NUR 504 – Health Assessment Exam 6 Key Terms and Definitions | Questions and Answers | 2026 Updates | 100% Correct

NUR 504 – Health Assessment Exam 6 Key
Terms and Definitions | Questions and
Answers | 2026 Updates | 100% Correct
Of the following, which cranial nerves are only of motor type, not sensory?

a. I, VII, and X

b. IV, V, and VI

c. III, XI, XII

d. I, VIII, IX - ANSWER- -c. III, XI, XII



Which of the following often present with intermittent neurological deficit, vertigo, and
weakness?

a. Migraines

b. Cluster headaches

c. Transient ischemic attacks

d. Tension headaches - ANSWER- -c. Transient ischemic attacks



1. What kind of vertigo/loss of equilibrium also may include sensory disturbances?

a. Vestibular neuronitis

b. Meniere's disease

c. Multiple sclerosis

d. Acoustic neuroma - ANSWER- -c. Multiple sclerosis



Palpating the masseter and temporal muscles tests which cranial nerve?

a. II

b. IV

, c. V

d. VIII - ANSWER- -c. V



1. A patient's pupils are not the correct size for the amount of light. Damage to which cranial
nerve is suspected?

a. I

b. VI

c. III

d. II - ANSWER- -c. III



Which of the following is a sign of LMN lesion?

a. Muscle spasticity

b. Absent Babinski reflex

c. No fasciculations

d. Diminished strength, but no atrophy - ANSWER- -b. Absent Babinski reflex



Having a patient identify a physical object by touch with the eyes closed tests what?

a. Graphesthesia

b. Vibratory sense

c. Extinction

d. Stereognosis - ANSWER- -d. Stereognosis



A patient has trouble maintaining balance when walking normally, either with eyes open or
closed. This suggests what?

a. Cerebellar disease

b. MS