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12 - ANSWER When assessing the Oculomotor, Trochlear, Abducens, stand
about _________ inches away from the patient
cortex - ANSWER controls conscious process
Thalamus - ANSWER Integrates sensory stimuli
Hypothalamus - ANSWER regulates temperature, appetite, pituitary
hormones
medulla - ANSWER Cardiac and respiratory center
Cerebellum - ANSWER controls balance and coordination
temporal lobe - ANSWER controls hearing and language comprehension
parietal lobe - ANSWER interprets cutaneous sensations
Occipital lobe - ANSWER vision center
Frontal lobe - ANSWER controls voluntary movements and language
expression
Limbic system - ANSWER primitive drives, sexual, and emotional arousal
Reticular activating system - ANSWER maintains consciousness and
wakefulness
Meninges - ANSWER protective covering of the brain and spine
, Person, place, and time - ANSWER To assess a Patient's level of awareness,
what three areas of orientation should you test?
Immediate and recent - ANSWER What types of memory loss are often seen
in the older adult?
Immediate, recent and remote - ANSWER 3 types of memory to assess to
determine memory status?
Olfactory - ANSWER Test this cranial nerve by smelling coffee
Optic - ANSWER Test this cranial nerve by using a Snellen eye chart (visual
acuity) and cardinal fields
Oculomotor - ANSWER Test this cranial nerve with pupillary reaction, and the
ability to blink
Trochlear - ANSWER Test this cranial nerve with downward and inward eye
movements
Trigeminal - ANSWER Test this cranial nerve is tested by opening and
clenching jaws while the nurse palpates for popping (mastication nerve),
AND by a soft touch on the face and neck
Abducent - ANSWER Test this cranial nerve with lateral eye movement, and
eye movement in all directions
Facial - ANSWER Test this cranial nerve with taste on anterior 2/3 of the
tongue and facial movement such as raising eyebrows, smiling, puffing
cheeks
Acoustic - ANSWER A test of this cranial nerve involves the whisper (hearing)
test
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