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Neurology/Psychiatry Review

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Cranial nerve I   Olfactory nerve (smell)  
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Cranial nerve II   Optic nerve (vision)  
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Cranial nerve III   Oculomotor nerve (movement of eyeball, eyelids, and iris - to change the pupil size)  
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Cranial nerve IV   Trochlear nerve (movement of eyeball)  
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Cranial nerve V   Trigeminal nerve (sensation in eyelids, scalp, face, lips, and tongue. Movement of the muscles for chewing. 3 nerves: ophthalmic, maxillary, and mandibular nerves.  
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Cranial nerve VI   Abducens muscle (movement of the eye)  
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Cranial nerve VII   Facial nerve (taste from tongue, control of the salivary and lacrimal glands. Movement of facial muscles.)  
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Cranial nerve VIII   Vestibulocochlear nerve (hearing and balance - auditory nerve)  
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Cranial nerve IX   Glossopharyngeal nerve (taste - back of tongue. Movement of muscles for swallowing. Controls parotid salivary glands.)  
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Cranial nerve X   Vagus nerve (taste - soft palate and throat. Sensation - ears, diaphragm, and organs of chest and abdomen. Controls heart beat and smooth muscles - bronchi/GI tract. "Wanderer nerve"  
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Cranial nerve XI   Accessory nerve (movement of muscles for swallowing, the vocal cords, and muscles of the neck and upper back. Two of its branches help the vagus nerve.  
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Cranial nerve XII   Hypoglossal nerve (Movement of the tongue)  
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Autonomic nervous system   Heart muscle, smooth muscle, glands  
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Somatic nervous system   Voluntary skeletal muscles  
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Neurotransmitters   Chemicals that relay messages from one neuron to another.  
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Norepinephrine   Controls involuntary processes (Ex: Heart and respiratory rate) when the body is active or exercising.  
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Increased levels of norepinephrine cause:   aggression, mania, and infatuation (foolish desire to want something).  
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Decreased levels of norepinephrine cause:   depression  
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Epinephrine   "Fight or flight" response, occurs during stress, anxiety, fear, or anger.  
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Increased levels of epinephrine cause:   anxiety, social phobia, performance phobia, and panic attacks  
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Dopamine   Cocaine, narcotic drugs & alcohol increase the amount of dopamine, and it causes euphoria and excitement "HIGH."  
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Increased levels of dopamine cause:   Infatuation Note: An increased level in the limbic lobe and a decreased level in the frontal lobe causes paranoia.  
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Decreased levels of dopamine cause:   schizophrenia and depression  
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Serotonin   neurotransmitter of brain and spinal cord  
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Decreased levels of serotonin cause:   depression Note: A decreased level of serotonin and an increased level of norepinephrine causes violent behavior  
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GABA (Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid)   inhibitory neurotransmitter  
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Decreased levels of GABA cause:   anxiety  
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Tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizure   Unconsciousness with excessive motor activity. Alternates between excessive muscle tone with rigidity (tonic) and jerking muscle contractions (clonic)in extremities with tongue biting. Usually lasts 1 to 2 minutes.  
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Absence (petit mal) seizure   Impaired consciousness with slight or no muscle activity. Includes vacant staring, repetitive blinking, or facial tics. Lasts 5 to 15 seconds. The patient is unaware of the seizure and can have several per day.  
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Complex partial (psychomotor) seizure   There is some degree of impairment of consciousness. Involuntary muscle contractions. There can be automatisms (lip smacking). Lasts 1 to 2 minutes.  
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Simple partial (focal motor) seizure   No impairment of consciousness. The patient is aware of seizure and has involuntary motor movements of hand or turning of head. There may be some sensory hallucinations. Usually lasts 1 to 2 minutes.  
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Limbic lobe (brain)   Located along the medial edges of right and left cerebral hemispheres, superior to the corpus callosum (bridge that connects right and left cerebral cortexes.)  
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Limbic system   Limbic lobe, thalamus,and hypothalamus. It links the unconscious mind to the conscious mind.  
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Thalamus Location   Located in the center of the cerebrum and forms the walls of the 3rd ventricle.  
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Thalamus Functions   Relay station - receives sensory information from the 5 senses and relays it to the midbrain. Relays sensory information to the cerebrum where it is analyzed and compared with memories.  
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Hypothalamus Location   Located below the thalamus, forms the floor and part of walls of 3rd ventricle.  
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Hypothalamus Functions   Controls emotions of pleasure, excitement, fear, anger, sexual arousal, and bodily responses to these emotions. Also contains the feeding center. Triggers the "fight or flight" response to danger. (epinephrine)  
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Hippocampus   elongated, curving structure with two heads, one is located in the temporal lobe. The two tails join as the fornix in the center of the brain. Stores long-term memories and helps compare present and past emotions and experiences.  
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Amygdaloid bodies   almond-shaped area in each temporal lobe. Interpret facial expressions, new social situations, and identify situations that could be dangerous. Integrate sensory info., thoughts, and long-term memories. Most active during emotions, fear, anger,  
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Fornix   located along the floor of each lateral ventricle. Connects hippocampus in each temporal lobe to the thalamus and to amygdaloid bodies.  
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Frontal lobe   Predicts future events/consequences. Exerts conscious control over skeletal muscles. Gustatory cortex (taste). Speech center (muscles for speech). Located at the front of the head (forehead).  
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Occipital lobe   Receives and analyzes sensory information from the eyes. Contains visual cortex for sense of sight. Vision. Located at back of the head above the cervical spine.  
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Parietal lobe   Receives and analyzes sensory information about temperature, touch, pressure, vibration, and pain from skin/organs. Located at back of the head above occipital lobe on both sides of head. Somatosensory area (functions of body sensations).  
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Temporal lobe   Auditory cortex - hearing, olfactory cortex - smell. Located on both sides of the head near the ears at temples.  
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acrophobia   fear of heights  
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agoraphobia   fear of crowds or public places  
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arachnophobia   fear of spiders  
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claustrophobia   fear of closed in spaces  
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microphobia   fear of germs  
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ophidiophobia   fear of snakes  
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social phobia   fear of being embarrassed or humiliated in front of others  
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thanatophobia   fear of death  
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xenophobia   fear of strangers  
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triskaidekaphobia   fear of the number 13.  
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