Which part of the nervous system is a nurse assessing when he places a vibrating tuning fork on a patient's wrist or ankle?
A) Frontal lobe and motor tracts
B) Parietal lobe and sensory tracts
C) Hypothalamus and sensory tracts
D) Cerebellum and motor tracts

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The parietal lobe receives sensory input, such as vibratory sense and pain, through sensory (afferent) tracts. The frontal lobe sends impulses governing movement through motor (efferent) tracts. The hypothalamus functions include regulation of body temperature, hunger, and thirst and formation of autonomic nervous system responses. The cerebellum provides equilibrium and coordination of movement.

Which Part of the Nervous System Is a Nurse Assessing