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ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM NEWEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 120 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
To test the sensory function of the trigeminal nerve in an infant,
the examiner would:
a. Elicit the startle reflex
b. Elicit the gag reflex
c. Assess direct and consensual pupillary response to light
d. Elicit the corneal (blink) reflex - ANSWER-d. Elicit the corneal
(blink) reflex
To elicit the plantar reflex:
a. Ask the child to slide the heel of the foot along the opposite
shin
b. Place a vibrating tuning fork on the child's ankle and ask the
child when the vibration stops
c. Strike the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot with the end of
the reflex hammer
d. Ask the child to perform a heel-to-toe walk - ANSWER-c.
Strike the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot with the end of
the reflex hammer
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A child has been hit by a car while riding her bicycle. The
Glasgow Coma Scale assessment reveals a total score of 10. This
is considered indicative of a:
a. Mild head injury
b. Moderate head injury
c. Severe head injury
d. Normal finding - ANSWER-b. Moderate head injury
Which of the following postural reflexes should disappear
between age 12 and 24 months?
a. Positive support
b. Landau
c. Parachute
d. Protective extension sitting position - ANSWER-b. Landau
The Glasgow Coma Scale includes all of the following
assessment areas except:
a. Eye opening
b. Thought processes
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c. Motor response
d. Verbal response - ANSWER-b. Thought processes
Because of the need for the child's cooperation during
assessment, the sensory examination is not typically conducted
until age:
a. 2 years
b. 3 years
c. 4 years
d. 5 years - ANSWER-b. 3 years
Neurologic soft signs, when found on neurologic examination,
indicate:
a. A likely history of severe asphyxia and a poor neurologic
outcome
b. A sign of a moderate cerebral ischemic injury and likely
motor and cognitive delays
c. A minor abnormality and often are resolved by late school
age to adolescence
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d. A lingering effect of traumatic brain injury - ANSWER-c. A
minor abnormality and often are resolved by late school age to
adolescence
Which of the following neurologic assessments test
proprioception?
a. Assessment of the child's ability to identify direction of
movement
b. Assessment of pain
c. Assessment of the child's ability to identify hot and cold
temperature
d. Assessment of ability to hop in place - ANSWER-a.
Assessment of the child's ability to identify direction of
movement
Which of the following assessments is a function of the
parasympathetic nervous system?
a. Pupillary constriction
b. Pupillary dilation
c. Bronchial muscle relaxation
d. Urinary bladder relaxation - ANSWER-a. Pupillary constriction
ADVANCED HEALTH ASSESSMENT FINAL EXAM NEWEST
2026/2027 ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE 120 QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
To test the sensory function of the trigeminal nerve in an infant,
the examiner would:
a. Elicit the startle reflex
b. Elicit the gag reflex
c. Assess direct and consensual pupillary response to light
d. Elicit the corneal (blink) reflex - ANSWER-d. Elicit the corneal
(blink) reflex
To elicit the plantar reflex:
a. Ask the child to slide the heel of the foot along the opposite
shin
b. Place a vibrating tuning fork on the child's ankle and ask the
child when the vibration stops
c. Strike the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot with the end of
the reflex hammer
d. Ask the child to perform a heel-to-toe walk - ANSWER-c.
Strike the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot with the end of
the reflex hammer
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A child has been hit by a car while riding her bicycle. The
Glasgow Coma Scale assessment reveals a total score of 10. This
is considered indicative of a:
a. Mild head injury
b. Moderate head injury
c. Severe head injury
d. Normal finding - ANSWER-b. Moderate head injury
Which of the following postural reflexes should disappear
between age 12 and 24 months?
a. Positive support
b. Landau
c. Parachute
d. Protective extension sitting position - ANSWER-b. Landau
The Glasgow Coma Scale includes all of the following
assessment areas except:
a. Eye opening
b. Thought processes
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c. Motor response
d. Verbal response - ANSWER-b. Thought processes
Because of the need for the child's cooperation during
assessment, the sensory examination is not typically conducted
until age:
a. 2 years
b. 3 years
c. 4 years
d. 5 years - ANSWER-b. 3 years
Neurologic soft signs, when found on neurologic examination,
indicate:
a. A likely history of severe asphyxia and a poor neurologic
outcome
b. A sign of a moderate cerebral ischemic injury and likely
motor and cognitive delays
c. A minor abnormality and often are resolved by late school
age to adolescence
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d. A lingering effect of traumatic brain injury - ANSWER-c. A
minor abnormality and often are resolved by late school age to
adolescence
Which of the following neurologic assessments test
proprioception?
a. Assessment of the child's ability to identify direction of
movement
b. Assessment of pain
c. Assessment of the child's ability to identify hot and cold
temperature
d. Assessment of ability to hop in place - ANSWER-a.
Assessment of the child's ability to identify direction of
movement
Which of the following assessments is a function of the
parasympathetic nervous system?
a. Pupillary constriction
b. Pupillary dilation
c. Bronchial muscle relaxation
d. Urinary bladder relaxation - ANSWER-a. Pupillary constriction
