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46 Cards in this Set
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Rachel, a 19 year old UVM student has an incredible headache, fever, and stiff neck |
bacterial meningitis |
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sound waves are transmitted in the following order |
tympanic membrane, malleus, incus, sttapes, oval window |
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Loss of this sense may be an early indicator of parkinson's disease |
smell |
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an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage is defined as |
pain |
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this vascular tunic structure contains melanin |
choroid |
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Which of the following correctly lists the direction of CSF flow after it leaves the ventricular system |
cisterna magna-subarachnoid space- arachnoid granulations- dural sinus |
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sleep is associated with decreased levels of this neurotransmitter |
acetylcholine |
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the primary auditory cortex is supplied blood by the |
middle cerebral artery |
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the tower of hanoi is used as a test for |
amnesia |
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which ascending tract carries the conscious sensation for fine touch and vibration from the arm |
dorsal column/medial lemniscus |
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the sense of olfaction is detected by |
chemoreceptors |
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what is the purpose of the stapes, maleus, incus |
amplify sound vibrations |
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this venous filled cavity drains CSF waste into the jugular vein |
dural sinus |
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the axons of this pathway cross in the brainstem |
dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway |
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the fibrous tunic of the eye is composed of these two structures |
cornea and sclera |
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which of the following is not true about rapid eye movement sleep |
the length of REM sleep gets shorter through out the night, in fact, it actually gets LONGER |
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this nervous system division has preganglionic neurons located in the brainstem and sacral spinal cord that send out long axons to innervate ganglia located close to the organ they inervate |
parasympathetic nervous system |
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this tract is activated when you have a stomach ache |
paleospinothalamic |
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this patient is looking straight at you, but their eyes are deviated to the left. this suggests a lesion in what brain region |
the frontal eye field. |
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information from this sensory tract crosses within the spinal cord |
spinothalamic |
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this proper sequence of the eye layers from the outermost to the innermost layer is |
fibrous tunic, vascular tunic, neural tunic |
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after suffering a stroke, Jane cannot move her right left. the cerebral blood vessel most likely affected is the |
left anerior cerebral artery |
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a patient arrives at the emergency room unable to understand language. this patient most likely suffered a stroke in the |
left middle cerebral artery |
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the inability to recognize faces is known as |
prosopagnosia |
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Increased intraocular pressure is known as |
glaucoma |
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what part of the retina is responsible for detecting the sharpest image |
fovea |
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a painful response to a normally non-noxious stimulus is known as |
allodynia |
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damage to the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the hypothalamus would result in |
alterations in sleep pattern |
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this sleep disorder characterized by the sudden onset of sleepiness often due to excitement |
narcolepsy |
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the area of skin that a receptor cell monitors is referred to as a |
receptive field |
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there are five basic taste sensations. which chemical is not properly matched with the taste activated |
umami-fat |
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postganglionic axons of the autonomic nervous system are |
always unmyelinated |
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the ability to recognize faces is located in the |
right temporal lobe |
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the stapedius is located in the |
middle ear |
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long-term memories are stored in which lobe |
prefrontal lobe |
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this hormone is made by the pancreas and signals the hypothalamus to stop eating |
insulin |
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these cranial nerves are involved in taste |
CN 7,9,10 |
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which effector is not innervated by the autonomic nervous system |
skeletal muscle |
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which of the following is not a component of the limbic system |
basal ganglia |
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this vascular structure is the most common organ transplant |
cornea |
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this superficial rapidly adapting mechanoreceptor that detects low frequency vibration |
meissner's corpuscle |
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this deep, rapidly adapting mechanoreceptor that detects vibration |
pacinian corpuscle |
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this membrane allows sound vibration to exit the cochlea |
round window |
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this structure provides the most focusing power of the eye |
cornea- because the light hits it first. |
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the basilar artery is a component of the |
posterior circulation |
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which sequence correctly traces the visual pathway followed by the majority of retinal axons |
optic nerve, optic chiasm, thalamus, occipital lobe |