NURS2144 2025/2026 Exam Questions
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CNS tumours normally involve - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔glial cells
neuron - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔primary functional unit of the nervous system
glial cells - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔support nervous system and provide support,
protection, and nourishment. There are many different types
oligodendrocytes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔produce CNS myelin sheath of nerve fibres
and are primarily found in white myelin
astrocytes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔found primarily in grey matter, form blood brain
barrier with endothelium of blood vessels
Ependymal cells - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔line the brain ventricles and are in CSF
secretions
,Microglia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔macrophages, normally not present in the CNS,
phagocytes
Cranial Nerve II - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Optic
sensory
test acuity and visual fields using snellen eye chart
Cranial Nerve I - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Olfactory
sensory, smell
test by having patient identify smells
Cranial Nerve III - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Occulomotor
motor
eye movements
test using cardinal positions of vision, and looking for extraoccular movements
also test accommodation and pupil dilation
Cranial Nerve IV - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔motor
Trochlear
same tests as occulomotor
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,Cranial Nerve V - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Trigeminal
both
identify when a cotton ball touches the face, clench jaw and view masseter muscles
Cranial Nerve VI - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Abducens
motor
same tests as occulomotor
Cranial Nerve VII - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Facial
both
have patient smile, frown, and raise eyebrows
Taste is only tested when abnormality is detected or suspected
Cranial Nerve VIII - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vestibulocochlear
sensory
assess hearing
Cranial Nerve IX - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Glossopharyngeal
both
assess gag reflex, have the patient say ah and watch for the uvula to rise mid line
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, Cranial Nerve X - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vagus
both
use same tests as glossopharyngeal
Cranial Nerve XI - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Accessory
motor
have patient shrug shoulders against resistance
Cranial Nerve XII - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hypoglossal
motor
stick out tongue, should not go to side should stick straight
Circle of willis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A circle of arteries at the base of the brain that
supply blood to the brain rise from basilar artery and the two internal carotids
Meninges - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3 protective layers that surround the brain and spinal
chord
Has 3 layers, the dura mater, arachnoid layer and pia mater
CSF analysis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔info on CNS disease, normal CSF is clear and
colourless with no red blood cells and proteins
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and Corresponding Answers with Surety
of 100% Pass Mark
CNS tumours normally involve - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔glial cells
neuron - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔primary functional unit of the nervous system
glial cells - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔support nervous system and provide support,
protection, and nourishment. There are many different types
oligodendrocytes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔produce CNS myelin sheath of nerve fibres
and are primarily found in white myelin
astrocytes - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔found primarily in grey matter, form blood brain
barrier with endothelium of blood vessels
Ependymal cells - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔line the brain ventricles and are in CSF
secretions
,Microglia - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔macrophages, normally not present in the CNS,
phagocytes
Cranial Nerve II - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Optic
sensory
test acuity and visual fields using snellen eye chart
Cranial Nerve I - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Olfactory
sensory, smell
test by having patient identify smells
Cranial Nerve III - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Occulomotor
motor
eye movements
test using cardinal positions of vision, and looking for extraoccular movements
also test accommodation and pupil dilation
Cranial Nerve IV - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔motor
Trochlear
same tests as occulomotor
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,Cranial Nerve V - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Trigeminal
both
identify when a cotton ball touches the face, clench jaw and view masseter muscles
Cranial Nerve VI - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Abducens
motor
same tests as occulomotor
Cranial Nerve VII - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Facial
both
have patient smile, frown, and raise eyebrows
Taste is only tested when abnormality is detected or suspected
Cranial Nerve VIII - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vestibulocochlear
sensory
assess hearing
Cranial Nerve IX - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Glossopharyngeal
both
assess gag reflex, have the patient say ah and watch for the uvula to rise mid line
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, Cranial Nerve X - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Vagus
both
use same tests as glossopharyngeal
Cranial Nerve XI - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Accessory
motor
have patient shrug shoulders against resistance
Cranial Nerve XII - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Hypoglossal
motor
stick out tongue, should not go to side should stick straight
Circle of willis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔A circle of arteries at the base of the brain that
supply blood to the brain rise from basilar artery and the two internal carotids
Meninges - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3 protective layers that surround the brain and spinal
chord
Has 3 layers, the dura mater, arachnoid layer and pia mater
CSF analysis - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔info on CNS disease, normal CSF is clear and
colourless with no red blood cells and proteins
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