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74 Cards in this Set
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Functions of Left Hemisphere |
1. Language 2. Sequence and perform movements 3. Produce written and spoken language 4. Analytical 5. Controlled, logical 6. Mathematical calculations 7. Express positive emotions |
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Functions of Right Hemisphere |
1. Nonverbal processing 2. General, holistic views 3. Artistic abilities 4. Mathematical reasoning 5. Negative emotions 6. Body image awareness 7. Hand-eye coordination |
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Hippocampus |
Responsible for forming and storing new memories for one's personal history |
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Basal ganglia |
Responsible for voluntary movement, regulation of autonomic movement, posture, muslce tone, and control |
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Basal ganglia disfunction results in? |
Parkinson's or huntington's |
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Amygdala |
Emotional and social processing (fear and pleasure) |
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Thalamus |
Processing station for sensory information |
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Hypothalamus |
Regulates body temp, hunger, thirst, sexual behavior |
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Subthalamus |
Regulating movements produced by skeletal muscles |
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Epithalamus |
Secretes melatonin |
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Midbrain |
Relay area for info passing from the cerebrum, cerebellum, and spinal cord |
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Components of the Hindbrain |
Cerebellum pons medulla oblongata |
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Cerebellum |
Maintains posture and balance |
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Pons |
regulation of respiration |
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Medulla oblongata |
Regulation of respiratoin and heart rate. Reflex centers for vomiting, couging and sneezing |
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Components of the Brainstem |
midbrain pons medulla oblongata |
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Dura mater |
outer most meninges |
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arachnoid |
middle meninge |
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pia mater |
inner most meninge, covers the contours of the brain; forms the choroid plexus |
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Fasciculus cuneatus |
sensory tract for trunk, neck, and upper extremity proprioception, two point discrimination, and vibration |
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Fasciculus gracilis |
Sensory tract for trunk and lower extremity proprioception, two-point discrimination, vibration, and graphesthesia |
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Spinocerebellar tract (ventral) |
sensory tract with ipsilateral subconscious proprioception, tension in muscles, joint sense, posture of the trunk, UE, and LE |
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Spino-olivary tract |
Relays info from cutaneous and proprioceptive organs |
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Spinoreticular tract |
the sensory patheway for the reticular formation that influences levels of consciousness |
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Spinotectal tract |
sensory tract providing afferent info for spinovisual reflexes and assists with movement of eyes and head towards a stimulus |
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Spinothalamic tract (anterior) |
Sensory tract for light touch and pressure |
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Spinothalamic tract (lateral) |
Sensory tract for pain and temperature sensation |
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Corticospinal tract (anterior) |
responsible for ipsilateral voluntary, discrete, and skilled movements |
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Corticospinal tract (lateral) |
responsible for contralateral voluntary fine movement |
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Reticulospinal tract |
responsible for facilitation or inhibition of voluntary and reflex active througgh the influence on alpha and gamma motor neurons |
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Rubrospinal tract |
Responsible for the motor input of gross postural tone, facilitates activity of flexor muscles, inhibits extensor muscles |
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Tectospinal tract |
Responsible for contralateral postural muscle tone associated with auditory/visual stimuli |
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Vestibulospinal tract |
Responsible for ipsilateral gross postural adjustments subsequent to head movements; facilitates activation of extensor muscles; inhibits flexor muscles |
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Saltatory conduction |
an action potential moving along an axon in a jumping fashion from node to node |
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Reflex Grading 0 |
No response=always abnormal |
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Reflex grading 1+ |
diminished/depress response=may or may not be abnormal |
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Reflex grading 2+ |
Normal |
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Reflex grading 3+ |
brisk/exaggerated response=may or may not be abnormal |
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Reflex grading 4+ |
Very brisk/hyperactive;abnormal response |
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Biceps Tendon DTR Spinal level |
C5-C6 |
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Biceps Tendon DTR Procedure |
support elbow in partial flexion, place thumb over tendon at elbow and strike the hammer through the thumb |
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Brachioradialis Tendon DTR spinal level |
C5-C6 |
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Brachioradialis Tendon DTR procedure |
Rest hand on lap in sitting with forearm in neutral; strike the radius one to two inches superior to the wrist. Contraction of brachioradialis |
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Triceps tendon DTR spinal level |
C6-C7 |
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Triceps tendon DTR procedure |
Support the UE through the humerus and allow the lower portion to hang with elbow flexion, strike the triceps tendon directly above the elbow |
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Patellar tendon DTR spinal level |
L3-L4 |
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Achilles tendon DTR spinal level |
S1-S2 |
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Superficial sensation |
temperature, light touch, pain |
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Deep sensation |
vibration, kinesthesia, proprioception |
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Cortical sensation |
Bilateral simultaenous stimulation, stereognosis, twopoint discrimination, barognosis |
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Barognosis |
Perceive the weight of different objects in hand |
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Deep pain |
Squeeze the forearm or calf muscle |
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Graphesthesia |
Identify a number or letter drawn on the skin without visual input |
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Kinesthesia |
Identify direction and extent of movement of a joint or body part |
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Localization |
ability to identify the exact location of light touch on the body using a verbal response or gesturing |
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Stereognosis |
Identify an object without sight |
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Mononeuropathy |
An isolated nerve lesion From trauma or entrapment |
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Neuroma |
Abnormal growth of nerve cells |
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Peripheral neuropathy |
Impairment or dysfunction of the peripheral nerves |
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Polyneurpathy |
Diffuse nerve dysfunction that is symmetrical and typically secondary to pathology and not ttrauma |
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Neuropraxia |
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Axonotmesis |
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Neurotmesis |
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Cause of Axillary Nerve Damage |
fracture of the neck of the humerus; anterior dislocation of the shoulder |
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Cause of musculocutaneous |
fracture of the clavicle |
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Cause of radial nerve damage |
Compression of nerve in the radial tunnel, fracture of humerus |
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Cause of Median nerve damage |
Compression in the carpal tunnel, pronator teres entrapment |
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Cause of ulnar nerve damage |
Commpression in the cubital tunnel, entrapment in Guyon's canal |
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Cause of Femoral Nerve Damage |
THA, Displaced acetabular fracture, anterior dislocation of the femur, hysterectomy, appendectomy |
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Cause of Sciatic Nerve Damage |
Blunt force trauma to the buttocks, THA, Accidental injection to the nerve |
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Cause of Obturator Nerve Damage |
fixation of a femur fracture, THA |
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Cause of Peroneal Nerve Damage |
Femur, tibia, or fibula fracture. Positioning during surgical procedures |
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Cause of Tibial Nerve Damage |
Tarsal tunnel entrapment, popliteal fossa compression |
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Cause of Sural Nerve Damage |
Fracture of calcaneus or lateral malleolus |