neuro, eyes, ears Flashcards
medical records indicate that a person has an injury to Broca’s area. when meeting this person you expect:
a) difficulty speaking
b) receptive aphasia
c) visual disturbances
d) emotional lability
a) difficulty speaking
the control of body temp is located in:
a) Wernicke’s area
b) the thalamus
c) the cerebellum
d) the hypothalamus
d) the hypothalamus
to test for stereognosis, you would:
a) have the person close their eyes, then raise the persons arms and ask them to describe its location
b) touch the person with a tuning fork
c) place a coin in the persons hand and ask them to identify it
d) touch the person with a cold object
c) place a coin in the persons hand and ask them to identify it
on an infant. a cotton tip to stimulate the anal sphincter . The absence of a response suggests a lesion of:
a) L2
b) T12
c) S2
d) C5
c) S2
during a neuro exam the tendon reflex fails to appear. Before striking the tendon again, the technique to use would be:
a) 2 point discrimination
b) reinforcement
c) vibration
d) graphaesthesia
b) reinforcement
cerebellar function is assessed by which of the following tests:
a) muscle size and strength
b) cranial nerve examination
c) coordination - hop on one foot
d) spinothalamic test
c) coordination - hop on one foot
to elicit a Babinski reflex :
a) gently tap the Achilles tendon
b) stroke the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot from the heel to the ball
c) present a noxious odour to a person
d) observe the person walking heel to toe
b) stroke the lateral aspect of the sole of the foot from the heel to the ball
A positive Babinski sign is:
a) dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes
b) plantar flexion of the big toe with fanning of all toes
c) the expected response in healthy adults
d) withdrawal of the stimulated extremity from the stimulus
a) dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes
the cremasteric response is:
a) positive when disease of the pyramidal tract is present
b) positive when the ipsilateral testicle elevates upon stroking of the inner aspect of the thigh
c) a reflex of the receptors in the muscles of the abdomen
d) not a valid neurological examination
b) positive when the ipsilateral testicle elevates upon stroking of the inner aspect of the thigh
senile tremors may resemble parkinsonism , EXCEPT that senile tremors do not include:
a) nodding the head as if responding yes or no
b) rigidity and weakness of voluntary movement
c) tremor of the hands
d) tongue protrusion
b) rigidity and weakness of voluntary movement
People with Parkinson’s usually have which of the following characteristics of speech:
a) a garbled manner
b) loud, urgent
c) slow, monotonous
d) word confusion
c) slow, monotonous
Mix and match
a - olfactory
b - optic
c - oculomotor
d - trochlear
1 - vision
2 - extraocular movement, pupil constriction, down and inward movement of the eye
3 - down and inwards movement of the eye
4 - smell
a = 4 b = 1 c = 2 d = 3
mix and match
a- trigeminal
b - abducens
c - facial
d - acoustic
1 - lateral movement of the eyes
2 - hearing and equilibrium
3 - mastication and sensation of face, scalp and cornea
4 - taste, anterior 2/3 of tongue, close eyes
a = 3 b = 1 c = 4 d = 2
mix and match
a - glossopharyngeal
b - vagus
c - spinal
d - hypoglossal
1 -movement of the tongue
2 - movement of trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles
3 - phonation, swolloowing , taste posterioir 3rd of tongue
4 - talking, swallowing, carotid sinus and carotid reflex
a = 3 b = 4 c = 2 d = 1
the palpebral fissure is:
a) the border between the cornea and sclera
b) the open space between the eyelids
c) the angle where the eyelids meet
d) visible on the upper and lower lids at the inner canthus
b) the open space between the eyelids
the corneal reflex structures viewed through the ophthalmoscope are:
a) the optic disc, the retinal vessels, the general background and the macula
b) the cornea, the lens, the choroid and the ciliary body
c) the optic papilla, the sclera, the retina and the iris
d) the pupil, the sclera, the ciliary body and the macula
a) the optic disc, the retinal vessels, the general background and the macula
the nurse records ‘positive consensual light reflex’. This is:
a) the convergence of the axes of the eyeballs
b) the simultaneous constriction of the other pupil when one eye is exposed to bright light
c) a reflex direction of the eye towards an object attracting a persons attention
d) the adaptation of the eye for near vision
b) the simultaneous constriction of the other pupil when one eye is exposed to bright light