2022 NEW TCRN PRACTICE EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS PROVIDED: HEAD AND NECK

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How do you remember the cranial nerves? - CORRECT ANSWER "On Old Olympus Towering Tops A Finn And German Viewed Some Hops" How do you remember which cranial nerves are responsible for sensory/motor... /both? - CORRECT ANSWER "Some Say Marry Money But My Brother Says Big Brains Matter Most" Which cranial nerves do not originate in the brain stem? - CORRECT ANSWER Olfactory and Optic nerves What cranial nerve deficits might you see with a basilar skull fracture? - CORRECT ANSWER Facial nerve palsy, oculomotor palsy, hearing loss Name the three layers of the meninges: - CORRECT ANSWER Pia, Arachnoid, Dura What is the Monroe Kellie hypothesis? - CORRECT ANSWER Shifting of pressure to compensate for an increase in ICP What are the differences between an epidural hematoma and subdural hematoma? SAH? - CORRECT ANSWER -Epidural hematomas: between skull and outside of dura (arterial bleeding, middle meningeal artery) -Subdural hematoma: between brain and inside of dura (venous bleeding, cortical veins) -Subarachnoid hemorrhage: between arachnoid and pia (arterial bleeding, usually cerebral artery aneurysm) At what spinal cord level is the diaphragm innervated? - CORRECT ANSWER "C3-5 keeps the diaphragm alive" (Phrenic nerve) Name three common incomplete spinal cord injuries and their symptoms: - CORRECT ANSWER - Anterior Cord Syndrome (Paralysis below level of injury and loss of pain and temperature sensation. Proprioception and vibratory sensation intact.) -Central Cord Syndrome (Inability to lift arms and hands completely, or numbness and tingling) -Brown Sequard Syndrome (Loss of motor on side of injury, loss of sensation on opposite side) [Show More]

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