Neuro

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brainstem acts as the main conduit for information between the brain and the spinal cord by the way of three large bundles of fibers called the

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cerebellar peduncles

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also called craniosacral

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parasympathetic nervous system

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constricts the pupils, decreases heart rate, increases GI peristalsis and secretion, expels wastes

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parasympathetic nervous system

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also called thoracolumbar

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sympathetic nervous system

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increases HR and breathing, dilates blood vessels in skeletal and cardiac muscles and constricts them in the GI tract, dilates the bronchial passages and pupils, erects the hairs for protect and display, increases sweat secretion, mobilizes glucose

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sympathetic nervous system

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located dorsal to the pons and the medulla oblongata and consists of two hemispheres connected by the vermis

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cerebellum

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cerebellar peduncles connect the cerebellum to the _ and contain communicating neural pathways

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brainstem

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the body’s communication system and transmits nerve impulses to the brain from the spinal nerves

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spinal cord

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matter that consists of neurons

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gray matter

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consists of ventral, lateral, and dorsal columns containing myelinated and unmyelinated nerve fibers

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white matter

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contain sensory fibers carrying pain and temperature info from the muscles, axons from muscle spindles and skin, and joint mechanoreceptors

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dorsal roots

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contain motor neuron fibers from skeletal muscles, muscle spindle fibers, autonomic axons, axons carrying abdominal and visceral sensory information

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ventral roots

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seizures and movement disorders that include tremor, spasm, and tics

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positive manifestations

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paresis, paralysis, hyposensitivity, dementia, aphasia

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negative manifestations

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cerebrovascular accident that is caused by a lack of oxygen to the brain; caused by interrupted blood flow from a blood clot or aneurysm

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stroke

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acute, diffuse demyelinating disorder of the spinal roots and peripheral nerves; an autoimmune syndrome that is acute, often severe, and rapidly progressive

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guillain-barre syndrome

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caused by abnormal discharges of electrical activity in the brain; manifestations are altered awareness, involuntary movements, or convulsions

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seizure

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most common seizure and is associated with an aura, tongue biting, incontinence, postictal state of ?, short duration

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intermittent

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aka continuous seizure, medical emergency if more than 30 minutes or without regaining consciousness between attacks

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status epliepticus

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brief episodes of loss of attention or awareness

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absence seizures

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focal presentation of a motor, sensory, autonomic, or psychic disturbance that manifests on 1 hemisphere

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partial/focal seizures

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sensation of instability, loss of equilibrium, or rotation usually caused by a disturbance in the semicircular canals of the inner ear or vestibular nuclei of the brainstem

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vertigo

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vertigo that arises when the cause of vertigo is due to brain or spinal cord anomaly

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central vertigo

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vertigo that is due to problems with the inner ear

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peripheral vertigo

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neurodegenerative, lifelong chronic disease that is characterized by the gradual accumulation of focal plaques of demyelination in the brain

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multiple sclerosis

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fatal, progressive neurological disease that slowly attacks neurons responsible for voluntary muscular actions

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ALS

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disease where upper and lower neurons progressively degenerate and die; leads to complete loss of all voluntary muscular movement

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ALS

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affects CN VII, resulting in unilateral or bilateral facial weakness or paralysis

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bell’s palsy