1. CNS Organs:
Answer brain and spinal cord
2. CNS assessment:
Answer
Mental Status (LOC & orientation, A & O X3)) person, place,time, situation
Glasgow Coma Scale=ability to open eyes, verbal, motor)
Cranial nerves (eyes, nose, mouth, ears, face, tongue, shoulders)
Motor System (gait, normal/symmetrical tone/strength)
Reflexes(biceps, triceps, brachioradialis, patellar, Achillestendon)seeing if nervoussystem
is in tact. (0-5)
- 0 - no reflexes
- 2 - Normal reflexes
- 5 - Hyperreflexia/clonus
Sensory System (sensation to light touch, position sense (spatial awareness),pinprick, hot
& cold (dermatomes))
3. ANS function:
Answer maintains homeostasis
4. ANS assessment:
Answer
Autonomic testing is designed to determine how well the bodyregulatesthe internal organs.
During these tests, doctors use an electrocardiogram,or EKG, to monitor electrical activity
in the heart and special cuffs on the fingers tocontinuously measure blood pressure.
5. CN I:
Answer Olfactory
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