F2F ms neuro chapter 60 part 2

Question 1

connects the two hemispheres of the brain

Answer 1

corpus callosum

Question 2

act primarily as a RELAY station

Answer 2

thalamus

Question 3

has a role in BP, HR, HUNGER, URINE

Answer 3

hypothalamus

Question 4

three layers of the meninges:

Answer 4

dura mater
arachnoid
pia mater

Question 5

space above the dura mater

Answer 5

epidural

Question 6

space between the dura mater and the arachnoid mater

Answer 6

subdural space

Question 7

contains ascending/descending information

Answer 7

white matter

Question 8

upper of the gray matter

Answer 8

sensory motor

Question 9

transmits sensory information from the body to the CNS

Answer 9

afferent signals

Question 10

transmits motor commands from the CNS to the body

Answer 10

efferent signals

Question 11

descending tracts present in the spinal cord; affect autonomic functions

Answer 11

vestibulospinal tract

Question 12

what consists of the VERTEBRAL COLUMN

Answer 12

T12
C8
L5
S5
C1

Question 13

PQRST MEANS

Answer 13

PROVOCATION/PALLIATION
QUALITY
REGION/RADIATION
SEVERITY
TIMING

Question 14

NEUROLOGIC ASSESSMENT is divided into five components:

Answer 14

consciousness
cranial nerve
motor system
sensory system
reflexes

Question 15

clinical tool used to measure a person’s level of consciousness

Answer 15

glasgow coma scale

Question 16

Glasgow Coma Scale consists of:

Answer 16

4 - eye opening
5 - verbal response
6 - motor response

Question 17

moves to one body

Answer 17

decorticate

Question 18

makes extension

Answer 18

decerebrate

Question 19

decerebrate affects what part of the brainstem?

Answer 19

pons and midbrain

Question 20

DTR means

Answer 20

deep tendon reflex

Question 21

involuntary contractions of muscles in response to a stimulus

Answer 21

DTR

Question 22

in adults, this reflex is abnormal and can indicate a problem with the brain or spinal cord

Answer 22

babinski reflex

Question 23

what are the cranial nerves commonly checked in neurological assessment

Answer 23

5
7
9
9 and 10
12

Question 24

CN V (5) to check function

Answer 24

chewing

Question 25

CN VII (7) to check function

Answer 25

facial

Question 26

CN IX (9) & X (10) to check function

Answer 26

dysphagia

Question 27

CN IX (9) to check function

Answer 27

glossopharyngeal

Question 28

CN XII (12) to check function

Answer 28

impaired tongue movement

Question 29

give diagnostic test that can be used for neurological problems:

Answer 29

CT SCAN PET SCAN MRI EEG

Question 30

what part of the lumbar we can do the puncture?

Answer 30

L3 L4 L5

Question 31

radiograph for subarachnoid space

Answer 31

myelograph

Question 32

uses a special dye (contrast material) and x-rays to see how blood flows through the brain

Answer 32

cerebral angiography