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NR 304 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
central nervous system (CNS) brain, spinal cord
peripheral nervous system (PNS) everything but brain and spinal cord, 12 cranial nerves
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cerebral cortex 2 hemispheres, 4 lobes per hemisphere
can get approximation or where a stroke happened
frontal lobe personality, behavior, emotions, intellectual function
parietal lobe primary center for sensation
occipital lobe primary visual receptor center (back of head)
temporal lobe auditory reception center, taste, smell
Wernicke's area language comprehension
temporal lobe
receptive aphasia (hear sound, but it has no meaning)
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Broca's area mediates motor speech
frontal lobe
expressive aphasia (comprehends, but only garbled sounds comes out when try to
speak)
hypothalamus appetite, sex drive, temperature, heart rate, BP, sleep, anterior/posterior
pituitary gland regulation, coordination of autonomic nervous system (ANS),
stress response, emotional status
cerebellum under occipital lobe
coordination of voluntary movements, equilibrium, muscle tone (does not initiate
movements)
brainstem automatic survival functions
cranial nerve (CN) III-XII originate here
pons (ascending sensory and descending motor tracts)
medulla (continuation of spinal cord in brain; contains all fiber tracts connecting
brain and spinal cord)
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NR 304 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS WITH COMPLETE
SOLUTIONS 2026/2027 LATEST UPDATE
central nervous system (CNS) brain, spinal cord
peripheral nervous system (PNS) everything but brain and spinal cord, 12 cranial nerves
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,3/25/26, 3:57 PM NR 304 Exam 2 Flashcards | Quizlet
cerebral cortex 2 hemispheres, 4 lobes per hemisphere
can get approximation or where a stroke happened
frontal lobe personality, behavior, emotions, intellectual function
parietal lobe primary center for sensation
occipital lobe primary visual receptor center (back of head)
temporal lobe auditory reception center, taste, smell
Wernicke's area language comprehension
temporal lobe
receptive aphasia (hear sound, but it has no meaning)
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, 3/25/26, 3:57 PM NR 304 Exam 2 Flashcards | Quizlet
Broca's area mediates motor speech
frontal lobe
expressive aphasia (comprehends, but only garbled sounds comes out when try to
speak)
hypothalamus appetite, sex drive, temperature, heart rate, BP, sleep, anterior/posterior
pituitary gland regulation, coordination of autonomic nervous system (ANS),
stress response, emotional status
cerebellum under occipital lobe
coordination of voluntary movements, equilibrium, muscle tone (does not initiate
movements)
brainstem automatic survival functions
cranial nerve (CN) III-XII originate here
pons (ascending sensory and descending motor tracts)
medulla (continuation of spinal cord in brain; contains all fiber tracts connecting
brain and spinal cord)
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