sensory

Question 1

sequence of the sensory sequence

Answer 1

stimulus
sensory reception
nerve impulse

Question 2

mechanoreceptors

Answer 2

provide senses of touch, pressure, and vibration

Question 3

thermoreceptors

Answer 3

specialized nerve cells in the skin; detect temperature

Question 4

hair cells in cochlea

Answer 4

detect sound waves

Question 5

proprioceptors

Answer 5

nerve receptors on skin, muscles, tendons, ligaments, joint capsules; coordinate input to enable us to detect the motion or position of our body

Question 6

photoreceptors

Answer 6

retina, how we receive light

Question 7

chemoreceptors

Answer 7

for taste

Question 8

oflactory receptors

Answer 8

for smell, located in the epithelium of the nasal cavity

Question 9

list the conscious states

Answer 9

delirium
dementia
confusion
normal consciousness
somnolence
minimally conscious
locked-in syndrome

Question 10

somnolence

Answer 10

extremely drowsy but will respond to normal stimuli

Question 11

locked-in syndrome

Answer 11

cannot follow commands

Question 12

list the unconscious states

Answer 12

sleeping
stupor
coma
vegetative state

Question 13

stupor

Answer 13

has to be aroused by extreme measures

Question 14

coma

Answer 14

cannot be aroused or stimulated in any way

Question 15

list the factors that effect sensory function

Answer 15

developmental stage
culture
illness
medications
stress
personality & lifestyle

Question 16

what are the shared symptoms of sensory deprivation and sensory overload

Answer 16

irritability
confusion
reduced attention span
decreased problem solving ability
drowsiness

Question 17

myopia

Answer 17

near sighted
most common

Question 18

hyperopia

Answer 18

far sighted

Question 19

presbyopia

Answer 19

lens become less elastic making it harder to see close up
occurs gradually with age

Question 20

astigmatism

Answer 20

irregular curvature of the cornea
causes blurred vision

Question 21

cataracts

Answer 21

clouding of the lens
can have surgery to remove

Question 22

glaucoma

Answer 22

increased intraocular pressure distorts shape of the cornea
older adults
bas case of diabetes

Question 23

rinopathy

Answer 23

disorder of the retina due to uncontrolled DM and HTN
inflammation of the eye
white, fluffy patches on the retina
affects vsion

Question 24

renal detachment

Answer 24

EMERGENCY
may cause blindness if not fixed

Question 25

what may cause renal detachment

Answer 25

eye trauma complications of cataracts surgery sudden blindness

Question 26

how to know of someone is experiencing macular degeneration

Answer 26

patient has loss of their central and near vision

Question 27

strabismus

Answer 27

when intraocular muscles are weak or have a lesion

Question 28

strabismus types

Answer 28

esotropia & exotropia

Question 29

esotropia

Answer 29

eyes deviate inward

Question 30

exotropia

Answer 30

one eye deviates outward

Question 31

the most common ear problem

Answer 31

otitis media infection of the middle ear

Question 32

how to help an impacted cerumen (second most common ear problem)

Answer 32

otic irrigation

Question 33

third most common ear problem

Answer 33

foreign object in the ear

Question 34

arthritis of auditory bones

Answer 34

harden overtime can influence or impair the sound waves

Question 35

damage to cranial nerve VIII

Answer 35

sensorineural hearing loss caused by nerve damage: ear trauma hereditary bacterial viral

Question 36

what may help mild damage to cranial nerve VIII

Answer 36

hearing aid

Question 37

what may help severe damage to cranial nerve VIII

Answer 37

cochlear implant

Question 38

presbcusis

Answer 38

progressive, sensorineural deterioration of hair cells

Question 39

central deafness

Answer 39

damage to auditory area of the temporal lobe

Question 40

will hearing aids help central deafness

Answer 40

no

Question 41

what may cause central deafness

Answer 41

meningitis stroke trauma

Question 42

tinnitus

Answer 42

ringing of the ears

Question 43

what may cause tinnitus

Answer 43

medications arthritis of the ear bone exposure to loud noises HTN damage to microscopic nerves of the inner ear

Question 44

osteosclerosis

Answer 44

hardening and overgrowth of bones of the middle ear

Question 45

what is impaired in osteosclerosis

Answer 45

transmission of airways

Question 46

what is tactile perception

Answer 46

touch sensory perception

Question 47

what can cause impaired tactile perception

Answer 47

stroke, spinal injuries, peripheral nerve damage, brain injuries, immune system attack, chronic alcoholism

Question 48

what are the receptors for kinesthetic sense

Answer 48

proprioreceptors

Question 49

vertigo

Answer 49

uncontrolled dizziness, spinning

Question 50

causes of vertigo

Answer 50

fluid in the ears parkinsons alcohol stroke tumors

Question 51

vestibulo-ocular reflex

Answer 51

gaze stabilizing reflex

Question 52

what occurs when someone with an impairment has an issue with the neurons involved with vision

Answer 52

impaired vestibulo-ocular reflex individual moves their head and their eyes follow the direction abnormal reaction--> ocular nerve injury

Question 53

hemispatial neglect

Answer 53

occurs when individual has a stroke - will not do anything on the affected side - nurse takes care of neglected side

Question 54

seizure

Answer 54

abrupt onset of electrical activity in the brain

Question 55

primary generalized seizures

Answer 55

widespread electrical activity on both sides of the brain at one time

Question 56

most common cause of primary generalized seizures

Answer 56

unknown hereditary factors

Question 57

what is priority after someone has experienced a seizure

Answer 57

draw labs! possible low levels of meds

Question 58

partial seizures

Answer 58

occurs on one side of the brain