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Part of the brain that:
Directs body movement and is and is responsible for higher thinking
frontal lobe
Part of the brain that: controls sensations of touch and spatial ability
Parietal Lobe
Part of the brain that:
Directs visual experiences
Vision Center
Occipital lobe
Is concerned w/ movement coordination, muscle tone, posture and equilibrium
**Information Storage
Cerebellum function
**Cerebrum
Part of the brain that:
controls the sensations of hearing and auditory interpretation and smell
Speech
Temporal Lobe
Carry messages between the cerebrum and the medulla. It also acts as a center to produce normal breathing patterns
Pons
Trgeminal nerve (V) is responsible for...
sensations of the head and face
The parasympathetic nervous system would have which of the following responses...
constriction of pupil
Olfactory Nerve (I) is...
smell
Respiratory Center
medulla Oblongata
part of the body that is supplied by nerves from the throacic cord
Trunk
Mr smith sees a neurologist b/c of facial muscle weakness when the neurologists ask Mr Smith to smile which cranial nerve is being tested?
Facial (VII)
neurologists test the trochylear (IV) and abducens (VI) cranial nerves together by having him do what....
follow his finger w/ his eyes
neurotransmittter that mediates sympathetic response
norepinephrine
1. what should be done after a lumbar puncture?
2. what should be done to prepare the pt for a lumbar puncture
1. have the pt lie flat for 6-8 hrs after
2. position client pt on his or her side
which of the following is an alert to having incresing intracranial pressure
widining of pulse pressure
client recieving manitol for increasing ICP, which of the following measurements will determine if the mannitol if effective
urine output
abnormal FLEXION posturing is called...
decorticate
abnromal EXTENSION posturing is called...
decerebrate
(has the most "e's"-extension out of the 2 words)
Mylegram--what do you do after

(xray of the spinal canal)
fluids are encouraged
EEG- what do you do
make sure hair is shampooed
Mrs Pickett needs to go to the B/R what are some of the things you can do to ensure she can do this
ck transfer records for previous activity level, ck muscle strength; have a 2nd person to assist
the nervous system consist of ...
It is responsible for...
brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves
coordinating body functions and responding to change in stimuli from the enviroment
regulates EXPEDNITURE of energy...
Sympathetic nervous system
conserves body energy...
Parasympathetic nervous system
what areas are assessed on the Glasgow coma scale?
eye opening, verbal and motor responses
which of the following may signal ICP in a pt w/ a closed head injury?
Vomiting
what should you question on the orders for a pt who has just had LP?
Head of bead elevated at 60 degrees
(they should lie flat)
layers covering brain:
outermost:
intermediate:
adheres to the brain:
dura (the outer layer is most DURAble)
Arachnoid
Pia matter
spinal cord is the center of...
reflex action