NURSING CARE RELATED TO THE SENSORY AND
NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEMS
Exercises: Lesson 2
EXERCISES, LESSON 2
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer the following exercises by marking the lettered response that best answers the question, by completing the incomplete statement, or by writing the answer in the space provided at the end of the question.
After you have completed all of these exercises, turn to "Solutions to Exercises" at the end of the lesson and check your answers. For each exercise answered incorrectly, reread the material referenced with the solution.
1. The central nervous system is composed of the and the .
2. There are pairs of cranial nerves which exit from the .
3. There are pairs of spinal nerves which exit from the .
4. The protective membrane covering is composed of three layers called the
__________ , ___________ , and _____ .
5. Cerebrospinal fluid is found in the ______ , ____________ ,
and ________________ .
6. The part of the brain concerned with coordination of impulses to voluntary muscles
is the __________________ .
7. The ________________ contains nerve centers for vital functions
such as cardiac and respiratory function.
8. Personality, intellectual functioning, and creative thinking are functions of the
____________ of the cerebrum.
9. Stereogenesis and discrimination of fine touch are functions of the
-----__________________--------. lobe.
10. The ____________ lobe receives and interprets visual stimuli.
11. The brain and spinal cord together are referred to as the _______ .
12. "Gray matter" is actually _________ .
13. Each spinal nerve has ____ and _____ roots.
14. An afferent neuron carries ____ information from the ___________
to the .
15. An automatic reaction to a stimulus is called a .
16. In a reflex arc, the afferent neuron synapses with the , which in turn
synapses with the .
17. Constriction of the pupils, gastrointestinal motility, and dilation of blood vessels are
functions of the .
18. The two divisions of the ANS are the and the ..
19. The interplay of the two divisions of the ANS maintains .
20. Under conditions of stress, the dominates the body and creates
the response.
21. When assessing mental status, asking the patient to perform calculations is a
method of testing .
22. When assessing mental status, questioning a patient about what he ate for
23. A procedure used to determine the pressure of CSF or to relieve intracranial
pressure is the .
24. When caring for the unconscious patient, always assume that the patient
can ------- , even though he makes no response.
25. When an unconscious patient must be left unattended, the best position in which to place the patient to maintain an open airway is the .
26. A disorder of the nervous system that affects peripheral nerves and spinal nerve roots is called .
27. Elevation of the blood pressure with a widening pulse pressure, pupillary changes, and headache are symptomatic of .
28. When caring for a patient with increased intracranial pressure, the head of the bed should be .
29. Priapism is a sign of .
30. A patient who displays signs and symptoms including hemiplegia, expressive aphasia, elevated blood pressure, and altered levels of consciousness has most likely experienced a .
31. A seizure that is characterized by preictal, tonic-clonic, and postictal phases is
called .
32. A sensation of weakness, odor, or sound that precedes a seizure is
called .
33. A chronic, progressive disease of the central nervous system, characterized by
destruction of myelin is called .
34. The eyes of an unconscious patient may become irritated, infected, or damaged
due to the absence of the and .
35. "White matter" is actually .
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