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| What is the autonomic nervous system? |
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| The part of the nervous system that controls the involuntary functions p751 |
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| The bony structure made up of the forehead, top, back, and upper sides of the skull. p751 |
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| What is the temporal bone? |
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| The bone that forms part of the side of the skull and the floor of the cranial cavity. Split into left and right temporal bones. p751 |
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| What is the temporomandibular joint? |
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| The movable joint formed between the mandible and the temporal bone. Also called the TMJ. p751 |
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| The two fused bones forming the upper jaw. p751 |
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| What are the nasal bones? |
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| The bones that form the upper third, or bridge, of the nose. p751 |
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| The cheek bone, also called the zygomatic bone. p751 |
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| What are messages from the body to the brain carried by? |
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| What are messages from the brain to the muscles carried on? |
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| Which side of the body would a nerve on the left side of the brain control? |
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| The right side. As the nerve exits the brain but prior to entering the spinal column they cross over to the other side of the body. p750 |
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| What are some of the functions that the involuntary nervous system control? (5) |
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| Heartbeat, breathing, control of the dilation/constriction of the blood vessels, control of the sphincter muscle closing the bladder and bowel, and digestion. p750 |
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| What are the major components of the nervous system? |
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| The brain and spinal column. p749 |
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| What is the nervous system? |
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| provides overall control of thought, sensation, and the voluntary and involuntary motor functions of the body. p749 |
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| Central nervous system. Made up of the brain and spinal column. |
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| What is the peripheral nervous system? |
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| The nerves that enter and exit the spinal cord between the verterbrae and the 12 pairs of cranial nerves that travel between the brain and organs without passing through the spinal cord, and all the other moror and sensory nerves. |
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| Cerebrospinal Fluid. It's the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord. p752 |
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| What is the spinous process? |
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| The bony bump that you feel along the center of a persons back. Each bump is a single vertebra. p752 |
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| What are the 5 area of the spine? |
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Cervical - 7 Vertebra
Thoratic - 12 Vertebra
Lumbar - 5 Vertebra
Sacral - 5 Vertebra
Coccygeal - 4 Vertebra
The sacral and coccygeal are fused together to form the tailbone. p752 |
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| What is different when describing an open or closed wound to the head vs rest of the body? |
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| A head wound isn't considered an open fracture unless the the cranium is no longer intact. p752 |
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| What are the (2) classifications of a brain injury? Hint its not a concussion or contusion. |
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Direct brain injury - Where the brain has been subjected to laceration, punctured or bruised by broken bones or foreign objects.
Indirect - They can occur in open or closed skull injuries. The brain has been subjected to a shock from the impact on the skull. Typical indirect injuries include concussions and contusions. p753 |
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| What are a few sign/symptoms of a brain concussion? |
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| Pt feeling groggy, headache, LOC, possibly amnesia. p753 |
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| What are the 3 types of hematoma's that can occur in the brain? |
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Subdural - Collection of blood between the dura and the brain.
Epidural - blood between the dura and the skull.
Interacerebral - blood pools within the brain. p753 |
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| What is the differance between a coup and counterecoup injury to the brain? |
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A coup is a contusion on the brain on the same side as the blow.
A countrecoup is a contusion on the brain on the opposite side of the blow p753 |
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| What are the layers in order from the exterior of the head of the meninges? Bonus ** what are meninges? |
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| Skin, bone, epidural space, dura, subdural space, arachnoid, subarachniod, pia matter, intercerebral. p754 |
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| What is the Glasgow Coma scale and what are the 3 sections of the scale. |
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It's used in the case of trauma for neurological assessment.
The sections are:
Eye opening - 1-4
Verbal response - 1-5
Motor response - 1-6 |
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