MD2001 Week 10-11 Flashcards
what type of neutrons enter the dorsal horn?
sensory neurons and interneurons enter this horn
interneuron
a neurone confined throughout its length to the CNS
motor unit
a motoneurons and all the muscle fibres it innervates
nerve trunk
a bundle of axons
spike-initiating zone
region of a neurone from which action potentials normally arise (action potential threshold of this region normally lower)
vestibular apparatus
fluid-filled canals closely associated w/ the cochlea (forming inner ear). Detects head motion
difference between a ventricular (cardiac) and neuronal action potential
this type of action potential plateaus b/c of Ca+ entering cell. Lasts much longer than the latter.
4 criteria for valid consent
- patient must have capacity
- patient must give consent voluntarily
- patient must be informed
- consent must be continuing
4 indications of adult capacity
- understand info
- retain info
- use or weight the info
- communicate their decision
3 types of proxy-decision makers
- lasting power of attorney (LPA)
- advance directive
- best interests test
root value
spinal segments that contribute to a named nerve
what is the only layer of the dura mater found around spinal cord?
inner meningeal layer
what does the dura mater become around the spinal cord?
dural sac
where does the dural sac fuse with filum terminale?
it fuses with the filum terminal at S2
where does the lumbar cistern end at?
this subarachnoid space ends at S2
what attach pia to arachnoid in the dural sac?
denticulate ligaments
what do the longitudinal spinal arteries branch from?
these arteries branch from the subclavian arteries
what do the cervical radicular arteries branch from?
these radicular arteries branch from the vertebral arteries
what do the thoracic radicular arteries branch from?
these radicular arteries branch from the intercostal arteries
what do the lumbar radicular arteries branch from?
these radicular arteries branch from the lumbar arteries
what do the internal vertebral venous plexuses pass through?
these veins pass through the extradural fat
what veins drain the medullary cavities of vertebral bodies?
external vertebral venous plexuses drain these structures
define global health
worldwide improvement of health, reduction of disparities, and protection against global threats that disregard national borders
justifications for breaking confidentiality (3)
- with patient’s consent
- unable to seek consent but in patient’s bets interest
- in the public interest
4 criteria justifying breaking confidentiality in the public interest
- risk must be real and serious
- risk must be of physical harm
- identifiable individual
- disclosure must be on need-to-know basis
5 metaphors applied to global health
- as foreign policy
- as security
- as charity
- as investment
- public health
define globalization
incorporation of national economies/societies into a world system through movements of goods, services, capita, technology, labour
globalisation challenges (3)
- fuel and food prices rise
- already challenged places struggle to cope
- tribal/ethnic/religious tensions may increase
“global flow” - influences of globalization on health (5)
- increased pathogen flows
- increased people flows
- increased info flows
- increased trade flows
- increased financial flows
major segmental artery that anastamoses
great anterior segmental medullary artery