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Chapter 2 & 3 Flashcards

1
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How much does an adult brain weigh?

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3 lbs

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blood-brain barrier

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ensures that at vascular level, harmful substances cannot pass through membrane to harm brain

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Meninges

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3 membranes or layers that act as a protective, vascular web

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3 layers of meninges

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dura mater
arachnoid mater
pia mater

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dura mater

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“hard matter” like a heavy plastic covering

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arachnoid mater

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spider web-like layer that bridges the brain’s wrinkles and folds

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pia mater

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molds around every tiny crook and crevice on the brain’s surface

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brainstem made up of

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midbrain
pons
medulla

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brainstem purpose

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relays info into and out of the brain

central point for all incoming and outgoing info and basic life functions

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medulla function

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vital life functions

  • breathing
  • heart rate
  • blood pressure
  • swallowing
  • vomiting
  • sneezing
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pons function

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  • facial movements & sensations
  • hearing
  • coordinating eye movements
  • serves as bridge of nerve fibers connecting the cerebral cortex and cerebellum- can impact coordination and control of body movements
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12
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midbrain function

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  • seeing and hearing

- alertness and arousal

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13
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diencephalon made up of

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thalamus

hypothalamus

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diencephalon location

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above midbrain

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thalamus function

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relay station for incoming and outgoing sensory info (except smell)

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injury to thalamus can cause

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  • severe attention and concentraion issues
  • memory and storage retrieval issues
  • weakened mental stamina
  • decreased sensory info
  • decreased reactions to stress/emotional responses
  • disorders in eating/drinking/sleeping/sexual functioning
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hypothalamus function

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control center for

  • hunger
  • thirst
  • sexual response
  • endocrine levels
  • temperature regulation
  • fight or flight reactions
  • anger
  • fatigue
  • memory
  • calmness
  • emotional regulation
  • connected to pituitary gland (release of hormones)
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18
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Limbic system made up of

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hippocampus
basal ganglia
amygdala

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Limbic system location

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middle section of brain, sits on top of brainstem

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Limbic system function

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“mammalian brain”

contains elemental drives, emotions, and survival instincts

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Damage to limbic system can cause

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  • uncontrollable /dysregulated emotions
  • under/over reacting
  • impulsivity
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amygdala and hippocampus directly tied to what other system?

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olfactory

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3 parts of limbic system

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hippocampus
amygdala
basal ganglia

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hippocampus function

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memory

facilitates encoding and storage of info in systematic manner that is typically associative

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damage to hippocampus can cause

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info not being processed in an organized manner

-difficulties with accurate storage and retrieval of info

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amygdala function

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  • closely tied to emotional memories & reactions
  • aggressive responses
  • fight or flight response
  • fears
  • smell/taste memories
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basal ganglia function

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  • handle physical movement
  • relays info from cerebral cortex to brainstem and cerebellum
  • on alert for when something is not working the way it should be
  • responds to LOB
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28
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damage to basal ganglia can cause

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  • Parkinson’s symptoms
  • slowness and loss of movement (akinesia)
  • muscular rigidity
  • tremor
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cerebellum function

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coordinates, modulates, and stores all body movement

  • monitors impulses from motor and sensory centers (brainstem, basal ganglia, sensorimotor cortex) to help control direction, rate, force, and steadiness of a person’s movements
  • proprioception
  • eye hand coordination
  • posture
  • muscle tone
30
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damage to cerebellum can cause impairments in

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  • coordination
  • fine motor movements
  • trajectory of movement
  • balance
  • proprioception
31
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How much of the brain’s mass does the cerebellum account for

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1/8th

32
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Frontal lobe primary parts

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primary motor cortex

prefrontal cortex

33
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prefrontal cortex function

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executive function
emotional response to circumstances
-goal-oriented behavior & motivation
-short term/working memory
-ability to learn from consequences
34
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damage to prefrontal cortex can cause impairments in

