Chapter 21- The Sensory System

Textbook of Basic Nursing (Lippincott's Practical Nursing) Tenth Edition by Caroline Bunker Rosdahl, Mary T. Kowalski

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Chapter 21- The Sensory System

 

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

 

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

 

1. The five senses are seeing, hearing, tasting, smelling, and touching. The nurse is reviewing the location of the receptors for each of the five senses and how the brain interprets the stimulus for each sense to a group of nursing students. What statement by the nursing students demonstrates the best location of the receptors for the senses?

1.     Receptors for the sense of smell are located in the upper nasal cavity.

2.     Receptors for the sense of touch are located throughout most areas of the body.

3.     Receptors for the sense of vision are located in lens of the eye.

4.     Receptors for hearing are located in the semicircular canals.

  A) 1, 2
  B) 1, 3
  C) 2, 4
  D) 3, 4

 

 

2. A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted for eye surgery. As part of client education, the nurse is required to explain the function of the various structures of the eye. What information should the nurse provide the client about the function of the cornea?
  A) Retractable covers for the eye’s anterior surface
  B) Produces tears and keeps the eye’s surface moist and lubricated
  C) Influences visual acuity by refracting light
  D) Gives the eye its specific color

 

 

3. A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted for eye surgery. As part of client education, the nurse is required to explain the function of the various structures of the eye. What information should the nurse provide the client about the function of the lacrimal gland?
  A) Retractable covers for the eye’s anterior surface
  B) Produces tears and keeps the eye’s surface moist and lubricated
  C) Influences visual acuity by refracting light
  D) Gives the eye its specific color

 

 

4. A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted for eye surgery. As part of client education, the nurse is required to explain the function of the various structures of the eye. What information should the nurse provide the client about the vitreous humor?

1.     Helps maintain the eyeball’s shape

2.     Contributes to intraocular pressure

3.     Loss of the vitreous humor can lead to blindness

4.     Provides nutrients and oxygen to the avascular lens and cornea

  A) 1, 2, 3
  B) 1, 2, 4
  C) 1, 3, 4
  D) 2, 3, 4

 

 

5. A nurse is caring for a client who has been admitted for eye surgery. As part of client education, the nurse is required to explain the function of the various structures of the eye. Several cranial nerves are involved in vision. Which nerve is responsible for carrying sensations of pain in and temperature to the brain that could be affected following surgery?
  A) Oculomotor nerve
  B) Optic nerve
  C) Trigeminal nerve
  D) Trochlear nerve

Answer Key

 

1. A
2. C
3. B
4. A
5. C

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