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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
Correct Answer: c. III, XI, XII
Having a patient identify a physical object by touch with the eyes closed tests
what?
a. Graphesthesia
b. Vibratory sense
c. Extinction
d. Stereognosis
Correct Answer: 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
,Correct Answer: a. Cerebellar disease
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
Correct Answer: 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
Correct Answer: c. Multiple sclerosis
Palpating the masseter and temporal muscles tests which cranial nerve?
a. II
b. IV
c. V
d. VIII
Correct Answer: 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
Correct Answer: 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
Correct Answer: b. Absent Babinski reflex
,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
Correct Answer: a. Pupillary function
Which of the following tests is used to diagnosis meningitis?
a. CT scan
b. Lumbar puncture
c. Carotid angiography
d. Ultrasound
Correct Answer: 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
Correct Answer: c. Rooting
Damage to the temporal lobe of the brain may leave a patient with impaired
hearing as well as emotional/behavioral abnormalities
Correct Answer: True
The descending RAS is essential for arousal from sleep
Correct Answer: False
Meningitis may mimic the symptoms of rupture of an intracranial aneurysm or
AVM
Correct Answer: False
Strabismus may be a symptom of damage to the third cranial nerve.
Correct Answer: 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.
, Correct Answer: True
Cranial nerves are directly evaluated in the neonate.
Correct Answer: False
What are the numbers and names of the cranial nerves that function to bring the
sense of taste to the brain?
Correct Answer: VII, facial; IX, glossopharyngeal
Which DTRs are tested in a reflex test?
Correct Answer: Biceps, brachioradialis, triceps, patellar, achilles
Strabismus may be a symptom of damage to the third cranial nerve.
Correct Answer: 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.
Correct Answer: True
Cranial nerves are directly evaluated in the neonate.
Correct Answer: False
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
Correct Answer: a. Cerebellar disease
Which of the following is true?
a. Electrical synapses are more common than chemical synapses.
b. Synaptic transmission is an electrical response.
c. Chemical synapses allow currents to travel in either direction.
d. The release of neurotransmitters allows unidirectional conduction of an
impulse.
Correct Answer: d. The release of neurotransmitters allows unidirectional
conduction of an impulse.