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AP01 Topography of the Major Features of the Brain and Spinal Cord Flashcards

1
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What is akinesia?

A

loss or impairment of the somatic nervous system

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What is apraxia?

A

difficulty motor planning and coordination

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What is agnosia?

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limited ability to recognise faces and objects

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4
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What is aphasia?

A

inability ot ocmprehend or understand language

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what is areflexia?

A

limited reflexes

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What is ataxia?

A

lack of voluntary control

expect gait and speech influences

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7
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What is bradykinesia?

A

slow movement

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What is dysphagia?

A

can’t swallow

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What is dysarthria?

A

a speech disorder

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How does dysphonia present?

A

hoarse voice

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What is dysdiadochokinesis?

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can’t perform rapidly alternating movements

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What i s dyslexia?

A

difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and learning how they relate to letters and words

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13
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what is paresis?

A

muscle weakness caused by nerve damage

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14
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chorea?

A

involuntary disorders

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15
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What are the 3 components of the diencephalon?

A

thalamus
hypothalamus
epithalamus

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16
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What gland is in the epithalamus?

A

pineal gland

17
Q

name one function of the pineal gland

A

circadian rhythm

18
Q

Where does the pituitary gland sit?

A

sella turcia

19
Q

What comprises the striatum?

A

putamen

caudate nucleus

20
Q

What comprises the lentiform nucleus?

A

putamen

globus pallidus

21
Q

Why is there a buldge in the cervical spinal chord?

A

because there is so much motor output to the upper limbs

22
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What is the function of the Filum terminale?

A

stabilises the lower spine

23
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What comprises the lateral horn of the lumbar spinal chord?

A

preganglionic visceral motor neurones (sympathetic)

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