North Dakota State University NURS 360 Jarvis Ch. 23
Questions With Complete Solutions
A 65-year-old man had notices a change in his personality and
his ability to understood. He also cries and becomes angry very
easily. The cerebral lobe responsible for these behaviors is the
________________ lobe
a. frontal
b. parietal
c. occipital
d. temporal Correct Answers a. frontal
A positive Babinski sign is:
a. dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes
b. plantar flexion of the big toe with a fanning of all toes
c. the expected response in healthy adults
d. withdrawal of the stimulates extremity from the stimulus
Correct Answers a. dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of
all toes
ability of the person to discriminate exactly where on the body
the skin has been touched Correct Answers point localization
ability to "read" a number by having it traced on the skin
Correct Answers graphesthesia
ability to distinguish the separation of two simultaneous
pinpricks on the skin Correct Answers two-point
discrimination
, ability to recognize objects by feeling their form, size, and
weight while the eyes are closed Correct Answers stereognosis
abnormal sensation (burning, numbness, tingling, prickling,
crawling skin sensation Correct Answers paresthesia
arms adducted and flexed, wrists and fingers flexed; legs
extended, internally rotated, plantar-flexed Correct Answers
decorticate rigidity
arms stiffly extended, adducted, internally rotated; legs stiffly
extended, plantar-flexed Correct Answers decerebrate rigidity
back and forth oscillation of the eyes Correct Answers
nystagmus
bizarre, slow, twisting, writhing movement, resembling a snake
or worm Correct Answers athetosis
Cerebellar function is assessed by which of the following:
a. muscle size and strength assessment
b. cranial nerve examination
c. coordination - hopping on one foot
d. spinothalamic test Correct Answers c. coordination -
hopping on one foot
continuous resistance to stretching by a muscle due to
abnormally increased tension, with increased deep tendon
reflexes Correct Answers spasticity
Questions With Complete Solutions
A 65-year-old man had notices a change in his personality and
his ability to understood. He also cries and becomes angry very
easily. The cerebral lobe responsible for these behaviors is the
________________ lobe
a. frontal
b. parietal
c. occipital
d. temporal Correct Answers a. frontal
A positive Babinski sign is:
a. dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes
b. plantar flexion of the big toe with a fanning of all toes
c. the expected response in healthy adults
d. withdrawal of the stimulates extremity from the stimulus
Correct Answers a. dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of
all toes
ability of the person to discriminate exactly where on the body
the skin has been touched Correct Answers point localization
ability to "read" a number by having it traced on the skin
Correct Answers graphesthesia
ability to distinguish the separation of two simultaneous
pinpricks on the skin Correct Answers two-point
discrimination
, ability to recognize objects by feeling their form, size, and
weight while the eyes are closed Correct Answers stereognosis
abnormal sensation (burning, numbness, tingling, prickling,
crawling skin sensation Correct Answers paresthesia
arms adducted and flexed, wrists and fingers flexed; legs
extended, internally rotated, plantar-flexed Correct Answers
decorticate rigidity
arms stiffly extended, adducted, internally rotated; legs stiffly
extended, plantar-flexed Correct Answers decerebrate rigidity
back and forth oscillation of the eyes Correct Answers
nystagmus
bizarre, slow, twisting, writhing movement, resembling a snake
or worm Correct Answers athetosis
Cerebellar function is assessed by which of the following:
a. muscle size and strength assessment
b. cranial nerve examination
c. coordination - hopping on one foot
d. spinothalamic test Correct Answers c. coordination -
hopping on one foot
continuous resistance to stretching by a muscle due to
abnormally increased tension, with increased deep tendon
reflexes Correct Answers spasticity
