NURS 511 Neuro UPDATED ACTUAL
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
A lesion of the cerebellum will cause problems with: - CORRECT ANSWER - movement,
posture and balance
Functions of the frontal lobe? - CORRECT ANSWER - reasoning
planning
speech
movement
emotions
problem solving
Functions of the parietal lobe? - CORRECT ANSWER - movement
orientation
recognition
perception of stimuli
Functions of occipital lobe? - CORRECT ANSWER - visual processing
Functions of temporal lobe? - CORRECT ANSWER - auditory stimuli and speech
Where is aggregation of neuronal cell bodies? - CORRECT ANSWER - gray matter
What is white matter? - CORRECT ANSWER - neuronal axons covered in myelin
What are the 4 regions of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER - cerebrum
diencephalon
,brainstem
cerebellum
Where is the limbic system and what does it consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER - Buried
within the cerebrum
- thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus
Where is the brainstem located? - CORRECT ANSWER - Underneath the limbic system
What does the brainstem control? - CORRECT ANSWER - Functions of life - breathing,
heart rate, blood pressure
What does the right side of your brain control - CORRECT ANSWER - creativity
what does the left side of your brain control - CORRECT ANSWER - logic
What connects the two hemispheres of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER - corpus
callosum
What are the 12 cranial nerves - CORRECT ANSWER - Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagal
,Accessory
Hypoglossal
What is the pnuemonic to remember which is sensory, motor or both.
S=sensory
M=mixed
B= both - CORRECT ANSWER - Some
Say
Marry
Money
But
My
Brother
Says
Bad
Business
Marry
Money
Cranial Nerve I - CORRECT ANSWER - Olfactory
Smell (sensory)
Cranial Nerve II - CORRECT ANSWER - Optic
Sight - do optho exam to test (sensory)
Cranial Nerve III - CORRECT ANSWER - Oculomotor
Eye movement (motor)
, Cranial Nerve IV - CORRECT ANSWER - Trochlear
Move eyes down and in (motor)
Cranial Nerve V - CORRECT ANSWER - Trigeminal
Sharp and Dull Touch
Touch forehead and cheek, clench teeth (both)
Cranial Nerve VI - CORRECT ANSWER - Abducens
Look side to side (motor)
Cranial Nerve VII - CORRECT ANSWER - Facial
Smile, taste for anterior 2/3 of tongue (both)
Cranial Nerve VIII - CORRECT ANSWER - Vestibulocochlear
test hearing (sensory)
Cranial Nerve IX - CORRECT ANSWER - Glossopharyngeal
Speech, posterior 1/3 of tongue (both)
Cranial Nerve X - CORRECT ANSWER - Vagus
bear down, heart rate slows (both)
Cranial Never XI - CORRECT ANSWER - Accessory
Shrug shoulders (motor)
Cranial Nerve XII - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypoglossal
Stick out/wiggle tongue (motor)
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
A lesion of the cerebellum will cause problems with: - CORRECT ANSWER - movement,
posture and balance
Functions of the frontal lobe? - CORRECT ANSWER - reasoning
planning
speech
movement
emotions
problem solving
Functions of the parietal lobe? - CORRECT ANSWER - movement
orientation
recognition
perception of stimuli
Functions of occipital lobe? - CORRECT ANSWER - visual processing
Functions of temporal lobe? - CORRECT ANSWER - auditory stimuli and speech
Where is aggregation of neuronal cell bodies? - CORRECT ANSWER - gray matter
What is white matter? - CORRECT ANSWER - neuronal axons covered in myelin
What are the 4 regions of the brain? - CORRECT ANSWER - cerebrum
diencephalon
,brainstem
cerebellum
Where is the limbic system and what does it consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER - Buried
within the cerebrum
- thalamus, hypothalamus, hippocampus
Where is the brainstem located? - CORRECT ANSWER - Underneath the limbic system
What does the brainstem control? - CORRECT ANSWER - Functions of life - breathing,
heart rate, blood pressure
What does the right side of your brain control - CORRECT ANSWER - creativity
what does the left side of your brain control - CORRECT ANSWER - logic
What connects the two hemispheres of the brain - CORRECT ANSWER - corpus
callosum
What are the 12 cranial nerves - CORRECT ANSWER - Olfactory
Optic
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Trigeminal
Abducens
Facial
Vestibulocochlear
Glossopharyngeal
Vagal
,Accessory
Hypoglossal
What is the pnuemonic to remember which is sensory, motor or both.
S=sensory
M=mixed
B= both - CORRECT ANSWER - Some
Say
Marry
Money
But
My
Brother
Says
Bad
Business
Marry
Money
Cranial Nerve I - CORRECT ANSWER - Olfactory
Smell (sensory)
Cranial Nerve II - CORRECT ANSWER - Optic
Sight - do optho exam to test (sensory)
Cranial Nerve III - CORRECT ANSWER - Oculomotor
Eye movement (motor)
, Cranial Nerve IV - CORRECT ANSWER - Trochlear
Move eyes down and in (motor)
Cranial Nerve V - CORRECT ANSWER - Trigeminal
Sharp and Dull Touch
Touch forehead and cheek, clench teeth (both)
Cranial Nerve VI - CORRECT ANSWER - Abducens
Look side to side (motor)
Cranial Nerve VII - CORRECT ANSWER - Facial
Smile, taste for anterior 2/3 of tongue (both)
Cranial Nerve VIII - CORRECT ANSWER - Vestibulocochlear
test hearing (sensory)
Cranial Nerve IX - CORRECT ANSWER - Glossopharyngeal
Speech, posterior 1/3 of tongue (both)
Cranial Nerve X - CORRECT ANSWER - Vagus
bear down, heart rate slows (both)
Cranial Never XI - CORRECT ANSWER - Accessory
Shrug shoulders (motor)
Cranial Nerve XII - CORRECT ANSWER - Hypoglossal
Stick out/wiggle tongue (motor)
