Anatomy And Assessment Flashcards
Make up of the central nervous system
Brain
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Brain stem
Spinal Cord
Make up of the peripheral nervous system
12 pairs cranial nerves
31 pairs spinal nerves
Somatic nervous system
Autonomic nervous system
What does the somatic nervous system do?
Innervates voluntary muscle
What does the autonomic nervous system do?
Innervate visceral smooth muscle
What are the cerebral hemispheres?
Also called the cortex of cerebellum the hemispheres are:
Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital
Frontal lobes
Personality
IQ
Judgement
Attention Span
Moral/ Ethical Behavior
Long term memory
Voluntary movement
Motor speech
Inhibition
Parietal Lobes
Sensory interpretation
Calculation
Right/Left discrimination
Proprioception
Sensory speech
Temporal Lobes
Interpretation of sounds
Integration of taste and smell
Short term memory
Seizure focus
Occipital Lobes
Primary visual cortex
Visual interpretation
Basal ganglia structures
Caudate nucleus
Lentiform nucleus
Subthalmic nucleus
Globus pallidus
Role of the basal ganglia
Integration of movement
Sometimes referred to as the extra pyramidal motor system
Anterior pituitary gland hormones
Growth stimulating hormones
Adrenocorticotropic hormone
Thyroid stimulating hormone
Follicle stimulating hormone
Leutinizing hormone
Prolactin
Posterior pituitary hormones
Anti-diuretic hormone
Oxytocin
What is the optic chiasm part of?
Pituitary gland
Functions of the cerebellum
Reflexive control of muscle tone
Coordination
Equilibrium
Reticular activating system/ RAS
Located between the midbrain and medulla
Controls arousal/wakefulness
List the cranial nerves
- Olfactory
- Optic
- Oculomotor
- Trochlear
- Trigeminal
- Abducens
- Facial
- Acoustic
- Glossopharyngeal
- Vagus
- Accessory
- Hypoglossal
Cranial nerves located in the cerebral hemispheres
1 and 2
Cranial nerves located in the midbrain
3 and 4
Cranial nerves located in the Pons
5 through 8
Cranial nerves located in the medulla
9 through 12
Most common errors in neuro assessments
Inadequate baseline
Failure to recognize cues
Failure to recognize the significance of clues
Failure to go up the chain
Stimulus chain
Voice
Shout
Shake
Pain
Level of consciousness
Most sensitive indicator of chance
Components include wakefulness (RAS) and awareness (frontal)
Glasgow coma scale
Developed for assessment of consciousness in patients with head injury
Critical scores for the Glasgow coma scale
8- critical severity
Less than or equal to 8 six hours after injury- 50% mortality rate
9-11 moderate severity
12 and up minor injury
Lethargy
Slowness in movement, speech, and thought processes
Obtundation
Arousable to stimulation
Appears drowsy, few words, simple commands
Stupor
Minimal spontaneous movement
Eye opening or incomprehensible sounds to painful stimuli
No response without stimulation
Motor dysphasia
Also called expressive or non-fluent dysphasia
Frontal lobe
Defects in use of spoken word
Sensory dysphasia
Also called receptive or fluent dysphasia
Temporal/ Parietal lobes
Defect in understanding written or spoken word
Central pain
Used when no response to extremity pain
Trapezius squeeze, supraorbital pressure, or submandibular pressure
Weber
Tuning for in middle of head
Conductive hearing loss- lateralization to deaf ear
Sensorineural hearing loss- lateralization to good ear
Rinne
Tuning for to mastoid and time until sound no longer heard. Move to ear and time again. Air : Bone
Normal- 2:1
Conductive- bone> air
Sensorineural- air > bone
Assess cranial nerve I
Olfactory
Check for mucus, obstruction, or inflammation
One nostril at a time
Use non-irritating stimulants such as coffee or soap
Assess cranial nerve II
Optic nerve
Acuity
Visual fields
Pupils
Assess cranial nerve III
Oculomotor nerve
Pupil construction
Follow finger with eye
Lids should not dip to top of iris