Parts of the Brain
Influences the ability to read w/ understanding & is the primary visual receptor center
What is Occipital lobe?
Drooping of the eyelid seen w/ weak eye muscles such as in myasthenia gravis
What is Ptosis?
Responsible for distinguishing smells. Name number and name.
What is Cranial nerve I (Olfactory)?
Positive Babinski is normal with this age group.
What is 2 years or less?
Place a common object in a patient's hand and have them identify said object.
What is Stereognosis?
Directs voluntary, skeletal actions; influences communication (talking & writing), emotions, intellect, reasoning ability, judgment, behavior
What is Frontal lobe?
Pupils of unequal size
What is Anisocoria?
Raising of the soft palate/uvula. Name and number.
What cranial nerve X (Vagus)?
Place activated tuning fork on top of head to assess hearing bilaterally in ears.
What is Weber Test?
Superficial reflex of pointing toe/foot downward.
What is Plantar reflex?
This lobe is primarily responsible for coordination and gross motor balance skills.
What is cerebellum?
Normal pupil size in the adult.
What is 2-5 mm?
Smile, frown, and puff out cheeks. Name number and name.
What is VII (Facial)?
Bone conduction > Air Conduction finding with Rinne test.
What is conductive loss?
Feeling of certain swaths/patches of skin.
What are dermatomes?
This lobe primarily is responsible for speech.
What is Brocca's area?
Shinning a light in one pupil and the other pupil eventually constricts.
What is consensual?
Three that control cardinal fields of vision, pupil size/shape and opening eyelid. Name and number.
What is III (Oculomotor), IV (Trochlear) & VI (Abducens)
Normal finding with Rinne test?
What is AC > BC?
Function of each spinal nerve.
What is Sensory and Motor?
Primarily responsible for spontaneous respiratory effort.
What is the Medulla Oblongata?
Your patient has a right pupil at 10 mm and a left pupil at 3 mm following a severe traumatic brain injury. This part of the brain is affected.
What is the right side?
Ability to close eyes. Number and name.
What is V (Trigeminal)?
Unilateral droopy mouth, inability to control drool on left side of mouth, weakened left arm and leg, slurred speech.
What is Cerebrovascular accident (CVA/stroke)?
Draw the letter A in your patient's palm and have them identify said letter.
What is graphesthesia?