Cranial Nerves (test 1) Flashcards
1
Q
organicity
A
atypical behaviour assumed to have a biological basis
2
Q
t-PA
A
breaks up blood clots
3
Q
general physical exam
A
- obese
- temp
- blood pressure
- pulse
- tenderness
- bruits
- eye dislocations
- cardiac exam
- mental state
4
Q
cranial nerves
A
- emerge from brain and brainstem
5
Q
olfactory nerve (I)
A
- smell
- various odours applied to each nostril
6
Q
optic nerve (II)
A
- vision
- test visual acuity with letter reading chart
- tests visual fields by looking straight and moving things in their visual fields
- tests colour vision with Ishihara plates
- fundoscopy looks at eye anatomy
7
Q
Oculomotor nerve (III) & trochlear nerve (IV) & abducent nerve (VI)
A
- eye movements side to side
- dilation of pupil tested by shining light into eye
- adduction of eye is movement away from midline
- horizontal diplopia is double vision
- ptosis is drooping of eyes
8
Q
trigeminal nerve (V)
A
- masticatory movements
- asked to clench teeth to test motor supply by looking and feeling muscles (temporals, masseters)
9
Q
facial nerve (VII)
A
- facial movement
- asked to stretch forehead and squint eyes against resistive force
- puff cheeks
- biggest smile
10
Q
vestibulocochlear nerve (VIII)
A
- hearing
- place tuning fork on mastoid and then next to ear, should find second louder
11
Q
glossopharyngeal nerve (IX)
A
- tongue and pharynx
- tests tastes of basic tastes
- test gag reflex
12
Q
vagus nerve (X)
A
- heart, blood vessels
- movement of larynx and pharynx
- touching palate for palatal reflex
13
Q
spinal accessory nerve (XI)
A
- neck muscles and viscera
- neck and shoulder muscles
- ask to turn head against resistance pressure
- ask to shrug shoulders against resistance
14
Q
hypoglossal nerve (XII)
A
- tongue muscles
- stick tongue out does it deviate to one side
15
Q
bruits
A
They are abnormal sounds that the blood makes as it passes an obstruction
