Nervous system

Question 1

Sensory Pathways

Answer 1

Spinothalamic and posterior column

includes sensory receptors in skin, tendons and viscera

Question 2

Cortiocospinal/pyramidal tract

Answer 2

conveys impulse from motor centers, cerebral cortex to spinal cord
Upper motor system- permits skills and purposeful movements
Diseases- CVA, MS, CP

Question 3

extrapyramidal tracts

Answer 3

CN and SN
lower motor system- maintains muscle tone and gross body movements
Diseases- polio, lesions, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (als)

Question 4

MSE ( Mental status exam)

Answer 4

obtained through regular Hx, behavior, affect, congnition, thought process

Question 5

Mini-mental exam

Answer 5

concentration on cognitive function not mood or behavior., valid detector of dementia and delirium

Question 6

graphethesia

Answer 6

ability to understand writing on the skin

Question 7

cremasteric reflex

Answer 7

contraction of the cremaster muscle when inside of the thigh is touched

Question 8

Kinesthesus

Answer 8

awareness of the position of the body and body parts

Question 9

Abdominal reflex

Answer 9

stroking down of abdomen towards the umbilicus, contraction of the abdominal walls