONS | 27 PAGES. common after anesthesia Correct Answer: Diminished gag reflex Altered in moods (anxiety, agitation) will resolve as it wears off Drowsiness and somnolence during purposeful interaction- following commands cause of botulism Correct Answer: Improperly canned foods Block acetylcholine cause muscle paralysis; descending flaccid paralysis (face downward), dysphasia, constipation Occur if small infant (<1) eat hon...

What gland is found in the muscular triangle of the neck? -ANSWER Thyroid gland Is an afferent or efferent pupillary defect described as B/L pupillary constriction when light is shined in the unaffected eye and B/L paradoxical dilation when light is shined in the affected eye? -ANSWER Afferent pupillary defect (CN II lesion); in an efferent pupillary defect (CN III), B/L constrict when light is shined in the unaffected eye and consentual pupil constriction occurs when light is shined in the a...

Respiration relies on the muscles of inspiration & expiration. The thick, dome-shaped muscle that separates the abdomen from the thorax is the... A. sternocleidomastoid B. Levator costarum longis C. serratus posterior superior D. pectoralis major E. diaphragm E. diaphragm Most pharyngeal muscles are innervated by the cranial nerves ... A. V,VII B. XI, XII C. X, XI D. IX, X E. VIII, X D. IX (glossopharyngeal), X (vagus) --> these CN's make up the pharyngeal plexus Th...

what does the nervous system do for the body? - answer--enables it to react to continuous changes in its internal and external environments -also controls and integrates the various activities of the body such as circulation and respiration structurally, the nervous system is divided into what? - answer-CNS and PNS functionally, the nervous system is divided into what? - answer-somatic nervous system (SNS) and autonomic nervous system (ANS) what are the two main cell types of nervous ...

what does the nervous system do for the body? - answer--enables it to react to continuous changes in its internal and external environments -also controls and integrates the various activities of the body such as circulation and respiration structurally, the nervous system is divided into what? - answer-CNS and PNS functionally, the nervous system is divided into what? - answer-somatic nervous system (SNS) and autonomic nervous system (ANS) what are the two main cell types of nervous ...