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NURS 190/ NURS190 Quiz 2 –
Physical Assessment | WCU (Latest
2026/2027 Update) 100% Verified
Questions & Answers | Grade A
Nurses know how you're feeling by...
looking at your eyes
Eyes are
the window to the outside world; most important assessment
Cranial nerve I is the....
extension of diencephalon
Cranial nerve II is the...
extension of keylacephalon
Cranial nerve III and IV are located in...
the midbrain
Cranial nerves V, VI, VII, VIII are located in the...
pons
Cranial nerves IX, X, XI, and XII are located in the...
brain stem
The farther you go down the brainstem =
the worst the conditions will be
If you have a global stroke and it affects cranial nerves IX, X, XI, and XII it is
bad news
You receive information from the outside world through cranial nerve _____, this nerve receives
the information and takes it the the _________ and it goes into a whole bunch of ______ and
goes to the _______ side of the brain to take information so you would respond with your
__________ ________.
II, midbrain, nuclei, opposite, contralateral eye
, Information that goes in ipsilateral also goes to __________. That's why when we shine the
flashlight in one eye _______ ______ _______.
contralateral, both pupils constrict
Which nerves respond to the eye constricting?
Parasympathetic nerve, cranial nerve III
Why is it important for us to know that both eyes respond?
You have to know that if you create a barrier here, and you take your flashlight here, and you
shine your flashlight in one eye, you are going to see all the information of the flashlight in the
other eye as well
Constriction, imagery =....Will see...
corneal light reflex....identical information in both eyes
It is __________ to see identical information in both eyes.
normal
When something happens to the pt, because all these nuclei are located centrally in the brain, pts
tend to present with...Which nerves are affect?
deficits with the eye examination (i.e PERRLA)...cranial nerve III and IV
I.e. stroke
Cranial nerve III innervates ________ ______, so if there is a stroke of the midbrain you are
going to see a pt that presents with...
levator palpebrae, droopy eyelid
Cranial nerve III is associated with....this would give you a ________ that your eye is _______
and ______ = ____________.
Palsy; gaze, coming down, looking out, abnormal
Abnormal findings with stroke
1. Ptosis
2. Sudden acute vision loss
3. Angina of the eye = retinal artery stenosis
Ptosis =
Dysfunction of which CN?
drooping of the eye; If the pt didn't have it in the morning but they have it now = concern;
dysfunction of cranial nerve III
Nystagmus
NURS 190/ NURS190 Quiz 2 –
Physical Assessment | WCU (Latest
2026/2027 Update) 100% Verified
Questions & Answers | Grade A
Nurses know how you're feeling by...
looking at your eyes
Eyes are
the window to the outside world; most important assessment
Cranial nerve I is the....
extension of diencephalon
Cranial nerve II is the...
extension of keylacephalon
Cranial nerve III and IV are located in...
the midbrain
Cranial nerves V, VI, VII, VIII are located in the...
pons
Cranial nerves IX, X, XI, and XII are located in the...
brain stem
The farther you go down the brainstem =
the worst the conditions will be
If you have a global stroke and it affects cranial nerves IX, X, XI, and XII it is
bad news
You receive information from the outside world through cranial nerve _____, this nerve receives
the information and takes it the the _________ and it goes into a whole bunch of ______ and
goes to the _______ side of the brain to take information so you would respond with your
__________ ________.
II, midbrain, nuclei, opposite, contralateral eye
, Information that goes in ipsilateral also goes to __________. That's why when we shine the
flashlight in one eye _______ ______ _______.
contralateral, both pupils constrict
Which nerves respond to the eye constricting?
Parasympathetic nerve, cranial nerve III
Why is it important for us to know that both eyes respond?
You have to know that if you create a barrier here, and you take your flashlight here, and you
shine your flashlight in one eye, you are going to see all the information of the flashlight in the
other eye as well
Constriction, imagery =....Will see...
corneal light reflex....identical information in both eyes
It is __________ to see identical information in both eyes.
normal
When something happens to the pt, because all these nuclei are located centrally in the brain, pts
tend to present with...Which nerves are affect?
deficits with the eye examination (i.e PERRLA)...cranial nerve III and IV
I.e. stroke
Cranial nerve III innervates ________ ______, so if there is a stroke of the midbrain you are
going to see a pt that presents with...
levator palpebrae, droopy eyelid
Cranial nerve III is associated with....this would give you a ________ that your eye is _______
and ______ = ____________.
Palsy; gaze, coming down, looking out, abnormal
Abnormal findings with stroke
1. Ptosis
2. Sudden acute vision loss
3. Angina of the eye = retinal artery stenosis
Ptosis =
Dysfunction of which CN?
drooping of the eye; If the pt didn't have it in the morning but they have it now = concern;
dysfunction of cranial nerve III
Nystagmus
