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dementia Flashcards

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behavior modification

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DOES work

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KISS

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keep it simple

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DEMENTIA

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broad term associated with cognitive function interferes with ADL skills.

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CEREBELLUM

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PART of brain controls balance and coordination

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EARLY ON-SET. Alzheimer’s disease

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rare form of AD effects people between age of 30-60 called familial (FAD) runs in family.

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LATE ON-SET. Alzheimer’s disease

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common form of AD occurs at age 65 and older.

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ENZYMES

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substance speeds up chemical reaction

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DENDRITE

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branchlike extension of neurons, receive message from other neurons

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NEURON

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nerve cell in brain

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AXON

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long tube like part of neuron transmits OUTGOING signals to other cells

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TAU

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protein. helps maintain structure of micro tubules in NORMAL nerve cells

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NEUROFIBRILLARY TANGLES

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twisted tau in cell bodies of neurons

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FREE RADICALS

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oxygen molecule sometimes causing damage to cells

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CEREBRAL CORTEX

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outer layer of nerve cells surrounding the cerebral hemisphere

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COGNITIVE FUNCTION

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All aspects of conscious thought (learning,making decisions, remembering

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NUCLEUS

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organ within a cell, contains chromosome,controls many activities

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BRAIN STEAM

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Connects brain to spinal cord, controls body functions (breathing,heart rate,blood pressure)

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AMYLOID PLAQUES

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insoluble deposits between nerve cells in brain

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HYPOTHALAMUS

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monitors activities- body temp, food intake.

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HIPPOCAMPUS

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STRUCTURE in the brain converts short term to long term memory.

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LYMBIC SYSTEM

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REGION that links brain stem with higher reasoning elements of cerebral cortex. (controls emotions, instinctive behavior, sense of smell.)

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CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE

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Largest part of brain controls conscious thought, language ,movement ,sensory function.

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