Health Assessment: Neurological Assessment Questions and Answers Updated 2026

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Health Assessment: Neurological
Assessment Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhichMassessmentMfindingMwouldMbeMtheMearliestMandMmostMsensitiveMindicatorMthatM
thereMisManMalterationMinMintracranialMregulation?

A.MChangeMinMlevelMofMconsciousnessM

B.MInabilityMtoMfocusMvisuallyM

C.MLossMofMprimitiveMreflexesM

D.MUnequalMpupilMsizeM-MAnswerMA.MChangeMinMlevelMofMconsciousness

WhatMisMtheMCNSMcomprisedMof?M-MAnswerMtheMbrainMandMspinalMcord

WhatMisMtheMperipheralMnervousMsystem?M-
MAnswerMallMtheMnerveMfibersM(outsideMofMtheMbrainMandMspinalMcord)MincludingM12
MpairsMofMcranialMnerves,M31MpairsMofMspinalMnervesMandMallMofMtheirMbranches

WhatMdoesMtheMthalamusMdo?M-MAnswerMrelaysMinformationMforMtheMcerebralMcortex

WhatMdoesMtheMbrainMstemMdo?M-MAnswerMcontrolsMbreathing,MheartMrate,Mfunction

TheMnurseMobservesMthatMaMpatient'sMgaitMisMunsteadyMandMassessesMaMpositiveMRom
bergMsign.MWhichMareaMofMtheMbrainMisMmostMlikelyMaffected?

A.MHypothalamus

B.MMedullaMoblongataM

C.MCerebellum

D.MLeftMhemisphereM-MAnswerMC.MCerebellum

WhatMisMtheMcerebralMcortexMinvolvedMin?M-
MAnswerMthoughts,Mmemory,Mreasoning,MsensationMandMvoluntaryMmovement

,WhatMareMtheMfourMlobesMofMtheMcerebrum?M-
MAnswerMfrontal,Mparietal,MoccipitalMandMtemporal

WhereMisMWernicke'sMareaMandMwhatMdoesMitMdo?M-
MAnswerMtemporalMlobe,MlanguageMcomprehension

WhereMisMBroca'sMareaMandMwhatMdoesMitMdo?M-
MAnswerMfrontalMlobe,MmotorMspeech

DamageMtoMtheMcerebralMcortexMoccursMwhenMhighlyMspecializedMneurologicMcellsMareM
what?MWhatMisManMexample?M-
MAnswerMdeprivedMofMbloodMsupply,MsuchMasMwhenMaMcerebralMarteryMbecomesMocclu
ded

WhatMoccursMinMWernicke'sMaphasia?M-
MAnswerMtroubleMassociatingMwordsMtoMsituations

WhatMoccursMinMBroca'sMaphasia?M-
MAnswerMknowMwhatMtheyMwantMtoMsayMbutMtheyMcantMgetMtheMwordsMout

OnMmostMpeopleMspeechMisMlocatedMonMtheM_______MsideMofMtheMbrainM-
MAnswerMleft

WhatMisMglobalMaphasia?M-
MAnswerMwhenMbothMwernicke'sMandMbroca'sMaphasiaMoccurs

LeftMcerebralMcortexMreceivesMsensoryMinformationMfromMandMcontrolsMmotorMfunctionM
toM__________MsideMofMtheMbodyM-MAnswerMright

TheMnurseMisMperformingMaMmentalMstatusMexaminationMonMaMpatientMdiagnosedMwith
MsubduralMhematoma.MThisMtestMassessesMwhichMofMtheMfollowing?

A.MCerebellarMfunction

B.MIntellectualMfunction

C.MCerebralMfunction

D.MSensoryMfunctionM-MAnswerMC.MCerebralMfunction

, WhatMareMtheMfourMmainMpartsMofMtheMperipheralMnervousMsystem?M-
MAnswerMreflexes,McranialMnerves,MspinalMnerves,MautonomicMnervousMsystem

WhatMareMreflexes?M-MAnswerMbasicMdefenseMmechanismsMofMnervousMsystem

WhatMareMtheMfourMtypesMofMreflexes?M-
MAnswerMdeepMtendon,Msuperficial,Mvisceral,Mpathologic

TheMcranialMnervesMenterMandMexitMwhat?M-
MAnswerMtheMbrainMratherMthanMtheMspinalMcord

WhatMareMspinalMnerves?M-
MAnswerM31MpairsMofMnervesMthatMgoMfromMtheMspinalMcordMtoMtheMrestMofMtheMb
ody

WhatMisMaMdermatone?M-
MAnswerMCircumscribedMskinMareaMsuppliedMmainlyMfromMoneMspinalMcordMsegmentMth
roughMparticularMnerve

WhatMareMtheM3MpartsMofMtheMautonomicMnervousMsystem?M-
MAnswerMsympathetic,MparasympatheticMandMenteric

WhatMdoMautonomicMfibersMinnervate?M(3)M-
MAnswerMsmoothMmuscle,McardiacMmuscleMandMglands

TheMautonomicMsystemMmediatesM_________________MactivityM-
MAnswerMunconscious/involuntary

WhatMnervousMsystemMisMinvolvedMwithMreferredMpain?M-
MAnswerMANSM(autonomicMnervousMsystem)

WhenMwouldMyouMdoMaMneurologicalMexamMonMaMclient?M-
MAnswerMscreeningM(nothingMreallyMwrongMwithMthem,MjustMscreeningMthem),Mcomplete
MneurologicMexamM(whenMyouMsuspectMsomethingMwrongMorMwhenMthereMisMsomethin

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