Exam 2 covers chapters 11-15 in the following text:
Hogan-Quigley, B., Palm, M. L., & Bickley, L. (2017). Bates’ nursing guide to physical examination
and history taking (2nd ed.). Wolters Kluwer.
Although an exam question may come from any part of chapters 11-15, the student should
focus on the following:
Chapter 11
Anatomy and physiology of the eye
• Sensory organ
o Spherical structure that focuses light on retina > CNII > optic tract > visual cortex
o Muscles of iris control pupillary responses
o Enables vision
• Cranial nerve component
o CN III: oculomotor nerve = innervates the levator palpebrae muscle, which raises the
upper eyelid. CN II is the optic nerve, CN IV is the trochlear nerve, and CN VI is the
abducens nerve.
o CN IV and VI: extraocular movements
o
The cranial nerves affecting the eyes and the function of each
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