Exam #2

Question 1

Providing resistance while the patient shrugs his shoulders is a test of which cranial nerve?

a) I
b) III
c) VII
d) XI

Answer 1

d) XI

Question 2

On examination, the infant’s fontanels should feel?

a) Tense or Bulging
b) Depressed or Sunken
c) Firm, slightly concave, and well defined
d) Pulsating

Answer 2

Firm, slightly concave and well defined

Question 3

It’s normal to palpate a few lymph nodes in the neck of a healthy person. What are the characteristics of these nodes?

a) Mobile, Soft, Non-tender
b) Large, Clumped, Tender
c) Matted, Fixed, Tender, Hard
d) Matted, Fixed, Non-tender

Answer 3

a) Mobile, Soft, Non-tender

Question 4

Visual acuity is assessed with?

a) Snellen Eye Chart
b) Ophthalmoscope
c) Hirschberg Test
d) Confrontation Test

Answer 4

a) Snellen Eye Chart

Question 5

Which cranial nerves innervate the 6 eye muscles that control eye movement:

a) II, III, V
b) IV, VI, VII
c) III, IV, VI
d) II, III, VI

Answer 5

c) III, IV, VI

Question 6

Conjunctivitis is associated with:

a) Absent red reflex
b) Reddened Conjunctiva
c) Impairment of Vision
d) Fever

Answer 6

b) Reddened Conjunctiva

Question 7

Using the otoscope, the tympanic membrane is visualized. The color of the membrane is:

a) Deep Pink
b) Creamy White
c) Pearly Gray
d) Dependent on the ethnicity of the individual

Answer 7

c) Pearly Gray

Question 8

During the otoscope examination of a child younger than 3 yrs, the examiner:

a) Pulls the pinna up and back
b) Pulls the pinna down
c) Hold the pinna gently but firmly in its normal position
d) Tilt the head slightly toward the examiner

Answer 8

b) Pulls the pinna down

Question 9

In examining the ear of an adult, the canal is straightened by pulling the auricle:

a) Down and Forward
b) Down and Back
c) Up and Back
d) Up and Forward

Answer 9

c) Up and Back

Question 10

Which cranial nerves have the rise of the soft palate, uvula midline, swallow and gag?

a) IX & X
b) X & I
c) II & IX
d) IX & V

Answer 10

a) IX & X