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25 Cards in this Set
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What is Neuraxial Organization?
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The complexity of processing increases as you travel higher up the central nervous system
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What does the CNS include?
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the spinal cord, brainstem, diecephalon, cerebellum , and the cerebral hemispheres.
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What PNS stand for?
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Peripheral Nervous System
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What type of motor neuron carries information away from the CNS?
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Efferent
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What type of sensory neuron carries information towards the CNS?
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Afferent
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What are the 3 layers of the Meninges?
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Dura, arachnoid, and pia.
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What are the functions of the frontal lobe?
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motor control, primary motor strip, personality, executive function, and insight
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What are the 2 types of TBI?
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Penetrating injury and closed head injury
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What degenerative disorders are associated with degeneration primarily of the basal ganglia region?
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Huntington's disease and Parkinson's disease
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What is an example of a demyelinating disease?
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Multiple sclerosis
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What is Tardive dyskinesia?
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Tardive dyskinesia is a toxic disorder resulting from long term treatment with anti-psychotic drugs.
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What is Encephalitis?
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Inflammation of the brain.
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What is Myelitis?
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Inflammation of the spinal cord
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What is Meningitis?
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Inflammation of the meninges
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Where does the ACA (anterior cerebral artery) supply blood to?
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to the medial surface of the frontal and parietal lobes
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What cortical lobe is responsible for the recognition of facial expressions and other subtle social signals
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Temporal lobe of nondominant hemisphere
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How many cranial nerves are there?
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12 cranial nerves
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What is cranial nerve X?
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Cranial nerve X is the Vagus nerve
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What cranial nerve arises from the medulla and goes to the muscles of the tongue?
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Cranial nerve XII (Hypoglossal nerve)
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What lobe regulates sensations: temperature, pain, touch, pressure, size, shape, and body part awareness?
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Parietal Lobe
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What are the functions of the Hypothalmus?
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temperature control, sleep, water metabolism, secretion of hormones, control of blood pressure, hunger, balance between sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, and emotions.
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What does CVA stand for?
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Cerebrovascular Accident
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What is an Extracerebral tumor?
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It is a tumor that lies outside of the cerebral hemispheres, but is still within the cranium.
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Where is the primary visual cortex located?
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Occipital lobe
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What is cranial nerve IX?
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Glossopharyngeal
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