Nurs 6001 Exam 3. MS Neuro Male GU
Female GU
What is Brudzinski's sign? - answer Involuntary flexion of the hips when the neck is
flexed.
What is Kernig's sign? - answerPain in the lower back when lifting the leg and flexing at
the knee.
Positive Brudzinski's sign and Kernigs sign means? - answer Meningitis
What is the function of the olfactory nerve? - answerSmell
CN I - answersmell
What is the function of the optic nerve? - answerVisual acuity and visual fields
CN II - answervisual acuity and visual field
What is the function of the oculomotor nerve? - answerPERRLA, eye movement
CN III - answerPERRLA eye movement
What is the function of the trochlear nerve? - answerEye movement (downward)
CN IV - answereye movement
What is the function of the trigeminal nerve? - answerFacial sensation
CN X - answerfacial sensation
What is the function of the abducens nerve? - answerEye movement (lateral)
CN XI - answerEye movement
What is the function of the facial nerve? - answerFacial movement
CN XII - answerfacial movement (raise eyebrows)
What is the function of the vestibulocochlear nerve? - answerHearing and balance
CN XIII - answerhearing and balance
,What is the function of the glossopharyngeal nerve? - answerTaste, swallowing
CN IX - answertaste and swallowing
What is the function of the vagus nerve? - answerSwallowing, gag reflex
CN X - answergag and swallow
What is the function of the spinal accessory nerve? - answerShoulder shrug, neck ROM
CN XI - answerROM neck and shoulder
What is the function of the hypoglossal nerve? - answerTongue movement
CN XII - answertongue movement
What is exteroceptive sensation? - answerIncludes light touch, sharp, dull/superficial
pain/temp
What is anesthesia? - answerAbsence of touch sensation
What is hypesthesia? - answerDiminished touch sensation
What is hyperesthesia? - answerIncreased sensitivity to touch
What is proprioceptive sensation? - answerTests motion and position sense
How do you test proprioceptive sensation? - answerMove finger up or toe down, test
vibratory sense on bony prominences
What is cortical sensation? - answerRelated to parietal lobe issues. includes
stereognosis, graphesthesia, two point discrimination, extinction
What is stereognosis? - answerAbility to identify objects placed in hand with eyes
closed
What is graphesthesia? - answerAbility to recognize letters traced on the hand with
eyes closed
What is two-point discrimination? - answerAbility to distinguish between two points of
touch
What is extinction? - answerSimultaneously touching the body at the same location and
then removing one
, What are deep tendon reflexes? 5 - answerbiceps, triceps, brachioradialis, patellar,
achilles
superficial reflexes? 4 - answerabdominal, plantar, cremasteric, bulbocavernosus
How do you test the biceps reflex? - answerPlace thumb over tendon, strike thumb,
observe bicep muscle contraction.
C5-6
What is the normal angle for testing the biceps reflex? - answer45-90 degrees.
How do you test the brachioradialis reflex? - answerFlexion of the forearm at a 45-
degree angle.
C5-6
How do you test the triceps reflex? - answerStrike the triceps tendon to observe arm
extension.
C6-7
How do you test the patellar reflex? - answerStimulate just below the patella to observe
quadriceps contraction and leg extension.
L2-4
How do you test the Achilles reflex? - answerObserve for contraction of plantar flexion.
S1-2
What are superficial reflexes? - answerReflexes that involve the skin and superficial
muscles.
How do you test the abdominal reflex? - answerStroke upper and lower abdominal
quadrants, observe for muscle contraction and umbilicus deviation.
How do you test the plantar reflex? - answerStroke the outer sole of the foot, observe
for plantar flexion of the toe.
How do you test the cremasteric reflex? - answerStroke the skin of the inner thigh in a
downward direction, observe for elevation of the ipsilateral testicle.
How do you test the bulbocavernosus reflex? - answerPinch the glands of the penis,
observe contraction at the base of the penis.
Female GU
What is Brudzinski's sign? - answer Involuntary flexion of the hips when the neck is
flexed.
What is Kernig's sign? - answerPain in the lower back when lifting the leg and flexing at
the knee.
Positive Brudzinski's sign and Kernigs sign means? - answer Meningitis
What is the function of the olfactory nerve? - answerSmell
CN I - answersmell
What is the function of the optic nerve? - answerVisual acuity and visual fields
CN II - answervisual acuity and visual field
What is the function of the oculomotor nerve? - answerPERRLA, eye movement
CN III - answerPERRLA eye movement
What is the function of the trochlear nerve? - answerEye movement (downward)
CN IV - answereye movement
What is the function of the trigeminal nerve? - answerFacial sensation
CN X - answerfacial sensation
What is the function of the abducens nerve? - answerEye movement (lateral)
CN XI - answerEye movement
What is the function of the facial nerve? - answerFacial movement
CN XII - answerfacial movement (raise eyebrows)
What is the function of the vestibulocochlear nerve? - answerHearing and balance
CN XIII - answerhearing and balance
,What is the function of the glossopharyngeal nerve? - answerTaste, swallowing
CN IX - answertaste and swallowing
What is the function of the vagus nerve? - answerSwallowing, gag reflex
CN X - answergag and swallow
What is the function of the spinal accessory nerve? - answerShoulder shrug, neck ROM
CN XI - answerROM neck and shoulder
What is the function of the hypoglossal nerve? - answerTongue movement
CN XII - answertongue movement
What is exteroceptive sensation? - answerIncludes light touch, sharp, dull/superficial
pain/temp
What is anesthesia? - answerAbsence of touch sensation
What is hypesthesia? - answerDiminished touch sensation
What is hyperesthesia? - answerIncreased sensitivity to touch
What is proprioceptive sensation? - answerTests motion and position sense
How do you test proprioceptive sensation? - answerMove finger up or toe down, test
vibratory sense on bony prominences
What is cortical sensation? - answerRelated to parietal lobe issues. includes
stereognosis, graphesthesia, two point discrimination, extinction
What is stereognosis? - answerAbility to identify objects placed in hand with eyes
closed
What is graphesthesia? - answerAbility to recognize letters traced on the hand with
eyes closed
What is two-point discrimination? - answerAbility to distinguish between two points of
touch
What is extinction? - answerSimultaneously touching the body at the same location and
then removing one
, What are deep tendon reflexes? 5 - answerbiceps, triceps, brachioradialis, patellar,
achilles
superficial reflexes? 4 - answerabdominal, plantar, cremasteric, bulbocavernosus
How do you test the biceps reflex? - answerPlace thumb over tendon, strike thumb,
observe bicep muscle contraction.
C5-6
What is the normal angle for testing the biceps reflex? - answer45-90 degrees.
How do you test the brachioradialis reflex? - answerFlexion of the forearm at a 45-
degree angle.
C5-6
How do you test the triceps reflex? - answerStrike the triceps tendon to observe arm
extension.
C6-7
How do you test the patellar reflex? - answerStimulate just below the patella to observe
quadriceps contraction and leg extension.
L2-4
How do you test the Achilles reflex? - answerObserve for contraction of plantar flexion.
S1-2
What are superficial reflexes? - answerReflexes that involve the skin and superficial
muscles.
How do you test the abdominal reflex? - answerStroke upper and lower abdominal
quadrants, observe for muscle contraction and umbilicus deviation.
How do you test the plantar reflex? - answerStroke the outer sole of the foot, observe
for plantar flexion of the toe.
How do you test the cremasteric reflex? - answerStroke the skin of the inner thigh in a
downward direction, observe for elevation of the ipsilateral testicle.
How do you test the bulbocavernosus reflex? - answerPinch the glands of the penis,
observe contraction at the base of the penis.
