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TCRN Practice Questions: Head and
Neck
How do you remember the cranial nerves? - Correct
answer- "On Old Olympus Towering Tops A Finn And
German Viewed Some Hops"
How do you remember which cranial nerves are
responsible for sensory/motor/both? - Correct answer-
"Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big
Brains Matter Most"
Which cranial nerves do not originate in the brain
stem? - Correct answer- Olfactory and Optic nerves
What cranial nerve deficits might you see with a
basilar skull fracture? - Correct answer- Facial nerve
palsy, oculomotor palsy, hearing loss
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Name the three layers of the meninges: - Correct
answer- Pia, Arachnoid, Dura
What is the Monroe Kellie hypothesis? - Correct
answer- Shifting of pressure to compensate for an
increase in ICP
What are the differences between an epidural
hematoma and subdural hematoma? SAH? - Correct
answer- -Epidural hematomas: between skull and
outside of dura (arterial bleeding, middle meningeal
artery)
-Subdural hematoma: between brain and inside of
dura (venous bleeding, cortical veins)
-Subarachnoid hemorrhage: between arachnoid and
pia (arterial bleeding, usually cerebral artery
aneurysm)
At what spinal cord level is the diaphragm
innervated? - Correct answer- "C3-5 keeps the
diaphragm alive" (Phrenic nerve)
Name three common incomplete spinal cord injuries
and their symptoms: - Correct answer- -Anterior Cord
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TCRN Practice Questions: Head and
Neck
How do you remember the cranial nerves? - Correct
answer- "On Old Olympus Towering Tops A Finn And
German Viewed Some Hops"
How do you remember which cranial nerves are
responsible for sensory/motor/both? - Correct answer-
"Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big
Brains Matter Most"
Which cranial nerves do not originate in the brain
stem? - Correct answer- Olfactory and Optic nerves
What cranial nerve deficits might you see with a
basilar skull fracture? - Correct answer- Facial nerve
palsy, oculomotor palsy, hearing loss
1
, 2
Name the three layers of the meninges: - Correct
answer- Pia, Arachnoid, Dura
What is the Monroe Kellie hypothesis? - Correct
answer- Shifting of pressure to compensate for an
increase in ICP
What are the differences between an epidural
hematoma and subdural hematoma? SAH? - Correct
answer- -Epidural hematomas: between skull and
outside of dura (arterial bleeding, middle meningeal
artery)
-Subdural hematoma: between brain and inside of
dura (venous bleeding, cortical veins)
-Subarachnoid hemorrhage: between arachnoid and
pia (arterial bleeding, usually cerebral artery
aneurysm)
At what spinal cord level is the diaphragm
innervated? - Correct answer- "C3-5 keeps the
diaphragm alive" (Phrenic nerve)
Name three common incomplete spinal cord injuries
and their symptoms: - Correct answer- -Anterior Cord
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