BSMH ADVANCED ARRHYTHMIA COURSE
BON SECOURS MERCY HEALTH PRACTICE
GUIDE UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ Changes in this region after a stroke include:
Reading and writing problems, object naming problems, right and left
confusion, math difficulties, inability to focus visual attention, problem
with eye-hand coordination, lack of awareness of body parts Answer:
Parietal lobe
⫸ Region in back of brain Answer: Occipital lobe
⫸ This region responsible for how you see things: (visual field cuts;
visual distortion) Answer: Occipital lobe
⫸ Region located under the occipital and temporal lobe Answer:
Cerebellum
⫸ This region affects balance and equilibrium and coordination of
voluntary movement like walking, grabbing objects, tremors, slurred
speech etc. : Answer: Cerebellum
, ⫸ This region is between the two hemispheres and extends downward
down our spine: Answer: Brain stem
⫸ This region is responsible for our autonomic nervous system (heart
rate, breathing, temperature, etc.) and our level of
alertness/consciousness: Answer: Brain stem
⫸ An infarct in this system would affect breathing capacity (decrease),
level of consciousness (decrease, difficulty swallowing food and fluid,
problems with balance and movement, vertigo too: Answer: Brain stem
(and close to cerebellum)
⫸ This cranial nerve affects our smell and would indicate an infarct
where? Answer: Cranial nerve 1 (olfactory; frontal lobe infarct)
⫸ This cranial nerve affects our sight and could indicate an infarct
where? Answer: Cranial nerve 2 (optic; occipital lobe infarct)
⫸ This cranial nerve affects our eyelids, eyeballs and adjusting our
pupils, eyeballs moving up and down and could indicate an infarct
where? Answer: Cranial nerve 3 and 4 (oculomotor and trochlear; brain
stem
⫸ This cranial nerve is responsible for our lateral gaze Answer: Cranial
nerve 6 (abducens)
BON SECOURS MERCY HEALTH PRACTICE
GUIDE UPDATED 2026 TESTED SOLUTIONS
⫸ Changes in this region after a stroke include:
Reading and writing problems, object naming problems, right and left
confusion, math difficulties, inability to focus visual attention, problem
with eye-hand coordination, lack of awareness of body parts Answer:
Parietal lobe
⫸ Region in back of brain Answer: Occipital lobe
⫸ This region responsible for how you see things: (visual field cuts;
visual distortion) Answer: Occipital lobe
⫸ Region located under the occipital and temporal lobe Answer:
Cerebellum
⫸ This region affects balance and equilibrium and coordination of
voluntary movement like walking, grabbing objects, tremors, slurred
speech etc. : Answer: Cerebellum
, ⫸ This region is between the two hemispheres and extends downward
down our spine: Answer: Brain stem
⫸ This region is responsible for our autonomic nervous system (heart
rate, breathing, temperature, etc.) and our level of
alertness/consciousness: Answer: Brain stem
⫸ An infarct in this system would affect breathing capacity (decrease),
level of consciousness (decrease, difficulty swallowing food and fluid,
problems with balance and movement, vertigo too: Answer: Brain stem
(and close to cerebellum)
⫸ This cranial nerve affects our smell and would indicate an infarct
where? Answer: Cranial nerve 1 (olfactory; frontal lobe infarct)
⫸ This cranial nerve affects our sight and could indicate an infarct
where? Answer: Cranial nerve 2 (optic; occipital lobe infarct)
⫸ This cranial nerve affects our eyelids, eyeballs and adjusting our
pupils, eyeballs moving up and down and could indicate an infarct
where? Answer: Cranial nerve 3 and 4 (oculomotor and trochlear; brain
stem
⫸ This cranial nerve is responsible for our lateral gaze Answer: Cranial
nerve 6 (abducens)
