NUR 216 Exam #4 (Neuro and musculoskeletal)
Flexion ️bending a limb at a joint
Extension ️straightening a limb at a joint
Abduction ️moving a limb away from the midline of the body
Adduction ️moving a limb toward the midline of the body
Pronation ️turning the forearm so the palm...
NUR 216 Exam #4 (Neuro and musculoskeletal)
Flexion ✔️bending a limb at a joint
Extension ✔️straightening a limb at a joint
Abduction ✔️moving a limb away from the midline of the body
Adduction ✔️moving a limb toward the midline of the body
Pronation ✔️turning the forearm so the palm is facing down
Supination ✔️turning the forearm so the palm is facing up
Circumduction ✔️moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder
Inversion ✔️moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle
Eversion ✔️moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle
Rotation ✔️moving the head around a central axis
Protraction ✔️moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground
Retraction ✔️moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground
Elevation ✔️raising a body part
, Depression ✔️lowering a body part
Cranial Nerve I: ✔️Sensory, smell
How do you test cranial nerve I? ✔️With the person's eyes closed, occlude one nostril and present a
familiar scent (Vanilla, orange, coffee)
What abnormalities are found in cranial nerve I ? ✔️anosmia
Cranial Nerve II: ✔️Vision
How do you test cranial nerve II ✔️-test visual acuity and visual fields by confrontation
What abnormalities are found in cranial nerve II ✔️-defect or absent vision
-defect in peripheral vision
-absent light reflex
-papilledema
-opticatrophy
-retinal lesions
Cranial Nerve III: ✔️serves muscles of the eye (Upward, medial, downward, up,in)
What abnormalities are found in cranial nerve III ✔️-dialated pupils, ptosis, eye turns out and slightly
down
-failure to move eye up, in, down
-absent light reflex
Cranial Nerve IV: ✔️down and inward movement of eye
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