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Neurological Disorde

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Monoamine oxidase (MAO) is an enzyme that degrades _______ after it binds to its receptor site.   -Epinerphrine **** Effects are prolonged  
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Epinephrine (Adrenaline) is :   -Fight or flight; sympatheic nervous system (part of the Autonomic nervous system)  
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Acetylcholinecsterase is an enzyme that degrades ______ after it binds to its receptor site.   acetylcholine ***Not reused, effects are shortlived.  
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Central nervous system:   -Brain and Spinal Cord  
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Peripheral nervous system:   -Nerves that branch off the spinal cord and go to the body -Autonomic nervous system  
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Nerves talk to muscle/organs via an:   -Electrical impulse  
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In order to have an electrical impulse, you need _______ in the bloodstream that can travel to the:   -Electrolytes in the bloodstream that can travel to the nerve. Sodium, potassium, calcium, magneisum  
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Nerves are comprised of nerve cells (neurons) they have 3 parts:   -Dendrite -Cell Body -Axon (covere in myelin sheath)  
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Neurons don't touch, they're separated by a:   -Synapse-contains neurotransmitters  
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If impluses do not transmit it can cause:   -Stroke, brain damage, seizure, spinal cord injury, -Neuritis, Neruagalgia - ALS< Multiple Sclerosis - Myasthenia Gravis.  
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Autonomic nervous system:   -Sympathetic nervous system (fight or flight) -Parasympathetic nervous system (rest and digest)  
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In order to have an electrical impulse, you need _______ in the bloodstream that can travel to the:   -Electrolytes in the bloodstream that can travel to the nerve. Sodium, potassium, calcium, magneisum  
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Nerves are alive cells that need _____,_____, and _______ delivered to them in order to function:   -Oxygen, glucose, and elecrolytes  
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Nerves are comprised of nerve cells (neurons) they have 3 parts:   -Dendrite -Cell Body -Axon (covere in myelin sheath)  
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When impulses reaches the end of one neuron it releases ______ into the ________:   -Neurotransmitters into the synapse.  
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If impluses do not transmit it can cause:   -Stroke, brain damage, seizure, spinal cord injury, -Neuritis, Neruagalgia - ALS< Multiple Sclerosis - Myasthenia Gravis.  
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Neruron is the:   -Cell of the nervous system (Nerve)  
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Neuropathy is:   -Inflammation or degeneration of thte peripheral nerves *Diabetic Neuropathy  
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Compartment syndrome:   -Sever compression of nerves and blood vessels when an extremity is too swollen or a cast is too tight.  
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Mental Status Exam (MSE) is a test to perform to determine:   -Cognitive functioning  
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Innervation is the distribution or suppply of:   -Nerve fibers or nerve impulses to an area.  
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Neurotransmitter is a chemical released fro the end of one _______neruon into the ______ to communicate to another neron or to the muscle or organ by attaching to a ______ :   -neuron, -synapse, -receptor site.  
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Nerve Impulse is the signal (electrical impulse) sent from the _______ to the spianl cord to the_______ to the organs/muscles.:   -Brain to the spianl crod to the neres to the organs/muscles.  
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Paresthesias is:   Numbness and tingling-  
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Numbness and tingling-   -Fight or flight; sympatheic nervous system (part of the Autonomic nervous system)  
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Monoamine oxidase (MAO) is an enzyme that degrades _______ after it binds to its receptor site.   -Epinerphrine **** Effects are prolonged  
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Reuptake is where _____ goes through a process called _____ where it is ______ for later, after it binds to its _______:   -Epinerphrine goes through a process called reuptake, where it is reused, after it binds to its receptor site.  
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Serotonin:   -Helps control mood  
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Dopamine:   -Inhibitory effect on movement; cotnrols movement; helps stop movemnt  
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Acetylocholine:   -Rest or digest; get back to normal; makes movement; parasympathetic nervous system (part of the Autonomic nervous system)  
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