Neuro 135-164

Question 1

spinal nerves have posterior root carrying motor info (toward/away from?) the CNS?

what kind of fibers?

Answer 1

toward

afferent

Question 2

C7 dermatome

Answer 2

lateral arm and forearm to index, long, and ring fingers

Question 3

the most severe grade of injury to a peripheral nerve

Answer 3

neurotmesis

Question 4

C3 dermatome

Answer 4

entire neck

Question 5

two positive tests for meningitis

Answer 5

Brudzinski’s

Kernig’s

Question 6

division of CNS that conserves and restores energy.. acetylcholine neurotransmitter.. generally an inhibitory response

Answer 6

parasympathetic

Question 7

what is proprioception

Answer 7

identify a static position of an extremity or body part

Question 8

what does the brachioradialis reflex do

Answer 8

elbow flexion/forearm supination

Question 9

within the PNS, autonomic neurons are divided into __________ and _________ nerves

Answer 9

sympathetic and parasympathetic

Question 10

meninges in order from superficial to deep

Answer 10

dura
arachnoid
pia

Question 11

what lobe is affected with impairments in learning, receptive deficits, memory

Answer 11

temporal

Question 12

the pancreatic hormone that decreases secretion and absorption of the GI tract

Answer 12

somatostatin

Question 13

what is hydrocephalus

Answer 13

an increase of CSF within the ventricles of the brain

Question 14

what lobe is affected with impairments in sensation of touch, kinesthesia, vibration, temperature

Answer 14

parietal

Question 15

spinal nerves have anterior root carrying motor info (toward/away from?) the CNS?

what kind of fibers?

Answer 15

away

efferent

Question 16

what type of pancreatic cells secrete somatostatin

Answer 16

delta

Question 17

what is Kernig’s Sign

Answer 17

pain with hip flexion combined with knee extension

Question 18

what type of meningitis is a medical emergency

Answer 18

acute

Question 19

deep sensation tests

Answer 19

proprioception, kinesthesia, vibration

Question 20

what does the anterior portion of the sylvian fissure divide

Answer 20

temporal and frontal

Question 21

the most common etiology surrounding absent reflexes

Answer 21

peripheral neuropathy

Question 22

what does the posterior portion of the sylvian fissure separate

Answer 22

temporal and parietal

Question 23

appendicitis affects what quadrant

Answer 23

lower right

Question 24

C4 dermatome

Answer 24

shoulder, clavicle, upper scap

Question 25

MOI for ulnar nerve injury

Answer 25

entrapment in Guyon's canal compression in cubital tunnel

Question 26

MOI for musculocutaneous nerve injury

Answer 26

fracture of clavicle

Question 27

C8 dermatome

Answer 27

medial arm and forearm to long, ring, and little finger

Question 28

any possibility of regeneration following a neurotmesis

Answer 28

no

Question 29

division of CNS that prepares body for emergency response... norepenephrine neurotransmitter... generally a stimulating response

Answer 29

sympathetic

Question 30

what is barognosis

Answer 30

perceive weight of different objects in their hands

Question 31

people with diabetes should not exercise if blood glucose is above...

Answer 31

300 mg/dL

Question 32

MOI for axillary nerve injury

Answer 32

fracture of humeral neck anterior dislocation of humerus

Question 33

C2 dermatome

Answer 33

temple, forehead, occiput

Question 34

gold standard for diagnosis of meningitis

Answer 34

lumbar puncture

Question 35

people with diabetes should not exercise if blood glucose is less than...

Answer 35

70 mg/dL

Question 36

what is sterognosis

Answer 36

identify an object without sight

Question 37

an incomplete lesion typically caused by a stab wound which produces hemisection of the spinal cord

Answer 37

Brown-Sequard's Syndrome

Question 38

what lobe is affected with impairments in vision, judgement of distance, seeing in three dimensions

Answer 38

occipital

Question 39

C1 dermatome

Answer 39

vertex of skull

Question 40

during Semmes Weinstein testing, what happens if there is a callus around the area tested

Answer 40

apply it to an adjacent area rather than right to it

Question 41

C6 dermatome

Answer 41

anterior arm, radial side of hand to thumb and index finger

Question 42

what is graphesthesia

Answer 42

identify a number or letter drawn on the skin without visual input

Question 43

superficial sensation tests

Answer 43

temperature, light touch, pain

Question 44

patients with sensory deficits or who are at risk for sensory impairments should be tested using _________ for objective data collection regarding protective sensation

Answer 44

Semmes Weinstein monofilaments

Question 45

branch of the nervous system that is peripheral and motor nerve fibers

Answer 45

somatic nerve system

Question 46

what is Brudzinski's sign

Answer 46

flexion of neck facilitates flexion of hips and knees

Question 47

C5 dermatome

Answer 47

deltoid, anterior aspect of entire arm of base of thumb

Question 48

what is kinesthesia

Answer 48

identify direction and extent of movement of a joint or body part

Question 49

cortical sensation tests

Answer 49

stereognosis, two-point discrimination, barognosis, touch localization

Question 50

what lobe is affected with impairments in personality, temper, judgement, reasoning, behavior, self-awareness, executive functions?

Answer 50

frontal