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Assessing the Neurological System and Mental Status Examination Flashcards

1
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Right and Left
hemispheres joined by
the corpus callosum

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Cerebrum

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Four lobes

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  • Frontal
  • Parietal
  • Temporal
  • Occipital
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aggregation of neuronal cell bodies; mediates higher-level function (memory, perception,
communication, initiation
of voluntary movements)

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Gray Matter

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Regulate emotional expression,
behavior, intellect; influence personality; control voluntary
movement

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Frontal Lobe

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Influence hearing, smell, taste,
and memory

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Temporal Lobe

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Perceives and interpret sensory
inputs such as pain, temperature, touch, texture,
and proprioception

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Parietal Lobe

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Perceive and interpret visual
stimuli, including spatial relationships; Influence the
ability to read with
understanding

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Occipital Lobe

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Clusters multiple stimuli into a
coherent whole before sending it to the cerebral cortex for perception

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Thalamus

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Regulates production of several
hormones responsible for regulating water balance, appetite, vital signs, sleep cycles, pain perception, and emotional status

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Hypothalamus

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Regulates visual, auditory, and other reflexes and controls eye movements, focusing, and
pupil dilation

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Midbrain

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Helps control respiratory function, facial
movement and sensation, and eye movement

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Pons

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Regulates heart and respiratory rate, BP, and protective reflexes such as swallowing, vomiting, sneezing, and coughing

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Medulla Oblongata

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13
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Coordination and smoothing of
voluntary movements,
maintaining equilibrium, and
maintenance of muscle tone

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Cerebellum

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  • Located in the vertebral canal
  • Extends from the medulla oblongata
    to the first lumbar vertebra (L1)
  • Conducts sensory impulses up the ascending tracts to the brain
  • Conducts motor impulses down the descending tracts to neurons that stimulate glands and muscles
    throughout the body
  • Responsible for simple reflex activity
A

SPINAL CORD

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Afferent
* Conducting or conducted
towards the brain

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  • Conducting or conducted
    away from the brain
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Efferent

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  • Anterior
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Ventral

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  • Posterior
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Dorsal

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Sensations of pain, temperature, and crude an light touch
travel by the way of the

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spinothalamic tract

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20
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Sensations of position, vibration and fine touch travel by way
of the

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posterior columns

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21
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Impulses from the afferent fibers of the peripheral nerves are
carried through

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the posterior root ganglion

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22
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control voluntary
skilled movement of the extremities and
fine movement of the fingers

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Corticospinal tracts

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23
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voluntary control of
face, head, and neck

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Corticobulbar tract

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24
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Pyramidal Tracts
Motor neurons original in the motor cortex
and travel down the medulla

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Pyramidal Tracts

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25
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Extrapyramidal Tracts
Responsible for INVOLUNTARY control and modulation like
tone and balance
Originate in the brainstem

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Extrapyramidal Tracts

26
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Responsible for fine motor control

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Rubrospinal tract (midbrain)

27
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facilitates contraction and increases tone

28
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inhibits ontraction, decreases tone, and automatic breathing

29
Q

Involved in balance and posture

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Vestibulospinal tract

30
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Involved in the coordinate head and eye coordination

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Tectospinal (Colliculospinal) tract

31
Q

Carries smell impulses
from nasal mucous
membrane to brain

A
  • Olfactory Nerve
32
Q

Carries visual impulses
from eye to brain

A

Optic Nerve

33
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Contracts eye muscles to control eye movements (superolateral,
superomedial, inferolateral, and medial), constricts pupils, and elevates eyelid

A

Oculomotor Nerve

34
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Contracts superior oblique muscle to
control inferomedial eye movement

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  • Trochlear Nerve
35
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Trigeminal NerveMotor: Chewing and jaw opening and clenching Sensory: Conveying sensory
data from eyes (cornea), nose, mouth, teeth, jaw, forehead,
scalp, and facial skin

A

Trigeminal Nerve

36
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Trigeminal Nerve
3 divisions:

A

Ophthalmic,
Maxillary,
and Mandibular

37
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Abducens Nerve
Controls lateral eye
movements

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Abducens Nerve

38
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Motor: Closing eyes, closing
mouth, moving lips and other
muscles of facial expression,
salivation and lacrimation
Sensory: Tasting on anterior
tongue

A

Facial Nerve

39
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Facial Nerve Branches:

A

Branches: Temporal, Zygomatic,
Buccal, Mandibular, Cervical

40
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Contains sensory fibers for
hearing and balance

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Acoustic/
Vestibulocochlear nerve

41
Q

Hearing Pathways

A

Conductive phase
Sensorineural phase

42
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Sensory: Contains sensory fibers for taste on posterior third of
tongue and sensory fibers of the pharynx that result in the gag
reflex when stimulated
Motor: Provides secretory fibers to the parotid salivary glands; promotes swallowing
movements

A

Glossopharyngeal Nerve

43
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Carries sensation from the
throat, larynx, heart, lungs,
bronchi, gastrointestinal tract,
and abdominal viscera

A

Vagus Nerve

44
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Innervates neck muscles
(sternocleidomastoid and
trapezius) that promote
movement of the shoulders and head rotation

A

Spinal Accessory Nerve

45
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Innervates tongue muscles that promote the movement of food and talking

A

Hypoglossal Nerve

46
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31 pairs (8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 sacral, 1
coccygeal)

A

SPINAL NERVES

47
Q

The sensory root of each spinal nerve innervates
an area of the skin called a

48
Q

Remember SAME DAVE

A

Remember SAME DAVE
Sensory Afferent
Motor Efferent
Dorsal Afferent
Ventral Efferent

49
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activated
during stress and elicits responses such as
decreased gastric secretions, bronchiole
dilatation, increased pulse rate, and pupil
dilation; arise from the thoracolumbar level
(T1 to L2)

A

Sympathetic nervous system

50
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Parasympathetic nervous system:

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restore and
maintain normal body functions like
decreasing the heart rate; arise from the
craniosacral regions (S1 to S4 and CN III, VI, IX,
and X)

51
Q

Impulses are carried by both

A

cranial and
spinal nerves

52
Q

an auditory, visual, or motor sensation that forewarns the
client that a seizure is about to occur

53
Q

“fainting” sensation

54
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sensation that the
surroundings are spinning around or that the person is spinning around; often accompanied by nausea and vomiting, nystagmus, and tinnitus

55
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temporary loss of
consciousness

56
Q

numbness or tinglin

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Paresthesia –

57
Q

Deficit in the Five Senses
– sense of smell

58
Q

Deficit in the Five Senses
visual acuity, pupillary constriction, and
extraocular movement

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CN II, III, IV, and VI –

59
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Deficit in the Five Senses
– taste

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CN VII and IX

60
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Deficit in the Five Senses
– hearing

61
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Deficit in the Five Senses
– somatic sensations

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CN V and dermatomes

Health Assessment Lec (11 decks)

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