Which Part of the Nervous System Is a Nurse Assessing

question 34

Multiple Choice

Which part of the nervous system is a nurse assessing when he places a vibrating tuning fork on a patient's wrist or ankle?

• A) Frontal lobe and motor tracts
• B) Parietal lobe and sensory tracts
• C) Hypothalamus and sensory tracts
• D) Cerebellum and motor tracts

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Definitions:

Regenerate ATP

The process of synthesizing adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the cellular energy currency, from adenosine diphosphate (ADP) or adenosine monophosphate (AMP) through cellular pathways.

Molecule

Union of two or more atoms of the same element; also, the smallest part of a compound that retains the properties of the compound.

Neuromuscular Junction

Region where an axon bulb approaches a muscle fiber; contains a presynaptic membrane, a synaptic cleft, and a postsynaptic membrane.

Synapse

Junction between neurons consisting of the presynaptic (axon) membrane, the synaptic cleft, and the postsynaptic (usually dendrite) membrane.