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Chapter 7 Nervous System and Mental Health Flashcards

1
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Two parts of the nervous system

A

central and peripheral

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CNS

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central nervous system

brain and spinal cord

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PNS

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peripheral nervous system

all nervous tissue outside brain and spinal cord

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Two divisions of the nervous system

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somatic and sutonomic

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somatic nervous system

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controls skeletal muscles

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autonomic nervous system

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also called visceral nervous system

controls smooth and cardiac muscles and GLANDS

responds to stress, maintains homeostasis

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neurons

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nerve cells that conduct

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neuroglia

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support and protect nervous tissue

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dendrite

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carries impulses TO cell bodyax

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axon

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carries impulses AWAY from cell body

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myelin

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white fatty material that protects axons and speeds signals

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white matter

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myelinated axons

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gray matter

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unmyelinated nervous tissue

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nodes

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spaces between myelin sheaths

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afferent neuron

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also called sensory
transmits impulses TOWARD CNS

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efferent neuron

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also called motor neuron

impulses transmitted AWAY from CNS

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Interneuron

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connecting cell in CNS

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synapse

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contact point between two neurons

communicate by:
- neurotransmitter
- electric current

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19
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nerve

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neuron fiber bundle of PNS

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20
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ganglion

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collection of cell bodies along the pathway of the nerve

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21
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do nerves contain only afferent or efferent nerves?

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DEPENDS!! some are specifically motor or sensory nerves but most are mixed

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22
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major parts of brain

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cerebrum
diencephalon
brainstem
cerebellum

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23
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largest part of brain

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cerebrum

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cerebrum

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largest part of brain
made of white matter with thin outer layer of gray called cerebral cortex

  • memory
  • reasoning
  • abstract thought
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cerebral cortex

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outer edge of cerebrum

made of gray matter

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sulci

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grooves

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gyri

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raised parts

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longitudinal fissure

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divides brain into two parts

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29
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diencephalon

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thalamus
hypothalamus
pituitary gland

receives sensory info and directs to proper area of cortex

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hypothalamus

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contains pituitary gland

links endocrine and nervous systems

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31
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brainstem

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midbrain
pons
medulla oblongata

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32
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midbrain

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reflex centers for vision and hearing

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33
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pons

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bulge on anterior surface of brainstem

connects brain’s different regions

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medulla oblongata

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connects brain to spinal cord; all signals pass through here
HR, Respiration, blood pressure

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35
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cerebellum

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voluntary movements, posture, coordination, balance

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36
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how many ventricles are there

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four

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37
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CSF

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cerebrospinal fluid

cushions brain and spinal cord

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38
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meninges

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protective layers around CNS

dura
arachnoid
pia (inner)

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39
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how many cranial nerves are there

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12

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40
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CN I

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olfactory (smell)

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CN II

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optic (eye)

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42
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CN III

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oculomotor (eye muscles/pupil)

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43
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CN IV

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trochlear

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44
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CN V

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trigeminal (eye upper jaw and lower jaw to brain; chewing control)

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45
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CN VI

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abducens (eyeball movement)

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CN VII

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facial (facial expression, taste, tear/saliva)

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47
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CN VIII

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vestibulocochlear (hearing and equilibrium)

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CN IX

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glossopharyngeal (tongue and pharynx, swallowing)

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CN X

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vagus (thoracic and abdominal nerves, motor neurons to larynx and pharynx)

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50
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CN XI

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Accessory (neck and larynx)

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51
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CN XII

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hypoglossal (muscles of tongue

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52
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how many spinal nerves

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31

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53
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cervical nerves

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thoracic nerves

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lumbar nerves

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sacral nerves

57
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COCCYGEAL NERVES

58
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how do spinal nerves connect to the cord

A

ROOTS (TWO!!)
dorsal = TO CNS/sensory
ventral = FROM CNS/motor

59
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reflex

A

simple response that only travels to spinal cord

60
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autonomic nervous system is made of

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sympathetic NS
parasympathetic NS
(both control most organs)

61
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sympathetic NS

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part of autonomic
fight or flight response (HR, RR, Adrenal gland, ^ blood flow)

62
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parasympathetic NS

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returns body to relaxed state

63
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neur/o, /i

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nervous system, nervous tissue, nerve

