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Anesthetic Agent that causes absense of feeling or sensation.
Handicap Condition that interferes with the ability to function noramlly.
Disability Diminishes capacity to porform certain functions.
Concussion Mild head injury.
Syncope Medical term for fainting.
Aura Experience felt preceding seizure or migraine.
Cerebral Edema Accumulation of excessive fluid in the spaces of the brain.
Epilepsy Brain disorder caused by exdessive neuron discharge.
Febrile Seizures Disturbed electrical activity in the brain due to fever.
Vagus 10th cranial nerve.
Oculomotor 5th cranial nerve responsible for eye movement.
Sacral nerve the 5 nerves found in the sacral region.
Intracranial Hemorrhage medical term for hemorrhalgic stroke caused by aneurysms, broken blood vessels or venous rupture.
Glossopharyngeal 9th crainial nerve supplying the tongue and throat.
Intervertebral space un spinal column occupied by a disc.
Inguinal Node lymphoid tussue of the groin.
Dura Mater hard, outer layer of the meninges.
Impairment diminishing of normal functions.
Astrocyte star-shaped connective tissue cell of the nervous system.
Cognition knowledge through thinking, learning and memory.
Cerebrospinal pertaining to both the brian and spinal cord.
Corpus Callosum nerve fibers that connect the two cerebral hemispheres.
Sulcus (sulcu) groove found on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres.
Gyri (gyrus) rounded elevation found on the surface of the cerebral hemispheres.
Cerebrum major division of the brain divided into two hemispheres seperated by a fissure.
Efferent Neuron nerve cell that sends signals away form brain and spinal cord.
Neuron medical term for nerve cell.
Postical condition following a stroke.
Tonic state of muscular contraction.
ANS carries signals to the glands, cardiac and smooth muscles; operateson a subconscious level outside our control and "has two subdivisions" (sympathetic division, parasympathetic division)
Sympathetic division arouses body for action.
Parasympathetic division calms the body
PNS composed of a network of nerves outside the CNS and is subdivided into: (sensory division, motor division)
Sensory division (afferent nerves): carries messages toward the brain and spinal cord from our sense organs (eyes, ears, etc.)
Motor division (efferent nerves): carries messages away from brain and spinal cord to the muscles and organs.
Order of the regoins of the spinal cord cervical, thoractic, lumbar, sacral.
Cervical neck, shoulders, upper limbs, cervical spinal nerves.
Thoracic thoracic cage, rib and vertebral colum movement, and back muscles.
Lumbar hips, front of lower limbs.
Sacral buttocks, genitalia, back of legs.
Alzhemer disease is the most common form of dementia
Vascular dementia the second most common form of dementia.
Confusion is used to describe peopke who cannot process information normally.
Delirium is the sudden onset of disorientation
Causes and treatments of dementia reactions to medications, metabolic abnormalities, nutritional deficiencies, emotional problems, infections.
Synapse junction between two nerve cells or nerve fiber.
Lumbar puncture procedure used to obtain CSF.
Quadriplegia paralysis of all four limbs.
Glioma glial cell tumor.
the 4 lobes of each hemisphere are: frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital.
What are the two types of brain matter grey matter and white matter.
The functional regions of the brain are thalamas, hypothalmus, basalnuclei, limbic system, brain stem.
where does the brain connect to the spinal cord? brain stem
Hypothalamus controls our sleep abbd wake cycles.
Cranial nerves Twelve pairs of cranial nerves arise from the base of the brain.a cranial nerves are known by both names and roman numerals.
The V cranial nerve Trigeminal nerve
what limbs are involved in a hemplegic condition? one arm, one leg, on one side of the body.
what does ataxic mean? poor since of balance and preception.
what are the 2 categories of seizures? partial and generalized
what is the cronic disorder that is caused by the brain's inability to regulate sleep/wake cycles? narcolepsy.
what is the disorder that is characterized buy mild personalty changes occuring between the ages of 30 and 50 Huntingten disease
what is encephalitis? inflammation in the brain.
what is the cerebral edema associated with? stoke, toxins
Status epileptics is a medical emergency
Cerebral palsy is hereditary
what is the central nervous system comprised of? brain, spinal cord
the peripheral nervous system divides into what 2 main categories? motor and sensory
name the neurotransmitters found in thebrain norepine, serotnin, dopomine.
Efferent neurons conduct signals away from the brain or spinal cord.
The autonomic nervous system operates at a conscious level.
what is a contusion? a brain injury
what is a concussion? mild head injury
what does TBI stand for? traumatic brain injury
Chronic pain is pain lasting how long? more than 3 months, must be doccumented.
what are NSAIDs nonsteriodal anti-inflammatory drug
what cranial nerve is affected in Bell Palsy? 7th cranial nerve.
what is the myelin sheath? protective covering around the nerve fibers.
what is demyelination? destruction or loss of nerve fiber "insulation" due to trauma or disease.
what condition is most common demyelination disorder? Multiple Scierosis
what causes poliomyelitis? polio virus
what causes shingles? reactivation of chicken pox.
Olfactory sensory nerves for smell
Optic nerves sensory nerves for vision
oculomotor nerves perdominantly motor nerves for ee movements and pupil size
Trochlear nerves predominantly motor nerves for eye movement.
Trigeminal nerves sensory amd motor nerves responsioble foe face, nose, and mouth sensations for chewing.
Abducens nerves predominantly motor nerves responsible for eye movement.
Facial nerves mixed nerves associated with taste (sensory), facial expression (motor), and production of tears and saliva (parasympathetic fibers of motor nerves.)
Vestibulocochlear (auditory) nerves predominantly sensory nerves associated with hearing and balance.
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