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MA 110 CH 10

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Cerebr/o
Brain
Encephal/o
Brain
Myel/o
Spinal Cord
Neur/i
Nerves
Neur/o
Nerves
Sensory organs include?
Eyes, ears, nose, skin, tongue.
Caus/o
To bring about a condition also caustic or harmful to tissue
Concuss/o
Shaken
Contus/o
Bruise
-esthesia
feeling
Esthet/o
feeling
-graphy
picture or record
Klept/o
to steal
-mania
madness
Mening/o
maninges - enclose 3 layers of CNS
-phobia
irrational fear
Psych/o
mind
-tropic
toward or affinity for
Sensory Organs & Receptors primary functions?
Receive external stimulation and transmit these stimuli to the sensory neurons.
Divisions of the nervous system are?
Central & Peripheral
CNS contains the ?
-Brain & Spinal Cord -Process info and regulate bodily activity
Peripheral Nervous system contains what?
-Voluntary (Somatic) -Involuntary (visceral)
The CNS and PNS contain what kind of neurons?
1. Afferent/sensory 2. Efferent/motor
Afferent Neurons go where, do what?
Cary impulses toward the Brain/Spinal cord.
Efferent Neurons go where/do what?
Cary impulses away from the brain/spinal cord.
Neurotransmitters
help neurons communicate
Neurotransmitters are ___, produced ____, and released into ___.
1. Chemicals 2. Neurons 3. Synapses
Neurotransmitters attach to what, when communicating across a synapse.
Receptors (which are proteins)
A nerve is what?
A bundle of neurons.
Cerebrum - back of head
1. Thought 2. Memory 3. Judgment 4. Sensory processing 5. Voluntary Movement
Cerebellum
Coordination & movement
Brainstem
Primitive function necessary for homeostasis
Thalamus
Relays & modulates information traveling between spinal cord and brain.
Hypothalamus
Regulates many involuntary functions including temp, hunger, sleep
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
Protect the CNS, nourish brain/spinal cord
Meninges
Tissue that covers the brain/spinal cord.
Name 3 layers of the meninges.
1. Dura Mater 2. Arachnoid membrane 3. Pia Mater
PNS nerve parts are?
12 Cranial 31 from Spinal cord
Spinal cord sections are?
C= Cervical T= Thoracic L= Lumbar S= Sacral
The autonomic nervous system is what?
The involuntary part of the PNS.
Anesthesiologist:
physician that administers
Anesthetist:
mid-level practitioner that administers anesthetic
Neurologist:
physician that treats and diagnoses diseases of the nervous system
Neurosurgeon:
surgeon that repairs diseases of the nervous system
Psychiatrist:
physician that diagnoses and treats emotional disorders
Psychologist:
a non-physician that diagnoses and treats emotional disorders
Anesthetic
drug which produces analgesia, amnesia and sedation.
Aphasia
Inability to speak
Bell's Palsy
Paralysis of face due to cranial nerve disfunction
Carotid ultrasonography:
assessment of carotid artery using sound waves
Causalgia
Burning pain
Cephalgia
Headache
Cerebral contusion
Trauma to cerebrum
Cerebral palsy
condition with poor muscle control
cervical radiculopathy
removal of cervical disc
Coma
Deep state of unconsciousness
Concussion
Trauma to brain
Cranial hematoma
Brain bruise/contusion
Electroencephalography
recording of electrical activity in brain
Encephalitis
inflammation of brain
Epidural anesthesia
Local anesthetic in CSF
Hemorrhagic stroke
damage to brain due to ruptured vessel
Hydrocephalus
Excess fluid (CSF)in brain
Hyperesthesia
excessively sensitive to touch and pain
Ischemic stroke
damage to brain due to inadequate blood flow
Lethargy
slow, listless movement & speech
meningitis
inflammation of covering of brain and spinal cord
Migraine headache
headache caused by vascular distention
Multiple Sclerosis
Degenerative condition of neurons in brain stem
Meyelitis
inflammation in spinal cord
Myelography
diagnostic examination of spinal cord.
Cholinergic fibers
release acetylcholine
Acetylcholine
A neurotransmitter influencing some muscle action
Adrenergic
release norepinephrin
Norepinephrin
A neurotransmitter that responds to hypotension and physical stress
Paresthesia
depresses sensitivity to touch and pain
parkinson disease
CNS disorder effecting movement
Reye's Syndrome
CNS condition in children after virus and aspirin
Sciatica
damage to the sciatic nerve
Syncope
fainting
Trigeminal neuralgia
pain and twitching in face
Epidural Hematoma
Torn blood vessels causing bleeding in epidural space
Subdural hematoma
Bleeding in brain
Contralateral lesion on RT affects where
The left side
Acrophobia
heights
Claustrophobia
enclosed spaces
Cognition
ability to think and reason
Delirium
confusion,agitation
Delirium Tremens
Alcohol or drug withdrawl
Delusion
Pt's think they are something they are not
dementia
decline in mental abilities
Dyslexia
Brain misinterprets what pt sees
DSM is what?
Diagnostic Statistical Manual
Schizophrenia
loss of contact with reality
Trichotillomania
Disorder in which patient pulls out hair.

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