NURS 209 Final Exam: Study Guide
decorticate posturing (Ans- from deep brain injury, flexed arms and fist clenched, legs rigidly extended
Scotomas (Ans- an area of partial alteration in the field of vision
Hemianopsia (Ans- blindness in half the visual field of one or both eyes
olfactory (Ans- ability to smell
optic nerve (Ans- visual acuity- near, far, and peripheral
oculomotor (Ans- controls up, down, and medial EOM and pupillary constriction
trochlear (Ans- controls down and medial EOM
abducens (Ans- lateral eye movement
trigeminal (Ans- motor function of the muscles of mastication. sensory function to the face, nose, and mouth for touch, pain, and temp.
facial nerve (Ans- controls anterior 2/3 taste of tongue and controls facial muscles. 1 / 4
acoustic nerve (Ans- controls hearing and balance. vestibular and cochlear branches.
glossopharyngeal nerve (Ans- swallowing/gag reflex; tongue movements; taste of 1/3 portion of tongue
vagus nerve (Ans- sensation of the pharynx and larynx; swallowing; vocal cord movement; also innervates the carotids and aortic bodies
spinal accessory nerve (Ans- controls head movement and shoulder shrugs; also larynx and pharynx function
hypoglossal nerve (Ans- controls protrusion of the tongue
Paresthesia (Ans- numbness, tingling, burning sensations
Neuralgia (Ans- nerve pain
stereognosis (Ans- ability to perceive familiar object by touch
astereognosis (Ans- inability to perceive familiar object by touch
tactile agnosia (Ans- unable to recognize objects by tactile stimulation
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auditory agnosia (Ans- can not ID a familiar sound
optic agnosia (Ans- can not ID an object by sight
Graphesthesia (Ans- the ability to ID numbers, symbols, or letters by imprint
a graphesthesia (Ans- can not ID imprint
tactile extinction (Ans- touch both sides of the body, should be able to feel that both sides are being touched
kinesthesia (Ans- ability to sense the weight and direction of movement on the body
A kinesthesia (Ans- can not sense movement and or can not sense the direction of movement
Romberg test (Ans- pt stand erect with feet together and arms at side, pt should be able to remain erect , without swaying for >5 sec.
strength scale: 5
(Ans- full ROM against gravity, full resistance. 100%, normal
strength scale: 4
(Ans- full ROM against gravity, some resistance. 75%, good.
strength scale: 3
(Ans- full ROM with gravity. 50%, fair 3 / 4
strength scale: 2
(Ans- full ROM with gravity eliminated passive motion. 25%, poor
strength scale: 1
(Ans- slight contraction. 10%, trace
strength scale: 0
(Ans- no contractions, 0%, zero
lordosis (Ans- sway back, extension deformity of the spine
dupuyten's contracture (Ans- abnormality of the fingers that usually concerns the fourth digit first, then the fifth, and possibly the third. almost completely occurs in men over
- cause is unknown. effects function, but is painless.
herberdon's nodes (Ans- hard, nontender nodules on the distal finger joints
bouchard's nodes (Ans- hard, nontender nodules on the middle finger joints
tinel's sign (Ans- tap over the wrist, abnormal if this creates a tingling in the thumb and first three fingers
phalen's sign (Ans- bend wrist forward at 90 degrees and hold for 1 min, abnormal if this creates a tingling in the thumb and first three fingers
genus valgus (Ans- lateral deviation at the ankles so the knees are turned inward (knockedkneed)
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