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Purple Review
Nervous System Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| TIA | Transient Ischemic Attack |
| Function of the hypothalamus | regulates activities of the autonomic nervous system |
| Describe the spinal cord | located inside the spinal cavity, composed of inner grey/outer white matter, transmits sensory impulses. |
| dura mater | outermost layer covering the brain and spinal cord |
| pain in the spinal cord | myelangia |
| EEG | records electrical impulses of the brain |
| relieve pain | analgesics |
| weakness or debility | asthenia |
| Which section of the cerebrum can only be seen on dissection? | insula |
| circular opening made in the skull to relieve ICP | trephination |
| convey impulses for voluntary functions | somatic nervous system |
| conveys impulses to glands, smooth and cardiac muscles | autonomic nervous system |
| disease of the spinal cord | myelopathy |
| inability to comprehend sensations | agnosia |
| inability to speak | aphasia |
| incision into the skull | craniotomy |
| inflammation of the brain | encephalitis |
| involuntary tremble or shake | tremor |
| involuntary, spasmodic muscular contractions | tics |
| EMG | Electromyography |
| CTA | Computed Tomography Angioplasty |
| sudden muscle weakness, acute inflammation of the peripheral nerves | Guillain-Barre Syndrome |
| acute encephalopathy and fatty infiltration of the brain | Reye Syndrome |
| congenital deformity in which some or all of fetal brain is missing | anencephaly |
| Conveys sensory impulses to the brain from different parts of the body and also transmits motor impulses away from the brain to all muscles and organs | spinal cord |
| SRS | Stereotactic Radiosurgery |
| Form of spinal bifida in which the meninges protrudes through the spine | meningocele |
| a collection of nerve bodies | ganglion |
| accumulation of fluid in the ventricles of the brain | hydrocephalus |
| 4 major types of neuroglia | astrocytes microglia oligodendrocytes ependymocytes |
| What is Alzheimer's Disease? | A progressive neurological disorder that affects the brain causing memory loss and serious mental detoriation. |
| funtion of the thalamus | receives sensory stimuli except olfactory |
| What is Parkinson Disease? | A progressive neurological disorder that affects the part of the brain that controls muscle movement. Lack of Dopamine |
| What is CSF? | A colourless fluid, contains proteins,glucose,salt, urea and some white blood cells, acts as a shock absorber, travels around the brain and spinal cord |
| ANS | Autonomic Nervous System |
| ALS | Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis |
| BEAM | Brain Electrical Activity Mapping |
| CP | Cerebral Palsy |
| ICP | intracranial pressure |
| Complex neural system located beneath the cerebrum that controls basin emotions and drives and plays an important role in memory | limbic system |
| MEG | Magnetencephalography |
| MSI | Magnetic Source Imaging |
| MRA | Magnetic Resonance Angiogram |
| network of nervous tissue found in the brain and spinal cord | Central Nervous System |
| needle puncture of the spinal cavity | lumbar puncture |
| measures the speed impulses travel through a nerve | nerve conduction velocity |
| a spinal puncture at the base of the brain to extract fluid or inject medication | cisternal puncture |
| excision of a ganglion | ganglionectomy |
| excessive movement | hyperkinesia |
| CT scan of the lumbar region after injection of a contrast medium to detect problems with the spine and spinal nerve roots | discography |
| T12 | thoracic nerves |
| SNS | Somatic Nervous System, Sympathetic Nervous System |
| PNS | Peripheral Nervous System, Parasympathetic Nervous System |
| PET | Positron Emission Tomography |
| additonal myelin sheath external to myelin that is formed by schwann cells and found only on axons on the PNS | neurilemma |
| a long, single projection that transmits impulses from the cell body | axon |
| a large bundle of axons wrapped in connective tissue | nerve |
| agents that relieve pain by inhibiting the passage of pain impulses | analgesics |
| abnormal rhythm to the brain | dysrhythmia |
| brief loss of consciousness also called fainting | syncope |
| abnormal deep unconsciousness | coma |
| abnormally small head | microcephaly |
| brain injury causing transient loss of consciousness | concussion |
| cavity of an organ | ventricle |
| depress CNC functions to induce sleep | hypnotics |
| disease of the myelin sheath | Multiple Sclerosis |
| functions include sensory perception and interpretation, muscular movement and emotional aspects of behaviour | cerebrum |
| innermost membrane of the brain and spinal cord | pia mater |
| lack of response, sluggishness | lethargy |
| major emotional disorder | psychosis |
| moves away from a central structure | efferent |
| moves toward a central structure | afferent |
| congenital deformity of the neural tube which fails to close during fetal development | spina bifida |
| branching cytoplasmic projections that receive impulses and transit them to the cell body | dendrites |
| broad term that refers to cognitive deficit, including memory impairment | dementia |
| MRI | Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| NCV | Nerve Conduction Velocity |
| facial paralysis | bells palsy |
| LP | Lumbar Puncture |
| CSF | Cerebral Spinal Fluid |
| CVA | Cerbrovascular Accident |
| EEG | electroencephalography |
| L3 | third lumbar vertabra |
| C1 | first cervical vertabra |
| What is the brainstem composed of? | midbrain, medulla and pons |
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