Nursing Assessment Chapter 23: Neurologic NCLEX Questions and Answers 100% Pass

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Nursing Assessment Chapter 23: Neurologic NCLEX Questions and Answers 100% Pass The two parts of the nervous system are the: a. Motor and sensory. b. Central and peripheral. c. Peripheral and au... tonomic. d. Hypothalamus and cerebral. ✔✔b. Central and peripheral. The nervous system can be divided into two partscentral and peripheral. The central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system includes the 12 pairs of cranial nerves (CNs), the 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and all of their branches. The wife of a 65-year-old man tells the nurse that she is concerned because she has noticed a change in her husbands personality and ability to understand. He also cries very easily and becomes angry. The nurse recalls that the cerebral lobe responsible for these behaviors is the __________ lobe. a. Frontal b. Parietal c. Occipital d. Temporal ✔✔a. Frontal The frontal lobe has areas responsible for personality, behavior, emotions, and intellectual function. The parietal lobe has areas responsible for sensation; the occipital lobe is responsible for visual reception; and the temporal lobe is responsible for hearing, taste, and smell. Which statement concerning the areas of the brain is true? [Show More]

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