meninges- spinal cord

Question 1

meninges

Answer 1

covering over brain tissue/ spinal cord

Question 2

meningitis

Answer 2

infection of the meninges

Question 3

is meningitis contagious

Answer 3

yes

Question 4

what kind of symptoms does meningitis have

Answer 4

flu like

Question 5

encephalitis

Answer 5

brain swelling

Question 6

hydrocephalus

Answer 6

H2o on the brain

Question 7

what causes encephalitis

Answer 7

germ

Question 8

cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 8

fluid in brain and spinal cord

Question 9

function of cerebrospinal fluid

Answer 9

cushion (protection)

Question 10

what is the blood brain barrier made of

Answer 10

capillaries

Question 11

function of blood brain barrier

Answer 11

prevent certain substances from entering brain tissue

Question 12

what things cross the blood brain barrier

Answer 12

glucose, essential amino acid, H2o

Question 13

concussion

Answer 13

bruised brain;dizzy, dont go to sleep, comes back

Question 14

contusion

Answer 14

brain tissue bruised and damaged, doesnt come back

Question 15

CVA full name

Answer 15

cerebro vascular attack

Question 16

CVA

Answer 16

stroke:3rd leading cause of death in US

Question 17

cause if CVA

Answer 17

high BP

Question 18

TIA full name

Answer 18

transcient Ischemic attack

Question 19

TIA

Answer 19

(5-50 min); temporary numbness, impaired speech; a warning; brain tissue dies

Question 20

alzheimers

Answer 20

progressive degeneration of the brain

Question 21

what have scientists discovered about Alzheimer’s

Answer 21

protein deposits might be linked

Question 22

is there a cure for Alzheimer’s

Answer 22

no cure

Question 23

cause of alzheimers

Answer 23

unknown

Question 24

is Alzheimers genetic

Answer 24

possibly

Question 25

what is the protein called that might be the cause of alzheimers

Answer 25

tau

Question 26

how much of the pop has epilepsy

Answer 26

1%

Question 27

epilepsy

Answer 27

seizures, muscle spasms, effects nerve impulses

Question 28

what can trigger epilepsies

Answer 28

light

Question 29

what does epilepsy effect

Answer 29

nerve impulses

Question 30

what can help epilepsy

Answer 30

implant or medication

Question 31

what do people say they feel before epilepsy

Answer 31

hear, smell, and see things; sensory neurons off

Question 32

parkinsons

Answer 32

tremors, lost control of skeletal muscles

Question 33

cause of parkinsons

Answer 33

lack of dopamine

Question 34

huntingtons disease

Answer 34

insane behavior around age 40

Question 35

describe the uniqueness of Huntington's disease

Answer 35

dominate gene | genetic

Question 36

polio

Answer 36

effects muscles

Question 37

what causes polio

Answer 37

virus in water (pools)

Question 38

when did polio really take over

Answer 38

1950's

Question 39

what is the cure for polio

Answer 39

never fully cured but vaccines

Question 40

can polio be triggered

Answer 40

yes

Question 41

spina bifida

Answer 41

too many holes in the sacrum so bacteria gets in, paralisis

Question 42

what can spina bifida lead to

Answer 42

paralysis

Question 43

what can they do to help spina bifida

Answer 43

put catheter in

Question 44

orthostatic hypotension

Answer 44

NS "firing" slower, BP down, signal to medulla is down (dizzy), 1 place too long,molder people

Question 45

how is your blood pressure in orthostatic hypotension

Answer 45

low

Question 46

how does the signal to the medulla get affected by orthostatic hypotension

Answer 46

slower

Question 47

symptoms of orthostatic hypotension

Answer 47

dizzy

Question 48

cause of orthostatic hypotension

Answer 48

1 place too long

Question 49

who does orthostatic hypotension tend to affect

Answer 49

older people

Question 50

shingles

Answer 50

lines of blisters above the waste

Question 51

what is shingles caused by

Answer 51

herpes virus

Question 52

what is connected to shingles

Answer 52

chicken pox

Question 53

what causes shingles

Answer 53

stress

Question 54

how long is the spinal cord

Answer 54

17"

Question 55

where is the spinal cord

Answer 55

enclosed in the vertebrae (back bone), covered by meninges and contain CSF

Question 56

what covers the spinal cord

Answer 56

meninges

Question 57

what does the spinal cord contain

Answer 57

CSF

Question 58

what is the spinal cord involved in

Answer 58

reflexes

Question 59

how many nerves are in the spinal cord

Answer 59

31 pairs

Question 60

what is the end of the spinal cord called

Answer 60

cauda equina