2. basic neuro exam one Flashcards
(27 cards)
functions required for orientation
memory, language, attention & concentration
structures required for language, Expression
droca’s area (dominant frontal lobe)
structures required for language, comprehension
Wernicke’s area (dominant temporal - parietal lobe)
structures required for language, Repetition
actuate fasciculus (white matter tract between wernicke and broca areas)
Structures required for language, Naming verbs
fronatal lobe
Structures required for language, Naming nouns
temporal and parietal lobe
ways to assess attention and concentration
WORLD spelled backwards, serial 7’s, months of year backwards (for illiterate and innumerate)
Structures required for attention and concentration:
Cognitive tasks
Frontal-sub cortical network
how many words should healthy person get with 3 word recall
at least 2
kind of cue: one was a fruit, for apple
semantic cue
kind of cue: one started with ‘ap’
phonemic cue
kind of cue: one was either an apple or an orange
multiple choice
structures involved in memory
hippocampus and frontal- subcortical system
Fund of knowledge questions; who is the president
temporal and parietal lobe
what nerves are in midbrain
II,III,IV
What nerves are in the pons
V, VI, VII, and half of VIII
WHat nerves are in the medulla
half of VIII, IX, X, XI, XII
CN II test
afferent pupillary reflexes (check both eyes for respnse to bright light)
visual fiedls
visual acuity
color vision
CN III test
Efferent pupillary reflex
raises eyelids, moves eyes nasally, also up and down
CN IV test
moves eyes downward
CN VI
moves eyes laterally
CN V test
light touch or pinprick to forehead (v1), cheeks (v2), jaw (v3)
muscles of mastication
CN VII test
wrinkling forehead, squeezing eyes shut, smiling & frowning, pursing lips while puffing out cheeks
Cn VIII test
detection of finger rubbing or snapping while eyes are closed
