The two parts of the nervous system are the: a. Motor and ...

[lak]

The two parts of the nervous system are the:
 
  a. Motor and sensory.
  b. Central and peripheral.
  c. Peripheral and autonomic.
  d. Hypothalamus and cerebral.

Question 2

When performing a musculoskeletal assessment, the nurse knows that the correct approach for the examination should be:
 
  a. Proximal to distal.
  b. Distal to proximal.
  c. Posterior to anterior.
  d. Anterior to posterior.

[stallen]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
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.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A
The musculoskeletal assessment should be performed in an orderly approach, head to toe, proximal to distal, from the midline outward. The other options are not correct.

[lak]

Correct answers!

[stallen]

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