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The Nervous System- Applications Manual Scavenger Hunt
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- Why are the spinal cord and cranial Meninges ideal conditions for viruses and bacteria?
- warm, dark, and nutrient rich
- What detects tumors and cerebrovascular abnormalities?
- (CT) scan of the brain
- Has polio been eradicated WORLDWIDE?
- no
- What are TBI's?
- traumatic brain injury
- What is the name of the disease that causes inflammation of the brain and is transmitted by mosquitos
- Encephalitis
- What symptoms define a migraine?
- throbbing, unilateral sever pain, light sensitivity, nausea, vomiting
- The praine accounts for __ percent of your body weight?
- 2
- spinal transection
- completely severed, not repairable
- What specificaaly happens in a stroke?
- Blood supply to brain is interuppted by circulatory blokcage or vascular rupture
- What is used to find an organism causing infectious process in the brain or spinal cord and takes at least 2 day?
- culture of CSF
- What is the name of the laboratory test in which dye is injected into artery in the neck and movement is observed through serial x-rays and is used to detect aneurysms or blockages?
- (DSA) Digital subtraction angiography
- What are "downers" technically called?
- sedatives and hypnotics
- spinal compression
- spinal cord is squeezed
- What is used as a local anesthetic and prevents stimulation of sensory neurons?
- Lidocaine (Xylocaine)
- Withdrawl of CSF is called what?
- spinal tap
- What is epilepsy?
- recurring pattern of seizer over extended period
- What kind of analgesics are morphine, demerol, and codeine?
- prescription
- What are the main differences b/w grand mal and petit mal seizures?
- grandmal=poweful, vague awareness. petit mal= brief, absent seizuire
- reduced awareness; easily distracted and starteled, alternation b/w drowsiness and excitibility
- donfusion
- what attempts to trace the source of a neurological problem through an evaluation of the sensory, motor, behavioral, and cognitive functions of the nervous system?
- neurological examination
- What are 2 degenerative NS disorders?
- Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease
- What is the name of the disease also known as leprosy?
- Hansen's disease
- Why have the incidences of childhood bacterial meningitis been reduced so dramatically?
- immunizations vaccination
- What is the disease in which one suffer from a chronic, progressive illness characterized by memory loss and impairment of high order cerebral functions that induce thinking, judgement, and personality?
- Alzheimer's disease
- Spinal concussions are temporary.
- know it. ^_^
- Hom many disorders of the NS are there?
- hundreds
- What can you conclude about a person with a Glasgow scale of 3-5?
- suffered irreersible brain damage
- disorientation, restlesness, halluciantions, agitation, alternations with other consequences
- delirium
- spinal laceration.
- cut by vertebral fragments or other foreign bodies
- Aware of self and external enviorment, responsive, oriented.
- normal consciousness
- How does an elevated temperature (fever) affect neuron activity and the body as a whole?
- excites neurons, produces hallucinations and convulsions
- difficultes w/ spatial orientation, memory, language, changes in personality
- dementia
- What does "caine" at the end of a word infer?
- numbers (anesthetics)
- What is the "color of CSF"?
- clear and colorless
- OTC
- "over the counter" non-prescritption (advil, tylenol, aspirin, aleve)
- What is the name of the disorder involving a sleeping individual who stops breathing for short periods?
- sleep apnea
- What is termporary compression?
- palsy
- What is a sedative and anesthetic that produces muscle weakness and depresses CNS activitity?
- barbiturates
- What are the 3 states of unconsciousness and a BREIF description of each?
- asleep: can be aroused by normal stimuli; stupor: can be aroused by extreme or repeated stimuli; coma: cant be aroused and does not respond to stimuli
- What is a biopsy?
- tissue samples taken from organs to assist in diagnosis
- How is a spinal tap drawn?
- it drips out under its own pressure
- How do pathogens gain access to the Meninges?
- blood vessels or cerebral/ cranial injury
- Between nerval tissue and CSF, which cannot be replaced?
- nerval tissue
- Spinal contusion hemorrhages and the pressure rises in the cerebrospinal fluid, there is partial recovery over weeks.
- know it. ^_^
- What is a termporary disorder of cerebral function, accompanied by abnormal, involuntary movemetnts, unusual sensations?
- seizure
- What are some known causes of seizure disorder?
- over 50% idiopathic, infection, brain trauma, brain damage, stroke, genetic factors, poisoning
- What is the technical name for "painkiller" drugs?
- Analgesics
- What is delirium?
- stable, chronic state w/ defects in memorym spatial area., language, or personality
- What is involved in assessing a person's level of consciousness?
- alertness, patterns of speech, content of the speech, general motor abilities
- What 2 factors determine the degree of impairment of a stroke?
- location/ size and duration
- What is a Glasgow scale?
- classification system of a person's level of consciousness
- consiouse, but unresponsive, no evidence of cortical function
- chronic vegetateive state
- NS disorders can be subdivided into what specific categories?
- Congenital/ innerted disorders, degenerative disorders, secondary disorders, infection, tumors, trauma
- What is the name of the disease caused by a virus that invades the CNS through peripheral nerves and can be fatal?
- Rabies
- What is the name of the disease caused by a flagellated protozoan from the bite of a tsetse fly?
- African sleeping sickness
- What 4 factors are noted in a neurological physical examination?
- state of consciousness, abrnomal speech patterns, reflex activity, abnormal motor patters
- extreme drowsiness, but response to stimuli is normal
- somnolence