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gli/o

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anagli/o, ganglion/o

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mening/o, meninge/o

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myel/o

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spinal cord/bone marrow

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radicu/o

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spinal nerve root

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encephal/o

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cerebr/o

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cortic/o

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cerebral cortex, outer portion

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cerebell/o

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cerebellum

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thalam/o

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ventricul/o

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cavity/ventricle

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medull/o

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medulla oblongata

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psych/o

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narc/o

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stupor, unconscious

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somn/o, /i

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-phasia

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-lalia

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speech/babble

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-lexia

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-plegia

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-paresis

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partial paralysis, weakness

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-lepsy

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-phobia

A

persistent irrational fear

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-mania

A

excited state, obsession

87
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CVA

A

cerebrovascular accident

STROKE

incident that deprives brain of oxygen (blockage, rupture, etc)

88
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thrombosis

A

blood clot in vessel (where it is formed)

89
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embolism

A

the travelling of a thrombosis or blockage

90
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cerebral angiography

A

diagnose obstructions by emboli

91
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carotid endarterectomy

A

open carotid artery leading to brain

92
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thrombolytic drog

A

drugs to dissolve clot

93
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aneurysm

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localized dilation of vessel that may rupture and hemorrhage (atherosclerosis may weaken vessel, congenital, hypertension)

94
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aphasia

A

loss/impairment of speach

  • common after cerebral hemorrhage
95
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hemiplegia

A

paralysis on one side of body

  • after cerebral hemorrhage
96
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cerebral contusion

A

bruise of brain surface (blood escape from small local vessels)

97
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MTBI

A

mild traumatic brain injury

CONCUSSION

transient impairment of brain function b/c of nmovement to brain

98
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contrecoup injury

A

brain trauma from concussion happens on opposite side of blow

99
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postconcussion syndrome

A

symptoms persist or develop a month or more after injury

100
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epidural hematoma

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bleeding within meninges
- pressure on blood vessels
- stops blood flow to brain
(headache, vomit, confusion, aphasia, syncopy, dilated pupils, seizures, coma)

blow to side of head

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subdural hematoma

A

blow to back or front of head

wall tear of dural sinuses
- pressure on brain

102
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meningitis

A

inflammation of meninges

can be diagnosed with lumbar puncture

103
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confusion

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reduced mental function (injury/drugs/surgery/orgaan failure)

104
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coma

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state of unconsciousness with no arousal

105
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encephalitis

A

inflammation of brain

106
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shingles

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reactivated chicken pox; blistering along peripheral nerves

107
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hydrocephalus

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enlargement of vesicles by accumulation of CSF

108
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gliomas

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tumors of neuroglia

109
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astrocytoma

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tumor of astrocytes

110
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neurilemmoma

A

schwannoma, myelin tumor

111
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neural neoplasms

A

do not metastasize, but can compress nervous tissue (SEIZURES, HYDROCEPHALUS)

112
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meningioma

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tumor of meninges, often easy to remove

113
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multiple sclerosis

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demyelination of CNS axons -> neuronal death (vision, tingling/numbness/urinary incontinence/tremor/stiff gait)

114
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parkinsonism

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neurons in midbrain fail to produce dopamine (tremors, rigidity, akinesia, emotional issues)

115
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Alzheimer’s disease

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atrophy of cortex and degeneration of neurons

116
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types of seizures

A

absence (petit mal) tonic clonic (grand mal)

117
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dyssomnia

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dysregulated sleep

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insomnia

A

inability to sleep

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narcolepsy

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uncontrollable attacks of sleep during the day

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acetylcholine

A

excitatory neurotransmitter

121
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posterior nerves

122
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anterior nerves

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Ischemic stroke

A

lack of oxygen to brain

124
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risk for ischemic stroke

A

hypertension
atherosclerosis
heart diseases
diabetes
cigarettes
hereditary

125
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thrombosis

A

where clot is formed (blood clot in vessel)

126
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embolus

A

material that causes obstruction

127
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thrombus

A

blood clot

128
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embolism

A

obstruction of vessel by blockage

129
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contrecoup injury

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injury to opposite area of brain that was hit

130
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subarachnoid hematoma

A

bleeding under arachnoid membrane

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