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Nervous System Flashcards

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OTITIS MEDIA

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Tenderness upon palpation behind the ear and the eardrum was hyperemic and bulging with purulent effusion during otoscopy

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de Mussel’s sign

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Rhythmic bobbing of the head that is synchronous with the beating of the heart as a result of aortic insufficiency

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DISEQUILIBRIUM

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Unsteadiness or imbalance when walking, usually seen in older patients

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STEEPLE HEAD

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Abnormality of the head that resulted from a premature synostosis of the coronal and sagittal sutures

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BITEMPORAL HEMIANOPSIA

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Visual field defect that results from a lesion at the optic chiasm

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EXOPTHALMUS

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Protrusion of the eyeball; common feature of Grave’s disease

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CHANCRE

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Painless, non-suppurative, ulcerated papule with an indurated edge

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TORUS PALATINUS

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Midline bony growth in the hard palate that is fairly common in adults

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ATROPHIC GLOSSITIS

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Smooth and often sore tongue that has lost its papillae that suggests deficiency in Riboflavin, Niacin, Folic Acid, V B12, Pyridoxine or iron or treatment with chemotherapy

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HIPPOCRATIC FACIE

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Drawn, pinched and pale appearance of the face, indicative of approaching death

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RISOS SARDONICUS

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Tonic spasm of facial muscles with the angles of the mouth drawn out and eyebrows raised, frequently seen in patients with Tetanus

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CORNEAL ARCUS

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Grayish white arc or circle not quite at the edge of the cornea and it usually accompanies normal aging

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Cranial V and VII

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Nerves involved in corneal reflex

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TREMOR

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Rhythmic oscillatory movement that is the most common movement disorder

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SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

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Mobilizes organs and their functions during times of stress and arousal

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SYMPTOMATIC ISCHEMIC STROKE

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Focal or global cerebral, spinal or retinal dysfunction cause by CNS infarction

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SILENT STROKE

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Documented CNS infarction that was asymptomatic

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Transient ischemic attack

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Transient episode of neurological dysfunction caused by focal brain, spinal cord, or retinal ischemia, without acute infarction

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Corticospinal tract

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Mediates voluntary movement and integrate skilled, complicated, or delicate movements by stimulating selected muscular actions and inhibiting others.

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Spinothalamic tract

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Pain, temperature, and crude touch

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Basal ganglia system

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Helps to maintain muscle tone and to control body movements and walking

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Middle cerebral artery

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Most common cause of ischemic symptoms is occlusion which causes visual cuts and contralateral hemiparesis and sensory deficits

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Stereognosis

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Tested by manipulating an object and asking to identify

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Romberg test

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Stand with feet together then open and close both eyes for 30-60 seconds without support

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Lower motor neurons

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Damage to which motor neurons causes ipsilateral weakness and paralysis

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L2-L4

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Spinal cord segment tested by knee reflex

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CN 1

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Olfactory, sense of smell

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CN 2

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Optic, vision

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CN 3

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Oculomotor, Pupillary constriction, opening the eye (lid elevation), and most extraocular movement

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CN 4

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Trochlear, Downward, internal rotation of the eye

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CN 5

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Trigeminal

Motor: jaw clenching, lateral jaw movement Sensory: Face

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CN 6

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Abducens, Lateral deviation of the eye

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CN 7

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Facial, Motor: Facial expressions Sensory: Taste on anterior 2/3rds of the tongue

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CN 8

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Vestibulocochlear, Hearing and balance

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CN 9

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Glossopharyngeal

Motor: Pharynx
Sensory: Posterior 1/3rd of the tongue, pharynx

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CN 10

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Vagus

Motor: palate, pharynx, larynx
Sensory: pharynx and larynx

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CN 11

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Spinal accessory

Motor: sternocleidomastoid and upper portion of the trapezius

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CN 12

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Hypoglossal

Motor: tongue

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