Definitions Flashcards

(42 cards)

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Ganglion

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collection of neuronal cell bodies in PNS

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Nucleus

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collection go neuronal cell bodies in CNS

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Nerve

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Bundle of axons in PNS

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Tract

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Bundle of axons in CNS

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5
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UMN

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Has cell body in motor cortex

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LMN

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Has cell body in nucleus of a cranial nerve or in grey matter (anterior horn) of spinal chord

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First order sensory neuron

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Has cell body in posterior (dorsal) root ganglion

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Second order sensory neuron

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Has cell body in spinal chord, will send sensory information to brain

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9
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Ventral

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Anterior

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Dorsal

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Posterior

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Rostral

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Anterior/Superior

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Caudal

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Posterior/Inferior

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Ipsilateral

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Lesion on certain side fo the brain will affect structures on same side of the body

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Contralateral

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Lesion on certain side of the brain will affect structures on opposite side of body

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MMSE

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Folstein Mini-Mental State Evaluation

Help assess cognition (MOCA is better)

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16
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MSE

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Mental Status Exam

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Blunted affect

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Decreased intensity

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Euthymic

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Euphoric

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elevated mood

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Flat affect

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No variation in expression

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Restricted affect

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Only expresses some emotions

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Labile expression

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Rapidly shifting/intense emotions

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Inappropriate expression

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Not matching what is discussed

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Tangential thought process

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initially connected but answer to question is never reached

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Circumstantial thought process
Question eventually answered but slight disconnection or irrelevant information included
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Overinclusive thought process
Direct connection but too much details
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Word salad thought process
Nearly every word is disconnected from each other (clang + neologism)
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Loosening of associations thought process
Sentences are disconnected from one another
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Persecutory delusion
Believing that you are being targeted by someone or something
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Somatic delusions
Belief that something is happening in or with body
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Nihilistic delusion
Belief that you are dead, the world is dying or you are decaying inside
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Capgras syndrome
Belief that everyone in your life are replaced and impostors
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Fregoli syndrome
Belief that different people in your life are really the same person who is in disguise
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Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS)
Movements problems brought by antipsychotics
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Catatonia
Motor changes characterized by mutism and immobility (can include purposeless hyperactivity)
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Not attentive person
confusion
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Not appropriate person
somnolent
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Not alert person
Stupor
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Not awake person
unconscious
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Speech
ability to produce the sounds of spoken language (motor function)
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Language
ability to decode or encode the written or spoken symbols of communication (cognitive function)
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Muscle tone
resistance to passive movement of joint