test 1 module 2 HEENT

Question 1

Function of the I. olfactory nerve

Answer 1

sense of smell

Question 2

function of the II. optic nerve

Answer 2

ability to see

Question 3

function of the III. oculomotor nerve

Answer 3

move and blink eyes

Question 4

function of the IV. trochlear nerve

Answer 4

move eyes up and down and back and forth

Question 5

function of the V. trigeminal nerve

Answer 5

sensations in face and cheeks, taste, jaw movement

Question 6

function of the VI. abducens nerve

Answer 6

ability to move eyes

Question 7

function of the VII. facial nerve

Answer 7

facial expressions and sense of taste

Question 8

function of the VIII. auditory/vestibular nerve

Answer 8

sense of hearing and balace

Question 9

function of the IX. glossopharyngeal nerve

Answer 9

ability to taste and swallow

Question 10

function of the X. vagus nerve

Answer 10

digestion and heart rate

Question 11

function of the XI. accessory nerve

Answer 11

shoulder and neck muscle movement

Question 12

function of the XII. hypoglossal nerve

Answer 12

move tongue

Question 13

What is Chvostek’s sign

Answer 13

irritability of VII facial nerve by percuss masseter muscle and observing a twitch = hypocalcemia

Question 14

3 common abnormalities in pregnant patients

Answer 14

-smaller airways = at risk for aspiration in 3rd trimester
-head and neck edema
-discoloration in skin