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Chapter14 Flashcards

1
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What are the components of the CNS?

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-Brain and spinal Cords

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What are the components of the PNS?

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  • Cranial and spinal Nerves
  • Sensory neurons
  • Neuromuscular junctions
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What are some characteristics of the Brain?

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  • Communication and control center of the body
  • Receives, processes, evaluates inputs
  • decides which action to be taken
  • Initiates Response
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Dura mater (Meninges)

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  • Outer Layer (Closest to the bone)

- Subdural space (Under the Dura mater)

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Arachnoid (Meninges)

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  • Middle layer (spider web shaped layer)
  • Subarachnoid space contains cerebrospinal fluid
  • mixed with blood and CSF to supply to the brain
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Pia Mater (Meninges)

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  • Adheres to the surface of the brain

- contains a large number of blood vessels

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What are the characteristics of CSF?

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  • Provides cushion for the brain and spinal cord
  • Flows through ventricles into subarachnoid space
  • Formed constantly by choroid plexuses of the ventricles
  • Equals amounts of CSF need to be produced and reabsorbed to maintain intracranial pressure
  • 25 mL in the ventriclels
  • 150 mL overall
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8
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What level the vertebrae ends?

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L1

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9
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What level of the vertebrae do they apply spinal tap shots?

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L4-L5

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10
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What is the Blood-brain barrier?

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  • Limits passage of materials of the brain
  • Controls balance of electrolytes, glucose, and proteins in the brain
  • Lipid soluble substances can easily pass
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What is the blood-CSF barrier?

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  • located at the choroid plexus

- controls constituents of CSF

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What is prefrontal Cortex?

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Coordinates complex cognitive behavior

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13
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What is basal Nuclei?

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  • Part of the extrapyramidal system

- control and coordination of skeletal muscle

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14
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What is the limbic system?

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consists of many nuclei and connecting fibers

-responsible for emotional reactions or feelings

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15
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what is the Diencephalon?

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  • Central portions of the brain
  • Thalamus
  • Hypothalamus
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What is the hypothalamus?

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  • Key role in maintain homeostasis of the body

- control ANS and much of the endocrine system

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What is the Brainstem?

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  • Connecting link to spinal cord
  • contains the pons:bundle of afferent and efferent fibers
  • contains medulla oblongata
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18
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What is the Medulla oblongata?

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control center for respiratory and cardiovascular function

  • coordination of cough refle, swallowing, vomiting
  • nuclei for several cranial nerves
  • Reticular formation, reticular activating system (RAS)
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19
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What is the Cerebellum?

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Dorsal to pons and medulla

-contains half of the neurons

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What are the common vessels that are effected by strokes?

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-Common carotid arteries.

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What is the blood supplies to the brain?

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-Internal carotid and vertbral artieries
-anterior cerebral artery
middle cerebral artery
-Basilar artery

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what lobe does the anterior cerebral artery supply?

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supplies frontal lobe

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what lobe does the middle cerebral artery supply

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supplies the lateral lobes

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What does the basil artery supply?

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the Brainstem and cerebellum

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What are Neurons?

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-Non-mitotic cells, non-dividing
-Conduct impulses thourgh CNS and PNS
Requries glucose and oxygen

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26
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What is Glial Cells?

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Supportive cells

-Read slide 34

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27
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What are Schwann cells?

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-Provide myelin sheaths for Axons in the PNS

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28
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Why does the axons regenerate in the PNS?

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because of the schwann cells

29
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What is ANS?

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-sympathetic and Parasympathetic system

30
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what are Supratentorial lesions?

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-Occurs in the cerebral hemisphere about the tentorium cerebelli

31
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What are infratentorial lesions?

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-located in the brainstem or below the tentorium.

32
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What happens with left hemisphere damage?

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loss of logical thinking ability, analytical skills, other intellectualabilities, communications

33
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what happens with right hemisphere damage?

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  • impairs appreciation of music and art

- causes behavioral problems

34
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Define Vegetative State?

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Loss of awareness and metal capabilities.

35
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What is the criteria for brain death?

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  • Cessaion of brain function

- abesence of brainstem reflexes or responses

36
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What occurs with damage to the upper motor neurons?

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intereference with voluntary movements

-weakness or paralysis on the contralateral side

37
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What occurs with damage to the lower motor neurons?

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weakness or paralysis on the same side of the body

38
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What is Hemianopia?

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Depends on side of damage in visual pathway.

  • visual loss
  • optic chiasm damage
  • optic tract or occipital lobe damage
39
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define Aphasia

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Iniability to comprehend or express language

40
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define dysarthria

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  • Motor syfunction affecting muscles used in speech.

- words cannot be articulate clearly

41
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define Agraphia

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-Impaired writing ability

42
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Defined Alexia

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impaired reading ability

43
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define angnosia

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-Loss of recognition or association

44
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Define seizures

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  • Caused by spontaneous, excessive discharge of neurons in the brain.
  • Causes: inflammation,hypoxia, and bleeding in the brain
45
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What happens during Intracranial pressure?

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Increaesd CSF pressure causes pressure on the optic disc

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46
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What causes Papilledema?

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Caused by increased ICP and welling of the optic disc

47
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What are brain tumors?

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Space occupying lesions that caused increased ICP.

-Benign and malignant tumors can be life threatening

48
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What are the largest category if primary malignant tumors?

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Gliomas

49
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What causes Transient ischemic attacks?

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results from temporary localized reduction of blood flow in the brain

50
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what is a stroke?

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-CVA, an infarction of brain tissue that results from lack of blood.
5 min. of ischemia causes irreversible nervce cell damage

51
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Types of CVAs?

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  • occulsion of an artery by an atheroma
  • sudden obstruction caused by en embolus
  • intracerebral hemorrhage
52
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What can help determine the cause of a stroke?

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MRI

53
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What is Cerebral Aneurysms?

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  • Localized weakness in the wall of an artery

- Cerebral aneurysms frequently multiple.

54
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Cerebral Aneurysms S/S

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  • Loss of visual field or visual disturbances

- headache and photophobie

55
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What age group does infections effect?

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Different age groups are susceptible to infection by different causative organisms

56
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What is a brain Abcess?

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  • Local infection

- Usually necrosis of brain tissue and surroudning area of edema.

57
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What is Encephalitis?

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Infection of the parenchymal or connective tissue in the brain and spinal cord

  • infection may include meninges
  • usually of viral origin
58
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What are early sign of Encephalitis?

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Severe headaches- stiff neck, lethargy, vomiting, seizures, and fever

59
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What occurs during head injuries?

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Bruising of the tissue

  • destruction of brain tissue
  • massive swelling of the brain
60
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What is a concussion?

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reversible interference with brain function

reuslts of mild blow to the head or whiplash type injury

61
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What is a contusion

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-Bruising of brain tissue, rupture of small blood vessels and edema

62
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Define seizure disorders

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Uncontrolled, excessive discharge of neurons in the brain.

-May be localized or generalized

63
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What is hydrocephalus?

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Excess CSF accumulates in the skull.

64
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What are the two types of hydrocephalus?

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  • Non communicating or obstructive hydrocephalus

- communicating hydrocephalus

65
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What is Parkinsons Disease?

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  • Progressive degenerative disorder

- dysfunction of the extrapyramidal motor system.

66
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What is Myasthenia Gravis?

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Autoimmune disorder

-AUtoantibodies to ACH receptors forms

67
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What is depression?

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A common problem and often occurs in clients with chronic illness
-Classified as mood disorders with reversal subgroups

68
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Characteristics of depression?

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Results from decreased activity by excitatory neurotransmitters
-indicated by prolonged period of unfounded sadness

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