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WorksheetsPOSTURE, BALANCE AND EQUILIBRIUM
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 11mins
A nurse is caring for a patient who exhibits the following symptoms:
→ inability to maintain balance while walking
→ normal intelligence
→ can initiate voluntary movements although they are somewhat uncoordinated
→ decreased tone in the skeletal muscles
The patient is probably suffering from a condition that affected the
midbrain.
brainstem.
basal ganglia.
cerebellum.
The type of receptor associated with the joints, tendons, and other connective tissues are __________.
proprioceptors
photoreceptors
visceroreceptors
cutaneous receptors
The senses of hearing and equilibrium both utilize receptor cells that are categorized as __________.
photoreceptors
chemoreceptors
visceroreceptors
mechanoreceptors
The position of the head with respect to gravity is determined by the
shift in fluid in the semicircular canals.
movements of otoliths in response to gravity.
movements of perilymph in the vestibular chamber.
impulses transmitted from the macula of the semicircular canals.
Otoliths
amplify hearing.
are part of the ampulla.
are found in the semicircular canals.
are embedded in a gelatinous mass.
Tick whick applied:
Static equilibrium
Utricle
Cupula
Saccule
Otoliths
Crista ampullaris
Tick which applied:
Dynamic equilibrium
Cupula
Semicircular canals
Detects linear movement
Evaluates head position relative to gravity
Evaluates rotational movements of the head
Which of the following structures is NOT IMPORTANT to the maintenance of balance and equilibrium?
Eyes
Cochlea
Vestibular apparatus
Proprioceptors from joints
Proprioceptors of muscles
What structure is highlighted (in green) on the picture?
Cochlea
Vestibule
Oval window
Semicircular canal
Tick which applied:
Identify the structures that receive axons from the vestibular nuclei of pons and medulla oblongata.
Thalamus
Cerebellum
Semicircular canals
Extrinsic eye muscles
Head and neck muscles
Tick whick applied:
Select components of the neuronal pathway for balance.
Thalamus
Vestibular nuclei
Facial nerve ganglion
Vestibulocochlear nerve