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executive function
ability to synthesize signals from the environment, assign priorities, make decisions, organize and prioritize, initiate, or inhibit actions
awareness of deficits
multitasking

35
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antecedent-based behavior model

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helping the person see the circumstances that usually precede behavior, rather than warning of consequences of a behavior

36
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Parietal lobe function

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primary sensory cortex

  • respond to sensory information
  • body awareness
37
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damage to R parietal lobe can cause

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may not recognize that anything is wrong with movement of L side of body

38
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Occipital Lobe function

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primary visual cortex- assembles a whole image from visual information
-allows person to recognize shape, position, size, etc of objects

39
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Damage to occipital lobe can cause

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visual-perceptual-motric distortions

40
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Temporal lobe function

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language and hearing

also involved in memory

41
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Where is Broca’s area located

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lower portion of motor cortex in L frontal-temporal lobe

42
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Broca’s area function

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production of speech

43
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Wernicke’s area location

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L temporal-parietal lobe

44
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Wernicke’s area function

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comprehension of language

45
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Hearing pathway

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outer ear
middle ear
inner ear
vibrate hair cells in organ of Corti inide cochlea
hair cells send signals through 8th CN to brainstem

46
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how does damage to temporal lobe affect memory?

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impairs system for understanding, storing, and retrieving new info

47
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how many vertebrae in spinal cord

A

33

48
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3 critical ligaments for spinal stability

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anterior longitudinal ligament
posterior longitudinal ligament
ligamentum flavum

49
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glial cells

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non-communicating cells that support and nourish the neurons

50
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reticular activating system location

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brainstem

51
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reticular activating system comprised of

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nerve fibers and nuclei

52
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reticular activating system function

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modulates:
arousal
alertness
concentration
basic biological rhythms
53
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CT imaging

A

X-ray beam to create a computerized image of brain in slices at a time

  • captures images in a horizontal/axial plane
  • will determine if there is hemorrhaging or blood clot forming
54
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What type of imaging is the standard of care for BI?

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CT

55
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MRI imaging

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provides greater anatomical detail and clarity compared to CT and more sensitive to displaying a variety of pathologies

56
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DTI imaging

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(diffusion tensor imaging)

  • comes from MRI scan
  • identifies major tracts/axon bundles in the brain
57
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neuroprotective compound or strategy

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limits neuronal death following injury and/or enhances recovery

58
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are there any approved neuroprotective therapies for treatment of human BI?

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no

only for stroke

59
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tissue plasminogen activator

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(tPA)
-a protein involved in breakdown of blood clots and approved for therapeutic use in stroke up to 3-4.5 hours after incident

60
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Magnesium (Mg2+) benefits for BI

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  • increased antioxidants
  • used for neuroprotection after TBI due to its roles in cellular respiration, protein synthesis, membrane stability, regulation of vascular tone, and pathophysiological processes following TBI
61
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What happens to brain if Magnesium diffiency?

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reduced antioxidant capacity of brain resulting in excessive production of free-radicals and mild inflammation

62
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Progesterone function

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decreases cerebral edema

63
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what level of progesterone dose showed greatest level of improvement on reference memory task?

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low

64
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Nicotinimide function

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(vitamin B3)

  • reduce injury volume
  • decrease glial activiation
  • reduce BBB breaches
  • reduce edema
65
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window for Vitamin B3 treatment post TBI

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6-24 hours depending on task and treatment regimen

66
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Plasticity definition

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change in the expression of genes or proteins related to neuroplasticity

67
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long term potentiation (LTP)

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strengthening of neural connections

68
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long term depression (LDP)

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weakening of neural connections

69
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exitotoxicity

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occurs when a neuron cannot maintain its resting potential, resulting in its repeated firing. This creates toxic levels of sodium and calcium ions, leading to cell death

70
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)

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non-invasive method of stimulating the brain using electromagnetic induction. It is used for treatment of stroke, depression, migranes, dystonia, tinnitus, and Parkinson’s disease

71
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Best treatment strategy for BI

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combination of neuroprotection and neuroplasticity

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