NUR 729 NEURO EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS LATEST 2024-2025
What are 4 symptoms that may develop from injury of the cervical spinal nerve(s)
Pain, numbness, weakness, tingling
What are the three main regions of the brain?
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brainstem
The _________ the injury, the lesser chance of survival
higher
If the spinal cord is transected, there is total loss of sensation & paralysis of
muscles ___________________ the affected spinal cord level
below
The spinal cord is a major pathway of sensory & motor information between the
________________ & _____________.
brain
,periphery
The spinal cord is connected to the periphery by ___________ ____________,
which are part of the __________ ____________ ___________.
spinal nerves,
Peripheral Nervous System
C1
head & neck
C2
head & neck
C3
diaphragm
C4
upper body muscles (eg deltoids, biceps), diaphragm
, C5
wrist extensors, diaphragm
C6
wrist extensors
C7
Triceps
C8
Hands
Dermatome
Area of cutaneous sensation supplied by a spinal nerve that is anatomically
identified as it passes through an intervertebral foramen
A dermatome exists for each spinal nerve except....
first spinal nerve
ANSWERS LATEST 2024-2025
What are 4 symptoms that may develop from injury of the cervical spinal nerve(s)
Pain, numbness, weakness, tingling
What are the three main regions of the brain?
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brainstem
The _________ the injury, the lesser chance of survival
higher
If the spinal cord is transected, there is total loss of sensation & paralysis of
muscles ___________________ the affected spinal cord level
below
The spinal cord is a major pathway of sensory & motor information between the
________________ & _____________.
brain
,periphery
The spinal cord is connected to the periphery by ___________ ____________,
which are part of the __________ ____________ ___________.
spinal nerves,
Peripheral Nervous System
C1
head & neck
C2
head & neck
C3
diaphragm
C4
upper body muscles (eg deltoids, biceps), diaphragm
, C5
wrist extensors, diaphragm
C6
wrist extensors
C7
Triceps
C8
Hands
Dermatome
Area of cutaneous sensation supplied by a spinal nerve that is anatomically
identified as it passes through an intervertebral foramen
A dermatome exists for each spinal nerve except....
first spinal nerve