While collecting data the nurse learns that a patient with a neurological illness has not had a sense of smell for several decades. Which part of the central nervous system should the nurse question as being damaged in this patient?
a. Brainstem
b. Occipital lobe
c. Hypothalamus
d. Temporal lobe
ANS: D
Cranial nerve I is the olfactory nerve and originates in the temporal lobe. A. C. Cranial nerves do not originate from the brainstem or hypothalamus. B. Cranial nerve II is the optic nerve and originates in the occipital lobe of the cerebrum.
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