Neurologic assessment Flashcards

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Neuron

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basic functional unit of the brain; dendrite, cell body, axon

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neurotransmitters

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acetylcholine, serotonin, dopamine, norepinephrine, endorphins

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acetylcholine

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neurotransmitter of the parasympathetic nervous system; important in MS

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4
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serotonin

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helps control mood and sleep, pain pathway (think psych meds)

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dopamine

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affects behavior (emotions, attention), fine movement (parkinsons)

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norepinephrine

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major transmitter of the sympathetic NS

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endorphines

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produced by hypothalamus; pleasurable sensation, inhibits pain transmission

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cerebrum

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frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe,

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frontal lobe

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concentration, abstract thoughts, memory, affect, judgement, and inhibition ; brocas area

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brocas area (frontal lobe)

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located on the left hemisphere; speech center

singing uses different lobe!!

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parietal lobe

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sensory lobe; function is right and left orientation, shape discrimination

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temporal lobe

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auditory memory of a sound, understanding of language and music ; recognition of friends

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13
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occipital lobe

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visual interpretation and memory

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brain stem

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composed of midbrain, pons, medulla, oblongata

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function of brain stem

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reflex center for respiration, blood pressure, HR, coughing, swallowing;

damage to brainstem can lead to immediate cessation of breathing (immobilize head)

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cerebellum

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provides smooth and coordinated movement; controls fine movement, balance and position and postural sense

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cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)

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clear, colorless fluid produced in the choroid plexus of the ventricles; importance in immune and metabolic functions of the brain

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sample of CSF is obtained through

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lumbar puncture or lumbar tap (spinal tap)

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Brain cannot store ____

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glucose

so it needs constant supply of glucose and oxygen

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cerebral circulation

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brain receives about 15% of cardiac output, neurons/brain does NOT need insulin to absorb glucose unlike our skeletal muscle cells

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cerebral circulation (anterior brain)

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arterial blood supplying anterior brain originates from common carotid artery

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cerebral circulation (posterior brain)

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posterior circulation of the brain is supplied by vertebral arteries branching from subclavian arteries

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Blood brain barrier

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prevents many substances that circulate in the blood from reaching CNS; this can altered by trauma, cerebral edema, or cerebral hypoxemia

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spinal cord

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serves as a connection between brain the periphery; protected by vertebral column

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vertebral column
7 cervical vertebrae 12 thoracic vertebrae 5 lumbar vertebrae sacrum (fused mass of 5 vertebrae)
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peripheral nervous system
cranial nerves, spinal nerves, autonomic nervous system
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cranial nerves
some say money matters but my brother says big brains matter more (S= sensory, B= both, M= motor) (ooo to touch and feel a girls vag a H)
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olfactory
sense of smell
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optic
visual acuity
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oculomotor
muscle that moves the eye and lid, pupillary constriction
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trochlear
muscle that moves the eye
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trigeminal
facial sensation; corneal reflex; mastication
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abducens
muscles that moves the eye
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facial
symmetry of facial expression; muscle movement upper/lower face; salivation; taste; tearing; sensation in the ear
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acoustic
hearing and equilibrium
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glossopharyngeal
taste; sensation in pharynx and tongue, pharyngeal muscles, swallowing
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vagus
muscles of the pharynx, larynx, soft palate, sensation of the external ear, thoracic viscera
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(spinal) accessory
sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles
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hypoglossal
movement of the tongue