SOLUTIONS TO EXERCISES, LESSON 2
1.
The sensory system is the part of the nervous system which allows humans to
react to their environment. (para 2-1)
2.
You are correct if you listed any three of the following:
Quality of pain.
Region of pain.
Characteristics of the pain.
Severity of the pain.
Time the pain occurs. (para 2-2c)
3.
Inspection.
Palpation. (paras 2-3a, 3b)
4.
Accommodation.
(para 2-4a)
5.
Sharpness of vision.
(para 2-4b)
6.
A color deficiency.
(para 2-4c(2))
7.
Perimeter of visual fields.
(para 2-4d)
8.
Swelling (edema).
Lesions.
Crusting. (para 2-4g(1) through (3))
9.
Touch a cotton wisp to the cornea and observe whether or not the patient blinks.
(para 2-4k)
10.
PEARL = Pupils equal and reactive to light.
PEARRLA = Pupils equal, round, reactive to light and accommodation.
(para 2-4l(2), l(3))
11.
The patient looks to:
The right.
The left.
The upper right.
The upper left.
The lower right.
The lower left. (para 2-4m(2))
12.
Intraocular tension.
(para 2-4n)
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