Health Assessment Neuro Questions With Complete Solutions

Health Assessment Neuro Questions With Complete Solutions Which assessment finding would be the earliest and most sensitive indicator that there is an alteration in intracranial regulation? A. Change in level of consciousness B. Inability to focus visually C. Loss of primitive reflexes D. Unequal pupil size ANS-A. Change in level of consciousness What is the CNS comprised of? ANS-the brain and spinal cord What is the peripheral nervous system? ANS-all the nerve fibers (outside of the brain and spinal cord) including 12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves and all of their branches What does the thalamus do? ANS-relays information for the cerebral cortex What does the brain stem do? ANS-controls breathing, heart rate, function The nurse observes that a patient's gait is unsteady and assesses a positive Romberg sign. Which area of the brain is most likely affected? A. Hypothalamus B. Medulla oblongata C. Cerebellum D. Left hemisphere ANS-C. Cerebellum What is the cerebral cortex involved in? ANS-thoughts, memory, reasoning, sensation and voluntary movement What are the four lobes of the cerebrum? ANS-frontal, parietal, occipital and temporal