Question | Answer |
The central nervous system consists of _________________________. | The brain and spinal column |
The medulla controls______________________, ______________________,
_______________________,________________________. | Heart rate, breathing, blood vessel size, and swallowing |
Cranial nerves conduct impulses between the _______________, ___________,_________________, ________________, _______________. | Brain, head, neck, chest, abdomen |
The total or partial loss of the ability to use or understand language is________________. | Aphasia |
Difficulty understanding language is __________________________. | Receptive aphasia |
You find your resident on the floor and you will suspect that they may have a __________ __________ because they are complaining that their head hurts. | head injury |
The eye disease that blurs the central vision is _______________________. | Age-related macular degeneration. |
____________________ is loss of motor function, loss of sensation, or both. | Paralysis |
__________________________ is paralysis and loss of sensory function in the arms, legs, and trunk. It can also be called tetraplegia. | Quadriplegia |
Paralysis on one side of the body is _________________________. | Hemiplegia |
High sugar in the blood is _________________________. | Hyperglycemia |
Low sugar in the blood is ______________________________. | Hypoglycemia |
When a person has glaucoma, he or she may have difficulty seeing objects _____________________. | Peripherally |
Clouding of the lens and halos around lights are ______________________. | Cataracts |
When a resident’s vision is blurry and they see spots or floaters they have _________________________. | Diabetic retinopathy |