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ITM nervous system

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3 layers of meninges dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater
cervical plexus nerves C1-C4, sensory-neck, motor-neck
brachial plexus C5-T1 upper limbs
lumbar plexus L1-L4 sensory-genitals, thigh, leg,foot motor-hip flexors, extensors, adductors
sacral plexus L5-S3 sensory-foot, buttocks, perineum, thigh, leg motor-leg,foot,buttocks, TFL, hip rotators
motor front of body-brain
sensory back of brain, spinal cord
connective tissue that surrounds each nerve fascicle perineurium
section of skin & underlying tissue that is inervated by a single spinal nerve dermatone
inner layer of the meninges is... pia mater
this nerve plexus has 3 divisions: superior, middle, inferior: that supply the skin & muscles of the upper limbs brachial plexus
space between the skull & duramater epidural
reflex used to evaluate sensory nerve, motor nerve, & the muscle supplied by that nerve is... deep tendon reflex
umbrella term that covers any disorder that damages brain tissue stroke
infection of the brain encephalitis
sudden involuntary series of muscle contractions seizures
weakening & bulging of an artery aneurysm
damage of upper motor neuron which results in increase rigidity & exaggerated response to reflexes spastic paralysis
a neurotransmitter which is a natural pain killer endorphin
produces the myelin in the peripheral nervous system schwann cell
unidirectional propagation wave nerve impulse
damage of lower motor neuron which results in lack of signals to muscles, causes absence of movement flaccid paralysis
partial motor paralysis on one side hemiparesis
vesicles appear along a cutaneous nerve distribution usually on one side herpes zoster
when soft tissue exerts inappropriate pressure on a nerve entrapment
1-2 months after a viral infection WBC demyelinate nerves, paralysis starts in legs & moves upward guillian-barre syndrome (infectious polyneuritis)
inflammation or degeneration of the peripheral nerves neuropathy
autoimmune disorder in which demyelination occurs & hard plaquelike lesions replace destroyed myelin multiple sclerosis
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