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CH 54

Med Surg

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The CNS is made up of Brain and Spinal Cord
The CNS is responsible for Interpreting incoming sensory information and issuing instructions based on past experiences
The peripheral nervous system contains what two divisions The somatic nervous system and the autonomic system
Sends messages from the CNS to the skeletal muscles(voluntary muscles) The somatic nervous system
Transmits messages from the CNS to the smooth muscle,cardiac muscle,and certain glands. Sometimes called the involuntary nervous system The autonomic nervous system
Transmitter cells that carries messages to and from the brain and spinal cord Neurons
A seperate unit composed of three main parts: the cell body,the axon,and the dendrites Neuron
Speeds the transmission of the impulse Acetylcholine
maintaining arousal,dreaming,and regulation of mood Norepinephine
Primarily affects motor function Dopamine
Induces sleep, affects sensory perception, controls temperature,and has a role in mood Serotonin
Largest part of the brain Cerebrum
The brainstem contains Midbrain,pons,medulla oblongata
Composed of 31 pairs of spinal nerves,12 pairs of cranial nerves and the autonomic nervous system Peripheral nervous system
Conrols the activities of the smooth muscle,cardiac muscle,and all glands Autonomic nervous system
Slows an action Parasympathetic
Speeds an action Sympathetic
Earliest most sensitive indicator of the patients neurologic status LOC
Two components of LOC Arousal and awareness
Four components of awareness Orientation,memory,calculation,fund of knowledge
What are the three categories that are assessed in the Glasgow coma scale Eyes open,Verbal response,Motor response
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