HEAD, NECK & SPINE TRAUMA #4 Flashcards
TWO FUSED BONES FORMING THE UPPER JAW
MAXILLAE
THE BONES THAT FORM THE UPPER THIRD OR BRIDGE OF THE NOSE
NASAL BONES
PROVIDES OVERALL CONTROL OF THOUGHT, SENSATION, AND THE BODY’S VOLUNTARY AND INVOLUNTARY MOTOR FUNCTIONS. THE COMPONENTS OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM ARE THE BRAIN AND THE SPINAL CORD AS WELL AS THE NERVES THAT ENTER AND EXIT THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD AND EXTEND TO VARIOUS PARTS OF THE BODY.
NERVOUS SYSTEM
A STATE OF SHOCK CAUSED BY NERVE PARALYSIS THAT SOMETIMES DEVELOPS FROM SPINAL CORD INJURIES.
NEUROGENIC SHOCK
THE BONY STRUCTURE AROUND THE EYES; THE EYE SOCKETS.
ORBITS
THE NERVES THAT ENTER AND EXIT THE SPINAL CORD BETWEEN THE VERTEBRAE; THE TWELVE PAIRS OF CRANIAL NERVES THAT TRAVEL BETWEEN THE BRAIN AND ORGANS WITHOUT PASSING THROUGH THE SPINAL CORD, AND ALL OF THE BODY’S OTHER OROT SENSORY NERVES.
PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM