Study Notes Flashcards
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CVA definition
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CVA = Cerebrovascular Accident (ch 10, pg 369)
Disruption of normal blood supply to brain; stroke.
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Body systems covered in chapters 9-15
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- Male Reproductive; 10. Nervous; 11. Cardiovascular
- Respiratory 13. Blood 14. Lymphatic and Immune
- Musculoskeletal
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Parts of the brain and what they control (qty 6)
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- cerebrum - thinking, personality, sensations, movements, memory
- cerebellum - coordination of voluntary movements and balance
- hypothalamus - body temp, sleep, appetite, emotions, pituitary gland
- thalamus - triage/relay centre for sensory impulses, awareness & consciousness
- medulla oblongata - crossover (L to R), regulates heart, blood vessels, respiratory system
- pons - bridge, connection of nerves to eyes and face
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Range of Motion (ROM)
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not covered yet
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Meaning : 2 types of twins
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fraternal - two ova/eggs, two sperm, 2 placentas
identical - one ovum/egg, one sperm (usu. single placenta)
(ch 9, pg 312)
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Respiratory - diagnostic terms (qty 8)
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auscultation, percussion, pleural rub, rales (crackles), rhonchi (singular: rhoncus), sputum, stridor, wheezes
APP-RR-SSW
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Meaning: plexus
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large interlocking system of nerves (ch10, page 378)
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Meaning: atelectasis
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collapsed lung (ch 12, pg 466, 467) a = no + tel/o = complete + ectasis = expansion
