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Nervous System Flashcards

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afferent neurons & function

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sensory & carry messages toward CNS

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efferent neurons & function

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motor & carry messages away from CNS

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cerebellum function

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muscle coordination, balance, posture, muscle tone

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thalamus function

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processing & relay center for sensory info. (pain & temp)

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hypothalamus function

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regulates autonomic NS (emotions)

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cerebrum function

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reasoning, thought, judgement, speech, sensation, smell, hearing,

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midbrain function

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conducting impulses for certain eye & auditory reflexes

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pons function

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chewing, tasting, saliva production, assisting w/ respiration

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meninges function

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covers/protects brain & spinal cord

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dura mater description

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thick, tough layer

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arachnoid description

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delicate, web-like, CSF circulates in subarachnoid layer

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pia mater description

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adherent to brain tissue

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sympathetic function

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sensory info. from visceral organs to CNS

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parasympathetic function

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motor impulses from CNS to smooth & cardiac muscle, glands

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15
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quadriplegia

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from neck down

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paraplegia

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lower half of body

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hemiplegia

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one side of body

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18
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what level spinal cord ends

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L1-L2

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frontal function

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reasoning, judgement, personality, speech, motor

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parietal function

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sensory perception, movement awareness

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temporal function

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hearing, memories

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occipital function

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vision

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2 divisions of peripheral nervous system

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autonomic & somatic

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dermatome?

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area of skin supplied by the spinal nerve

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cerebral spinal fluid function

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shock absorber & provides nutrients/waste removal

26
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what does glasgow coma scale assess

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level of consciousness of patients w/ acute brain injuries

27
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function of using rancho los amigos for traumatic brain injury

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measures levels of awareness, cognition, behavior & interaction w/ environment

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CP

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poor muscle control, speech defects, spasticity

damage that affects cerebrum

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parkisons

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muscle tremors, rigidity, slow gait

chronic, degenerative CN disorder

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ALS

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attacks nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscles

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TBI

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sudden injury that causes damage to brain

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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numbness & tingling in hand/arm by pinched nerve in wrist

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CVA

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loss of blood flow to part of brain, damages brain tissue

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Multiple Sclerosis

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inflammation that causes demyelination of myelin sheath

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epilepsy

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recurrent episodes of seizers

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Cranial Nerve I & function

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olfactory, sensory, smell

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Cranial Nerve II & function

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Optic, sensory, vision

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Cranial Nerve III & function

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Oculomotor, motor, eye movement & pupil dilation

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Cranial Nerve IV & function

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Trochlear, motor, eye movement

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Cranial Nerve V & function

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Trigeminal, Both, sensation in skin, face, head & chewing

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Cranial Nerve VI & function

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Abducens, motor, eye movement

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Cranial Nerve VII & function

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Facial, Both (facial movement, taste, saliva & tear secretion)

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Cranial Nerve VIII & function

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Vestibulocochlear, sensory, balance, posture, hearing

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Cranial Nerve IX & function

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Glossopharyngeal, both, swallowing, taste, saliva secretion

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Cranial Nerve X & function

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Vagus, both, taste, visceral sensation

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Cranial Nerve XI & function

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Accessory, motor, movement of head & shoulders

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Cranial Nerve XII & function

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Hypoglossal, motor, movement of tongue

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radicul/o

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root/nerve root

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-esthesia

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sensation/feeling

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encephal/o

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brain

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contus/o

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bruise

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hyperesthesia

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excessive sensitivity to stimuli

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hydrocephalus

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excess cerebral spinal fluid accumulates in brain

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anesthesia

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use of medicine to prevent pain

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encephalitis

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inflammation of brain

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parasthesia

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abnormal bruising/prickling sensation

57
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radiculopathy

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nerve pain caused by pressure on spinal nerve roots in neck

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