NUR 514 EXAM 2
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1. What does the CNS entail? Brain
Spinal cord
Cranial Nerves I & II
2. What does the PNS entail? Cranial nerves III-XII
Spinal nerves
Autonomic nervous system
3. What are neurotransmitters? Chemicals that affect transmission of
impulses across the synaptic cleft
4. What are excitatory neurotransmitter exam- Epinephrine, norepinephrine, gluta-
ples? mate
5. What are inhibitory neurotransmitter exam- Serotonin, GABA, dopamine
ples?
6. The autonomic system is divided into two sys- Sympathetic and parasympathetic
tems. What are they?
7. Sympathetic nervous system stimulation acti- Fight or flight response throughout
vates the mechanisms required for what re- the body
sponse?
8. Parasympathetic nervous system is responsi- Conserves and restores the body's en-
ble for what? ergy stores
9. What is considered subjective data in a neuro IMPORTANT HEALTH INFO
assessment? - Characteristics of present illness
- Determine if an emergency exists
- mode of onset and course of illness
- birth history, TBI, stroke, degenera-
tive disease
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- medications
- surgery or other treatments
- growth and developmental history
10. What is considered objective data in a neuro PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
assessment? - mental status
- general appearance, behavior, cog-
nition, and mood and affect
- cranial nerve function
-motor function
-sensory function
-cerebellar function
- reflexes
11. For the mental status part of the neuro assess- - general appearance and behavior
ment, what are we looking for? - cognition
- mood and affect
12. olfactory nerve I sensory for smell
13. optic nerve II sensory for vision
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14. oculomotor nerve III motor for eye movements and pupil
control
15. trochlear nerve IV motor for eye movement -superior
oblique muscle
16. trigeminal nerve V sensory for face, mouth, and nose;
motor for chewing muscles
17. Abducens nerve (VI Motor for side to side eye movements
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18. Facial nerve (VII) Sensory for taste and facial sensation;
motor for facial muscles
19. Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII) Sensory for hearing and balance
20. Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) Sensory for taste and throat sensation;
motor for swallowing muscles
21. Vagus nerve (X) Sensory and motor for organs in the
chest and abdomen
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1. What does the CNS entail? Brain
Spinal cord
Cranial Nerves I & II
2. What does the PNS entail? Cranial nerves III-XII
Spinal nerves
Autonomic nervous system
3. What are neurotransmitters? Chemicals that affect transmission of
impulses across the synaptic cleft
4. What are excitatory neurotransmitter exam- Epinephrine, norepinephrine, gluta-
ples? mate
5. What are inhibitory neurotransmitter exam- Serotonin, GABA, dopamine
ples?
6. The autonomic system is divided into two sys- Sympathetic and parasympathetic
tems. What are they?
7. Sympathetic nervous system stimulation acti- Fight or flight response throughout
vates the mechanisms required for what re- the body
sponse?
8. Parasympathetic nervous system is responsi- Conserves and restores the body's en-
ble for what? ergy stores
9. What is considered subjective data in a neuro IMPORTANT HEALTH INFO
assessment? - Characteristics of present illness
- Determine if an emergency exists
- mode of onset and course of illness
- birth history, TBI, stroke, degenera-
tive disease
, NUR 514 EXAM 2
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- medications
- surgery or other treatments
- growth and developmental history
10. What is considered objective data in a neuro PHYSICAL EXAMINATION
assessment? - mental status
- general appearance, behavior, cog-
nition, and mood and affect
- cranial nerve function
-motor function
-sensory function
-cerebellar function
- reflexes
11. For the mental status part of the neuro assess- - general appearance and behavior
ment, what are we looking for? - cognition
- mood and affect
12. olfactory nerve I sensory for smell
13. optic nerve II sensory for vision
, NUR 514 EXAM 2
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14. oculomotor nerve III motor for eye movements and pupil
control
15. trochlear nerve IV motor for eye movement -superior
oblique muscle
16. trigeminal nerve V sensory for face, mouth, and nose;
motor for chewing muscles
17. Abducens nerve (VI Motor for side to side eye movements
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18. Facial nerve (VII) Sensory for taste and facial sensation;
motor for facial muscles
19. Vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII) Sensory for hearing and balance
20. Glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) Sensory for taste and throat sensation;
motor for swallowing muscles
21. Vagus nerve (X) Sensory and motor for organs in the
chest and abdomen
