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neuro
health assessment test 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the frontal lobe contains the... | primary motor cortex |
| the left frontal lob contains the ____ , which is involved in formulation of words | Broca's area |
| this lobe contains the primary somesthetic (sensory) cortex | parietal |
| major function of the parietal lobe | recieve sensory imput such as position sense, touch, shape, and texture of objects |
| this lobe contains the primary auditory cortex | temporal |
| this area is responsible for the comprehension of the spoken and written language | Wernicke's area |
| Wernicke's area is located in what lobe? what is it responsible for? | the temporal lobe; responsible for comprehension of spoken and written language |
| this lobe contains the primary visual cortex and is responsible fr recieving and interpreting visual information | occipital lobe |
| number of cranial nervs | 8 |
| number of thoracic nerves | 12 |
| number of lumbar nerves | 5 |
| number of sacral nerves | 5 |
| number of coccygeal nerves | 1 |
| these 3 crainal nerves are testing together because they control eye movement | oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens |
| defition of ptosis | eyelid droop |
| definition of PERRLA | pupillary size, shape, equality, constriction, and accommodation. should be equal, round & reactive to light and accommodation |
| gilles de la tourette's syndrome may cause what? | multiple tics and facial grimaces |
| trigerminal neuralgia is characterized by.. | stablike pain radiating alon gthe trigeminal nerve, caused by degeneration of or pressure on the nerve |
| testing the corneal reflex tests whicih two nerves? | V and VII |
| explain how to test for corneal reflex | have client look up and away and lightly touch cornea with wisp of cotton. client SHOULD blink. absence of blink is ABNORMAL. |
| asymmetry of the soft palate or tonsilar pillar movement may indicate disorders of ______? | medulla oblongata |
| instruct client to say "ah" to test which CN? | X |
| a positive gag reflex indicates function of what nerve? | IX |
| if the hypoglossal cranial nerve has an impairment, the tongue will move to which side? | the impaired side |
| what does the Romberg test test for? | balance |
| explain the romberg test | have client stand on one foot with eyes close and perform different exercises |
| if cilents sways with eyes closed but not open during the Romberg test, this problem is probably ______ | proprioceptive |
| if client sways with the eyes open and closed, the problem is proably _____ . This indicates a POSITIVE ROMBERG SIGN. | cerebellar disorder |
| an involuntary muscle contraction during a purposeful movement of an extremity that disapears when the extremity is not moving | intention tremor |
| lack of voluntary movement | paralysis |
| the involuntary contraction of muscles and occurs w/ upper motor neuron damage as a result of spinal cord injury or brain attack | spastic paralysis |
| the lack of muslce tone and deep tendon reflexs that occrus after a lower motor neuron damage such as injury to the cauda equina from spina bifida | flaccid paralysis |
| how do you test STEREOGNOSIS? | place a small familar object in the client's hand and ask him or her to identify it |
| how do you test graphesthesis? | use a blunt instrument to draw a number or letter on the clients hand, back or other area while client's eyes are closed. |
| altered stereognosis indicates what problem? | a parietal lobe dysfunction or sensory nerve tract - called TACTILE AGNOSIA |
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