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1
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Neuroglial cells

A

Numerous
Supportive
Replicate
Nourish

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2
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Dendrites

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Receiver

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3
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Axon

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Terminal

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4
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Barbiturates and Benzos

A

Increased GABA
ETOH seizures
Anxiety

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5
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Dopaminergic drugs

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Increase dopamine

Parkinson’s

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Forebrain parts

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Cerebrum

Cerebral cortex

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Cerebrum does this

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Intelligence
Creativity
Memory

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Basal ganglia

Where and what it does

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Base of cerebrum

Controls movement

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Cerebral cortex

What it does

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Sensory input
Voluntary muscle
Memory and reasoning

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Cerebral cortex subdivided into four lobes

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Frontal
Parietal
Temporal
Occipital

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Frontal lobe responsibilities

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Primary motor area
Broca’s speech
Judgement
Reasoning, concentration,, abstraction

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Parietal responsibilities

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Sensory-
Sensation, texture, size, shape, spatial relationship
Singing, musical instrument, nonverbals

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13
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Meninges layers

Outside to inside

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Dura matter
Subdural space
Arachnoid
Sub arachnoid 
Pia matter
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14
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Layer when CSF circulates

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Subarchanoid space

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Temporal lobe responsibilities

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Auditory
Memory
Wernicke’s language

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16
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Forebrain:diencephalon parts

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Thalamus

Hypothalamus

17
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Thalamus responsibilities

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Pain awareness
Consciousness
Attention
Emotions

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Hypothalamus responsibilities

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Temperature 
BP
Hr
Peristalsis
Emotional expression 
Intellectual function
19
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Which area is the central switchboard for CNS? It sorts and directs sensory information

20
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Pons responsibilities

A

HR

Rate, strength

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Medulla responsibilities

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Respiratory center

22
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Cerebellum responsibilities

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Coordination
Muscle movement
Balance/equilibrium

23
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Brain facts

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2% body weight
15% of cardiac output
25% O2 consumption

24
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Spinal cord responsibilities

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Regulates reflexes
Controls body movement
Regulates organ function
Processes sensory information

25
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Somatic control

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Conscious control

26
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Sympathetic system

To the pupils

27
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Parasympathetic pupils

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Constricts

28
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Normals for aging

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Decrease 
Response time
Reflex
Pupil 
Touch sensation
Vibration 
Hearing
29
Q

CT

A

Bone:soft tissue

30
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MRI

A

Better, evaluate blood flow

31
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PET

A 
Brain function 
Glucose
Blood flow 
O2
Metabolism of brain
32
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Evoked potential

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Measures electrical signals generated by hearing touch or sight

33
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Lumbar puncture with CSF analysis

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Contraindicated with increased ICP

34
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CSF volume

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Less than 30 mL

35
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Clarity of CSF

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Clear, colorless

36
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CSF RBC WBC

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CSF protein?

38
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CSF glucose

Complex Care Concepts (25 decks)

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