NU110 Exam 4 – Nursing Fundamentals Practice & Study Guide
PONS - (answer)A bridge connecting the cerebellum w/ brain stem and cerebrum.
Hypothalamus - (answer)a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body
temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion. It is
located in DICENCEPHALON!
What are the 4 main parts of the brain? - (answer)cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem, cerebellum
Cranial Nerves - (answer)12 pairs of nerves that carry messages to and from the brain
What are the 12 pairs of the cranial nerves? - (answer)Olfactory : Only
Optic : One
Oculomotor : Of
Trochlear : The
Trigeminal : Two
Abducens : Athletes
Facial : Felt
Vestibulocochlear : Very
Glossopharyngeal : Good
Vagus : Victorious
Accessory : And
Hypoglossal : Healthy
Olfactory - (answer)relating to the sense of smell
Optic - (answer)vision
Oculomotor - (answer)eye movement
, NU110 Exam 4 – Nursing Fundamentals Practice & Study Guide
Trochlear - (answer)Supply one eyeball muscle
Trigeminal - (answer)carries sensory facial impulses and controls muscles for chewing; branches into
eyes, forehead, upper and lower jaw back to brain
Abducens - (answer)Controls eyeball muscle
Facial - (answer)controls most facial expressions
secretion of tears & saliva
taste
Vestibulocochlear - (answer)hearing and equilibrium
Glossopharyngeal - (answer)Controls of tongue and pharynx; controls swallowing muscles
Vagus - (answer)Abdominal
Accessory - (answer)controls the muscles in the neck and larynx
Hypoglossal - (answer)controls muscle in the tongue
medulla oblongata - (answer)Respiratory, Cardiac, and Vasomotor
Midbrain - (answer)Movement of eyes
Diencephalon - (answer)Contains thalamus and hypothalamus
PONS - (answer)A bridge connecting the cerebellum w/ brain stem and cerebrum.
Hypothalamus - (answer)a neural structure lying below the thalamus; directs eating, drinking, body
temperature; helps govern the endocrine system via the pituitary gland, and is linked to emotion. It is
located in DICENCEPHALON!
What are the 4 main parts of the brain? - (answer)cerebrum, diencephalon, brain stem, cerebellum
Cranial Nerves - (answer)12 pairs of nerves that carry messages to and from the brain
What are the 12 pairs of the cranial nerves? - (answer)Olfactory : Only
Optic : One
Oculomotor : Of
Trochlear : The
Trigeminal : Two
Abducens : Athletes
Facial : Felt
Vestibulocochlear : Very
Glossopharyngeal : Good
Vagus : Victorious
Accessory : And
Hypoglossal : Healthy
Olfactory - (answer)relating to the sense of smell
Optic - (answer)vision
Oculomotor - (answer)eye movement
, NU110 Exam 4 – Nursing Fundamentals Practice & Study Guide
Trochlear - (answer)Supply one eyeball muscle
Trigeminal - (answer)carries sensory facial impulses and controls muscles for chewing; branches into
eyes, forehead, upper and lower jaw back to brain
Abducens - (answer)Controls eyeball muscle
Facial - (answer)controls most facial expressions
secretion of tears & saliva
taste
Vestibulocochlear - (answer)hearing and equilibrium
Glossopharyngeal - (answer)Controls of tongue and pharynx; controls swallowing muscles
Vagus - (answer)Abdominal
Accessory - (answer)controls the muscles in the neck and larynx
Hypoglossal - (answer)controls muscle in the tongue
medulla oblongata - (answer)Respiratory, Cardiac, and Vasomotor
Midbrain - (answer)Movement of eyes
Diencephalon - (answer)Contains thalamus and hypothalamus
