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41 - Neurology
41 - Foudnations - Neurology - Taylor College
Question | Answer |
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Central Nervous Sysem | Comprised of the brain and spinal cord |
Peripheral Nervous System | Consists of the cranial nerves and spinal nerves |
Autonomic Nervous System | part of the peripheral nervous system consists of the sympathetic and parasympathetic systems |
3 major components of the Neurons | The cell body, the axon, and the dendrites. |
Neurons | the basic cells of the nervous systems |
Neurotransmitters | chemical substances that excite, inhibit, or modify the response of another neuron |
Three coverings of the brain called meninges | dura mater arachnoid mater pia mater |
Somatic nervous system | Part of the PNS. Connects the CNS to the skin and skeletal muscles |
The PNS is made of what 2 systems | Somatic and Autonomic Nervous System |
Autotomic Nervous System | Part of the PNS that connects the CNS to visceral organs such as the heart, stomach, intestines, various glands. Involved in unconscious activities such as breathing. |
Two subdivisions of the Autonomic Nervous System | Sympathetic and Parasympathetic |
Awareness | the persons ability to perceive environmental stimuli and body reactions and then respond with thought and action. |
Glasgow Coma Scale | An objective tool for assessing consciousness in clients.15 indicates fully oriented person, 7 or less is state of coma, 3 is lowest possible score and indicates a deep coma. |
Orientation | the persons awareness of self in relation to person, place, and time. |
Intellectual Function | the ability of the brain to perform thought processes. |
Affect | emotional response or mood |
Aphasia | The inability to communicate verbally - caused by the inability to form words or the inability to understand written or spoken words |
Ataxia | Inability to coordinate voluntary muscle action. |
Four components of awareness assessment | Orientation, memory, calculation, fund of knowledge |