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NUR 220 - Musculoskeletal and Neuro Flashcards

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1
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condyloid

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wrist joint

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saddle

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thumb

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pivot

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forearm (radioulnar)

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gliding

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little bones in hand

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hinge

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elbow and knee joint

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ball and socket

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shoulder + hip joint

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what do you palpate joints for?

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temperature, tissue integrity, and shape

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goniometer

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measures joints range of motion

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9
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what is a fracture?

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partial or complete break in continutity of the bone

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10
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what is a pathologic fracture?

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fracture caused by weakness in bone (osteoporosis or neoplasm)

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11
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open vs. closed fracture

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open is bone outside skin and closed is skin still intact

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12
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what causes musculoskeletal deformity or loss of function?

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  • tissue shortening around bone
  • localized edema
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13
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factors that can cause osteoporosis

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  • age
  • lack of estrogen
  • calcium deficiency
  • lack of exercise
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14
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when do patients know they have arthritis?

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  • not until they realize loss of height, fractures, or kyphosis
  • osteoporosis is asymptomatic
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kyphosis

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hunch back

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lordosis

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extra arched back, hips forward

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17
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what is osteoarthritis

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breakdown in articular cartilage

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18
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what joints does osteoarthritis affect?

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  • weight bearing joints (hips, knees, vertebrae, ankles)
  • hands and fingers
  • joints with repetitive movement (sports)
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19
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what is joint inflammation

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bone on bone movement - no cartilage anymore

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20
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heberdens nodes

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swelling of finger joints more towards nail bed (distal)

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bouchards nodes

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swelling of finger joints more towards knucles (proximal)

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symptoms of osteoarthritis

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  • joint edema
  • aching pain
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23
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what kind of secretion is found in people with Gout?

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Uric acid

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24
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what is thought to cause Gout

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missing the enzyme needed to metabolize purines to be peed out

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where does uric acid like to accumulate?

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  • big toe (most common)
  • wrists, hands, ankles, knees
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26
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what does gout look like?

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erythema (redness) and edema of joints

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27
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what is Tophi

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pea-like deposits of uric acid

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28
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where does Tophi show up?

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  • ear cartilage
  • subcutaneous tissue + other joints
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29
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what can kidney stone from uric acid cause in the body?

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  • flank pain
  • costovertebral angle tenderness
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30
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what kind of scoliosis is thought to be genetic?

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idiopathic scoliosis

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31
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who is most at risk for scoliosis

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girls more than boys

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32
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non genetic causes of scoliosis

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  • deformed spine
  • neuromuscular disease
  • traumatic injury
  • unequal leg length
33
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what is considered “mild” scoliosis

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curvature between 10% and 20%

34
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intracranial regulation

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mechanisms that facilitate or impair neurologic function

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interrelationships

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how other body systems work with the neurological systme to keep us alive

36
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sensory perception

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interact with the environment using the five senses

37
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tactile perception

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ability to sense stuff through touch

38
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afferent messages

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from sensory receptors to CNS

39
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efferent messages

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CNS sends motor and autonomic messages out to muscles and glands

40
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somatic fibers

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controls muscle contractions (voluntary)

41
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autonomic fibers

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controls smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, glands, and adipose tissue (involuntary)

42
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how many cranial nerves?

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12 pairs

43
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how many spinal nerve?

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31 pairs

44
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somatic and autonomic are part of which nervous system?

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peripheral

45
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which system mediates unconcious activity?

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autonomic

46
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what are the four lobes of the brain

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frontal, parietak, temporal, occipital

47
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which lobe contains primary motor cortex and controls voluntary movement?

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frontal

48
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which area is responsible for word formulation and where is it located?

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brocas area located in left frontal lobe

49
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which lobe controls intellectual function, awareness of self, personality, and autonomic emotional responses?

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frontal

50
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which lobe contins primary somesthetic (sensory) cortex and receives sensory input?

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parietal

51
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which lobe contains the primary auditory cortex?

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temporal lobe

52
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where is Wernickes area?

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left temporal lobe

53
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what does Wernickes area do?

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  • comprehend spoken + written language
  • interpret auditory, visual, and sensory imputs from thoughts and memory
54
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which lobe contains primary visual cortex and interprets visual info?

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occipital

55
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three parts of the brainstem

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midbrain, pons, medulla oblongata

56
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10 of the 12 cranial nerves originate from where?

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brainstem

57
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midbrain function

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send muscle movement stimuli to other parts of the brain

58
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pons function

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sends impulses to brain centers and lower spinal nerves

59
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medulla oblongata function

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reflexes such as breathing, sneexing, vomiting, vasoconstriction

60
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function of the cerebellum

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  • balance
  • coordinating function
  • maintaining equilibrium
  • muscle tone
  • proprioception (sense of self movement)
61
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what does the cervical spine control?

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diaphragm, chest wall, arms and shoulders

62
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what does the thoracic spine control?

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upper body and GI function

63
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what does the lumbar and sacral spine control

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lower body, bowl + bladder movement

64
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purpose of autonomic nervous system

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regulate bodys internal environment in tandem with endocrine system

65
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which is the fight or flight system?

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sympathetic

66
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which is the rest and digest or breed and feed system?

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parasympathetic

67
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what is the earliest and most sensitive indicator of alterations in cerebral function?

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change in LOC

68
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when is the only time you can inflict pain on a patient?

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when doing GCS assessment

69
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romberg test

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patient stands with eyes closed and you put arms out in case they fall

70
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what is the purpose of romberg test

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assess cerebellar function

71
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how to test kinesthetic sensation

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move finger or toe up or down

72
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how to test stereognosis

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have patient identify object in hand

73
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how to test grapesthesia

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have patient identify drawing of number or letter on hand

74
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clonus

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repeated reflex muscular movements (involuntary muscle spasms)

75
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disorders of peripheral nerves

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  • myasthenia gravias
  • guillian barre syndrome
76
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decorticate

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abnormal flexion - arms held tightly up to body

77
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decerebrate

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abnormal extension - arms held rigid at sides of body

78
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4 things to immediately report in neuro

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  1. sudden or subtle changes in LOC
  2. decrease in 2 points from GCS
  3. abnormal flexion or extension
  4. pinpoint, dilated, and nonreactive pupils

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