Nursing Assessment: Neurologic System

Front 1

Brocca’a area injury

Back 1

Difficulty speaking

Front 2

Is dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes

Back 2

Cremateric response

Front 3

Brocca’a area injury

Back 3

Difficulty speaking

Front 4

Is dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes

Back 4

Cremateric response

Front 5

Brocca’a area injury

Back 5

Difficulty speaking

Front 6

Is dorsiflexion of the big toe and fanning of all toes

Back 6

Cremateric response

Front 7

During an assessment of the spine, the patient woudl be asked to:

Back 7

flex, extend, abduct, and rotate

Front 8

Pronation and supination of the hand and forearm are the result of the articulation of the :

Back 8

radius and ulna

Front 9

anterior and posterior stability is provided to the knee joint by the:

Back 9

anterior and posterior cruciate ligaments

Front 10

a 70- year old come in ofr a health exam, what common age-related curvature of the spinal column will most likely be found?

Back 10

kyphosis

Front 11

the timing of joint pain may assist the examiner in determining the cause. The joint pain associated with rheumatic fever would:

Back 11

occur 10-14 days after an untreated sore throat

Front 12

examination of the shoulder includes four motions. These are:

Back 12

forward flexion, internal rotation, abduction, and external rotation.

Front 13

the bulge sign is a test for:

Back 13

swelling in the suprapatellar pouch.

Front 14

the examiner is going to measure the patient's legs for discrepancy. The normal finding would be:

Back 14

legs within 1 cm of each other.

Front 15

Flexion describes the body movement of:

Back 15

bending a limb at a joint

Front 16

Extension describes the body movement of:

Back 16

straightening a limb at a joint

Front 17

abduction describes the body movement of:

Back 17

moving a limb away from the midline of the body

Front 18

adduction describes the body movement of:

Back 18

moving a limb toward the midline of the body

Front 19

Pronation describes the body movement of:

Back 19

straightening a limb at a joint

Front 20

Supination describes the body movement of:

Back 20

turning the forearm so that the palm is up

Front 21

Circumduction describes the body movement of:

Back 21

moving the arm in a circle around the shoulder

Front 22

Inversion describes the body movement of:

Back 22

moving the sole of the foot inward at the ankle

Front 23

Eversion describes the body movement of:

Back 23

moving the sole of the foot outward at the ankle

Front 24

Rotation describes the body movement of:

Back 24

moving the head around a central axis

Front 25

Protraction describes the body movement of:

Back 25

moving a body part forward and parallel to the ground

Front 26

Retraction describes the body movement of:

Back 26

moving a body part backward and parallel to the ground

Front 27

Elevation describes the body movement of:

Back 27

moving the sould of the foot inward at the ankle

Front 28

Depression describes the body movement of:

Back 28

lowering a body part