ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE WITH COMPLETE SOLUTION
When assessing the Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens, stand about _________
inches away from the patient Answer - 12
controls conscious process Answer - cortex
Integrates sensory stimuli Answer - Thalamus
regulates temperature, appetite, pituitary hormones Answer - Hypothalamus
Cardiac and respiratory center Answer - medulla
controls balance and coordination Answer - Cerebellum
controls hearing and language comprehension Answer - temporal lobe
interprets cutaneous sensations Answer - parietal lobe
vision center Answer - Occipital lobe
controls voluntary movements and language expression Answer - Frontal lobe
, primitive drives, sexual, and emotional arousal Answer - Limbic system
maintains consciousness and wakefulness Answer - Reticular activating system
protective covering of the brain and spine Answer - Meninges
To assess a Patient's level of awareness, what three areas of orientation should
you test? Answer - Person, place, and time
What types of memory loss are often seen in the older adult? Answer -
Immediate and recent
3 types of memory to assess to determine memory status? Answer -
Immediate, recent and remote
Test this cranial nerve by smelling coffee Answer - Olfactory
Test this cranial nerve by using a Snellen eye chart (visual acuity) and cardinal
fields Answer - Optic
Test this cranial nerve with pupillary reaction, and the ability to blink Answer -
Oculomotor
Test this cranial nerve with downward and inward eye movements Answer -
Trochlear