Nervous System Flashcards
connection of nerves
pons
nerve fiber cross over; life center
medulla oblongata
thinking, personality, sensations, movement, memory
cerebrum
relay station for sensory impulses, control of awareness, consciousness
thalamus
body temp, sleep, appetite, emotions, pituitary control
hypothalamus
coordination of voluntary movements
cerebellum
thought processes, behavior, personality, emotion
frontal lobe
language expression
broca area
hearing, understanding, speech, language
temporal lobe
language comprehension
Wernicke area
vision
occipital lobe
body sensations, visual and special perception
parietal lobe
accumulation of CSF in the brain
enlarged head and small face
usually in children
infection or tumor blocking ventricle in adults
hydrocephalus
to remove pressure on the brain
ventriculoperitoneal shunt
patch of hair, mole or dimple, no functional disability, posterior vertebrae have not fused
spina bifida occulta
external protruding sac containing meninges and CSF
spina bifida cystica with meningocele
external protruding sac containing meninges, CSF and spinal cord associated with paralysis and hydrocephalus
spina bifida cystica with myelomeningocele
when does spina bifida occur and to the deficiency of what vitamin
4 weeks into pregnancy
folic acid
chronic progressive disorder with 50% of demensia
Alzheimer’s Disease
age group of alzheimer’s
65+
Slow Progressive impairment of intellectual function that may compromise language and memory, visuospatial skill, behavior and personality, and cognition (e.g. calculation, abstraction, judgment)
Alzheimer’s
autopsy reveals what in alzheimer’s
neurofibrillary tangles and amyloid deposits/tangles
the kind of memory loss in alzheimer’s
short and long term (anterograde and retrograde)
loss of expression, language comprehension issues (aphasia), thought disorders, problem solving difficulties, can’t concentrate or socialize
alzheimer’s