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cranial nerves
health assesment test 3
Question | Answer |
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smell reception and interpretation | olfactory |
visual acuity and visual fields | optic |
raise eyelids, pupillary constriction, change lens shape | oculomotor |
downward, inward eye movement | trochlear |
jaw opening and clenching, chewing, sensation to face, teeth, tongue | trigeminal |
lateral eye movement | abducens |
movement of facial expression muscles; taste, anterior 2/3 of tongue (sweet & salty); secretion of saliva and tears | facial |
hearing and equilibruim | acoustic |
voluntary muscles for swallowing; gag reflex; bitter and sour taste | glossopharyngeal |
voluntary muschles of phonation and swallowing; sensation behind ear and part of external ear canal; involuntary action of heart, lungs, and digestive tract | vagus |
turn head, shrug shoulders | spinal accessory |
tongue movement; swallowing | hypoglossal |
if client complains of altered taste, you should also check what nerve? | olfactory b/c taste and smell generally go together |
if client is unable to move around the environment and see the chair to sit down.. what nerve? | optic |
look at clients while they answer questions and observe the movement of the eyes.. if they move equally from side to side, up and down, and obliquely, this indicates function of what nerve? | oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens |
if the eyes blinkd, this indicates a function of what nerve? | trigeminal |
if the client's face is symmetric when he talks, this indicates the function of what nerve? | facial |
if the client can hear the examiner, this indicates the function of what nerve? | acoustic |
in observing clients walking in the room, note if they maintain balance. this indicates function of what nerve? | acoustic |
if th enurse observes the clients swallow their saliva, this indicates the function of what nerves? | glossopharyngeal and vagus |
hearing the clients' gutteral speech sounds indicates a function of what nerve? | vagus |
if the cilents shrug their shoulders or turn their head during the interview, this indicates function of what nerve? | spinal accessory |
if the cilents can enuciate words, this indicates functions of the tongue and what nerve? | hypoglossal |