NUR 504 EXAM 6 | NUR 504 EXAM 6 STUDY GUIDE | NURSING PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
Of the following, which cranial nerves are only of motor type, not sensory?
a. I, VII, and X
b. IV, V, and VI
c. III, XI, XII
d. I, VIII, IX - ✔✔c. III, XI, XII
Which of the following often present with intermittent neurological deficit, vertigo, and weakness?
a. Migraines
b. Cluster headaches
c. Transient ischemic attacks
d. Tension headaches - ✔✔c. Transient ischemic attacks
1. What kind of vertigo/loss of equilibrium also may include sensory disturbances?
a. Vestibular neuronitis
b. Meniere's disease
c. Multiple sclerosis
d. Acoustic neuroma - ✔✔c. Multiple sclerosis
Palpating the masseter and temporal muscles tests which cranial nerve?
a. II
b. IV
c. V
d. VIII - ✔✔c. V
1. A patient's pupils are not the correct size for the amount of light. Damage to which cranial nerve is
suspected?
a. I
b. VI
c. III
d. II - ✔✔c. III
Which of the following is a sign of LMN lesion?
a. Muscle spasticity
b. Absent Babinski reflex
c. No fasciculations
d. Diminished strength, but no atrophy - ✔✔b. Absent Babinski reflex
Having a patient identify a physical object by touch with the eyes closed tests what?
a. Graphesthesia
b. Vibratory sense
c. Extinction
d. Stereognosis - ✔✔d. Stereognosis
, A patient has trouble maintaining balance when walking normally, either with eyes open or closed. This
suggests what?
a. Cerebellar disease
b. MS
c. Romberg's test
d. Guillain-Barre syndrome - ✔✔a. Cerebellar disease
Which of the following assessments reflect the ability of the parasympathetic or sympathetic nervous
system to innervate CN III?
a. Pupillary function
b. Decorticate posturing
c. Verbal response
d. Motor response - ✔✔a. Pupillary function
Which of the following tests is used to diagnosis meningitis?
a. CT scan
b. Lumbar puncture
c. Carotid angiography
d. Ultrasound - ✔✔b. Lumbar puncture
Stimulating a newborn's lips to test deviation of the head toward the stimulus tests what?
a. Babinski
b. Placing
c. Rooting
d. Stepping - ✔✔c. Rooting
Damage to the temporal lobe of the brain may leave a patient with impaired hearing as well as
emotional/behavioral abnormalities - ✔✔True
The descending RAS is essential for arousal from sleep - ✔✔False
Meningitis may mimic the symptoms of rupture of an intracranial aneurysm or AVM - ✔✔False
Strabismus may be a symptom of damage to the third cranial nerve. - ✔✔False
The physician asks the patient to lie supine. The physician flexes the patient's neck and the patient
involuntarily bends his knees. This is known as Brudzinski's sign. - ✔✔True
Cranial nerves are directly evaluated in the neonate. - ✔✔False
What are the numbers and names of the cranial nerves that function to bring the sense of taste to the
brain? - ✔✔VII, facial; IX, glossopharyngeal
Which DTRs are tested in a reflex test? - ✔✔Biceps, brachioradialis, triceps, patellar, achilles
Strabismus may be a symptom of damage to the third cranial nerve. - ✔✔False
QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2026/2027
Of the following, which cranial nerves are only of motor type, not sensory?
a. I, VII, and X
b. IV, V, and VI
c. III, XI, XII
d. I, VIII, IX - ✔✔c. III, XI, XII
Which of the following often present with intermittent neurological deficit, vertigo, and weakness?
a. Migraines
b. Cluster headaches
c. Transient ischemic attacks
d. Tension headaches - ✔✔c. Transient ischemic attacks
1. What kind of vertigo/loss of equilibrium also may include sensory disturbances?
a. Vestibular neuronitis
b. Meniere's disease
c. Multiple sclerosis
d. Acoustic neuroma - ✔✔c. Multiple sclerosis
Palpating the masseter and temporal muscles tests which cranial nerve?
a. II
b. IV
c. V
d. VIII - ✔✔c. V
1. A patient's pupils are not the correct size for the amount of light. Damage to which cranial nerve is
suspected?
a. I
b. VI
c. III
d. II - ✔✔c. III
Which of the following is a sign of LMN lesion?
a. Muscle spasticity
b. Absent Babinski reflex
c. No fasciculations
d. Diminished strength, but no atrophy - ✔✔b. Absent Babinski reflex
Having a patient identify a physical object by touch with the eyes closed tests what?
a. Graphesthesia
b. Vibratory sense
c. Extinction
d. Stereognosis - ✔✔d. Stereognosis
, A patient has trouble maintaining balance when walking normally, either with eyes open or closed. This
suggests what?
a. Cerebellar disease
b. MS
c. Romberg's test
d. Guillain-Barre syndrome - ✔✔a. Cerebellar disease
Which of the following assessments reflect the ability of the parasympathetic or sympathetic nervous
system to innervate CN III?
a. Pupillary function
b. Decorticate posturing
c. Verbal response
d. Motor response - ✔✔a. Pupillary function
Which of the following tests is used to diagnosis meningitis?
a. CT scan
b. Lumbar puncture
c. Carotid angiography
d. Ultrasound - ✔✔b. Lumbar puncture
Stimulating a newborn's lips to test deviation of the head toward the stimulus tests what?
a. Babinski
b. Placing
c. Rooting
d. Stepping - ✔✔c. Rooting
Damage to the temporal lobe of the brain may leave a patient with impaired hearing as well as
emotional/behavioral abnormalities - ✔✔True
The descending RAS is essential for arousal from sleep - ✔✔False
Meningitis may mimic the symptoms of rupture of an intracranial aneurysm or AVM - ✔✔False
Strabismus may be a symptom of damage to the third cranial nerve. - ✔✔False
The physician asks the patient to lie supine. The physician flexes the patient's neck and the patient
involuntarily bends his knees. This is known as Brudzinski's sign. - ✔✔True
Cranial nerves are directly evaluated in the neonate. - ✔✔False
What are the numbers and names of the cranial nerves that function to bring the sense of taste to the
brain? - ✔✔VII, facial; IX, glossopharyngeal
Which DTRs are tested in a reflex test? - ✔✔Biceps, brachioradialis, triceps, patellar, achilles
Strabismus may be a symptom of damage to the third cranial nerve. - ✔✔False
