Health Assessment: Neurological Assessment Questions and Answers Updated 2026

Health Assessment: Neurological
Assessment Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhichMassessmentMfindingMwouldMbeMtheMearliestMandMmostMsensitiveMindicatorMthatM
thereMisManMalterationMinMintracranialMregulation?



A.MChangeMinMlevelMofMconsciousnessM

B.MInabilityMtoMfocusMvisuallyM

C.MLossMofMprimitiveMreflexesM

D.MUnequalMpupilMsizeM-MAnswerMA.MChangeMinMlevelMofMconsciousness



WhatMisMtheMCNSMcomprisedMof?M-MAnswerMtheMbrainMandMspinalMcord



WhatMisMtheMperipheralMnervousMsystem?M-
MAnswerMallMtheMnerveMfibersM(outsideMofMtheMbrainMandMspinalMcord)MincludingM12
MpairsMofMcranialMnerves,M31MpairsMofMspinalMnervesMandMallMofMtheirMbranches



WhatMdoesMtheMthalamusMdo?M-MAnswerMrelaysMinformationMforMtheMcerebralMcortex



WhatMdoesMtheMbrainMstemMdo?M-MAnswerMcontrolsMbreathing,MheartMrate,Mfunction



TheMnurseMobservesMthatMaMpatient'sMgaitMisMunsteadyMandMassessesMaMpositiveMRom
bergMsign.MWhichMareaMofMtheMbrainMisMmostMlikelyMaffected?

A.MHypothalamus

B.MMedullaMoblongataM

C.MCerebellum

D.MLeftMhemisphereM-MAnswerMC.MCerebellum



WhatMisMtheMcerebralMcortexMinvolvedMin?M-
MAnswerMthoughts,Mmemory,Mreasoning,MsensationMandMvoluntaryMmovement

,WhatMareMtheMfourMlobesMofMtheMcerebrum?M-
MAnswerMfrontal,Mparietal,MoccipitalMandMtemporal



WhereMisMWernicke'sMareaMandMwhatMdoesMitMdo?M-
MAnswerMtemporalMlobe,MlanguageMcomprehension



WhereMisMBroca'sMareaMandMwhatMdoesMitMdo?M-
MAnswerMfrontalMlobe,MmotorMspeech



DamageMtoMtheMcerebralMcortexMoccursMwhenMhighlyMspecializedMneurologicMcellsMareM
what?MWhatMisManMexample?M-
MAnswerMdeprivedMofMbloodMsupply,MsuchMasMwhenMaMcerebralMarteryMbecomesMocclu
ded



WhatMoccursMinMWernicke'sMaphasia?M-
MAnswerMtroubleMassociatingMwordsMtoMsituations



WhatMoccursMinMBroca'sMaphasia?M-
MAnswerMknowMwhatMtheyMwantMtoMsayMbutMtheyMcantMgetMtheMwordsMout



OnMmostMpeopleMspeechMisMlocatedMonMtheM_______MsideMofMtheMbrainM-
MAnswerMleft



WhatMisMglobalMaphasia?M-
MAnswerMwhenMbothMwernicke'sMandMbroca'sMaphasiaMoccurs



LeftMcerebralMcortexMreceivesMsensoryMinformationMfromMandMcontrolsMmotorMfunctionM
toM__________MsideMofMtheMbodyM-MAnswerMright



TheMnurseMisMperformingMaMmentalMstatusMexaminationMonMaMpatientMdiagnosedMwith
MsubduralMhematoma.MThisMtestMassessesMwhichMofMtheMfollowing?

A.MCerebellarMfunction

B.MIntellectualMfunction

C.MCerebralMfunction

D.MSensoryMfunctionM-MAnswerMC.MCerebralMfunction

, WhatMareMtheMfourMmainMpartsMofMtheMperipheralMnervousMsystem?M-
MAnswerMreflexes,McranialMnerves,MspinalMnerves,MautonomicMnervousMsystem



WhatMareMreflexes?M-MAnswerMbasicMdefenseMmechanismsMofMnervousMsystem



WhatMareMtheMfourMtypesMofMreflexes?M-
MAnswerMdeepMtendon,Msuperficial,Mvisceral,Mpathologic



TheMcranialMnervesMenterMandMexitMwhat?M-
MAnswerMtheMbrainMratherMthanMtheMspinalMcord



WhatMareMspinalMnerves?M-
MAnswerM31MpairsMofMnervesMthatMgoMfromMtheMspinalMcordMtoMtheMrestMofMtheMb
ody



WhatMisMaMdermatone?M-
MAnswerMCircumscribedMskinMareaMsuppliedMmainlyMfromMoneMspinalMcordMsegmentMth
roughMparticularMnerve



WhatMareMtheM3MpartsMofMtheMautonomicMnervousMsystem?M-
MAnswerMsympathetic,MparasympatheticMandMenteric



WhatMdoMautonomicMfibersMinnervate?M(3)M-
MAnswerMsmoothMmuscle,McardiacMmuscleMandMglands



TheMautonomicMsystemMmediatesM_________________MactivityM-
MAnswerMunconscious/involuntary



WhatMnervousMsystemMisMinvolvedMwithMreferredMpain?M-
MAnswerMANSM(autonomicMnervousMsystem)



WhenMwouldMyouMdoMaMneurologicalMexamMonMaMclient?M-
MAnswerMscreeningM(nothingMreallyMwrongMwithMthem,MjustMscreeningMthem),Mcomplete
MneurologicMexamM(whenMyouMsuspectMsomethingMwrongMorMwhenMthereMisMsomethin