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Neuromuscular: Anatomy

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___ matter is made up of unmyelinated neurons and contains capillaries, glial cells, cell bodies, dendrites grey
___ matter is made up of myelinated axons and contains nerve fibers without dendrites white
___ is a sudden drop in HR and BP leading to fainting, often in reaction to a stressful trigger vasovagal syncope
the [right/left] side of the brain is responsible for logic, language, sequencing/performing movement, expressing positive emotions left
the [right/left] side of the brain is responsible for nonverbal processing, spatial/kinesthetic awareness, hand-eye coordination, comprehension of concepts , expressing negative emotions right
the ___ lobe is responsible for voluntary movement, intellect, orientation, personality, judgement and reasoning frontal
Broca's area is located in the ___ lobe frontal
possible impairments that can result from damage to the frontal lobe include: (5) contralateral weakness inattention/ poor concentration personality changes Broca's aphasia emotional instability
the ___ lobe is responsible for touch, temperature, vibration, kinesthetic/spatial/visual perception, interpreting language and words, and providing meaning for objects parietal
possible impairments that can result from damage to the parietal lobe in the dominant (usually the left) hemisphere include: (3) agraphia alexia agnosia
possible impairments that can result from damage to the parietal lobe in the non-dominant (usually the right) hemisphere include: (3) dressing apraxia constructional apraxia anosognosia
possible impairments that can result from damage to the parietal lobe, regardless of hemisphere, include: (3) contralateral sensory deficits impaired language comprehension impaired taste
the ___ lobe is responsible for auditory processing, understanding and producing meaningful words temporal
Wernicke's area is located in the ___ lobe temporal
___ area is responsible for understanding and producing meaningful words Wernicke's
possible impairments that can result from damage to the temporal lobe include: (5) learning deficits Wernicke's aphasia antisocial/aggressive behavior issues with interpreting other's emotions/reactions issues with memory
Broca's aphasia is also known as [receptive/expressive] aphasia expressive
Wernicke's aphasia is also known as [receptive/expressive] aphasia receptive
the ___ lobe is responsible for vision, judgement of distance, and processing visual information such as shapes and colors occipital
possible impairments that can result from damage to the temporal lobe include: (4) homonymous hemianopsia impaired eye muscle movement impaired color recognition reading and writing impairment
___ is loss of the same half of the visual field in both eyes homonymous hemianopsia
the ___ is involved in forming and storing memory, and plays a role in learning languages hippocampus
the ___ is involved in voluntary movement, regulation of autonomic movement, posture, muscle tone, control of motor response basal ganglia
conditions associated with the dysfunction of the basal ganglia include: (6) Parkinson's Huntington's Tourette's ADHD OCD addictions
the ___ is involved in emotional and social processing, fear and pleasure responses, and arousal amygdala
the ___ is involved in processing and relaying information to the cerebral cortex thalamus
___ occurs as a result of damage to the thalamus, and results in spontaneous pain on the contralateral side of the body thalamic pain syndrome
the ___ is involved in receiving and integrating information from the ANS, and assisting in hormone regulation hypothalamus
conditions associated with dysfunction of the hypothalamus include: (4) obesity sexual disinterest poor temperature control diabetes
the ___ is the reflex center for visual, auditory, and tactile responses midbrain
the ___ is involved in fine tuning movement and assisting with posture and balance by controlling muscle tone, and controls the ability to perform rapid alternating movements cerebellum
the ___ is responsible for regulating respiratory rate and orientation of the head pons
the ___ is responsible for regulating respiratory rate and heart rate, and contains the reflex center for vomiting, coughing, and sneezing medulla oblongata
impairment to the ___ artery can result in paraplegia, incontinence, aphasia, front lobe symptoms (personality changes, akinetic mutism/conscious unresponsiveness) anterior cerebral
impairment to the ___ artery can result in contralateral hemiplegia and sensory impairment; if in dominant lobe, can cause global, Wernicke's, or Broca's aphasia middle cerebral
impairment to the ___ artery can result in thalamic pain syndrome (abnormal sense of pain, temperature, touch, and proprioception) and cortical blindness posterior cerebral
impairment to the ___ artery can result in locked=in syndrome, coma, Wallenberg syndrome (ipsilateral facial pain, ataxia, vertigo, contralateral pain and thermal impairment) vertebral-basilar
signs and symptoms of meningitis include: (6) fever, headache, vomiting c/o stiff, painful neck pain in lumbar region and posterior thigh Brudzinski's sign (flex neck = hip/knee flex) Kernig's Sign (pain w/ hip flex + knee ext) light sensitivity
___ is excessive CSF in the spinal cord syringomyelia
___ is excessive CSF in the ventricles of the brain hydrocephalus
signs and symptoms of hydrocephalus or a blocked shunt include: (6) enlarged head/bulging fontanelles in infants headaches or vomiting changes in vision, behavior, appetite seizures incontinence "sun setting" sign/ downward deviation of the eyes
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