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B2 Roseman ABSN II
B2 M8-10
Question | Answer |
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PNS | 12 pairs cranial nerves, 31 pairs spinal nerves |
Cerebral cortex | outer layer of cerebrum - governs though, memory, reason, sensation, voluntary movement |
dominant hemisphere | left -95% people |
4 lobes | frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital |
frontal lobe | personality behavior, emotions, intellectual function |
precentraL GYRUS OF frontal lobe | voluntary movement |
parietal post central gyrus | sensation |
occipital | visual receptor center |
temporal lobe | primary auditor reception, hearing, taste and smell |
wenicke's area | (in Temporal Lobe) language comprehension |
receptive aphasia | person hear's sounds but it has no meaning |
broca's area | (frontal lobe) motor speech |
expressive aphasia | person cannot talk - garbled sounds |
basal ganglia | gray matter w/in 2 hemispheres - initiate, coordinate movement, control auto body movements |
thalamus | spinal cord, cerebellum, brainstem synapse |
hypothalamus | temperature, appetite, sex drive, heart rate, BP, sleep center, anterior/posterior pituitary gland regulator, coordinate autonomic nervous system activity and stress response |
cerebellum | voluntary movement, equilibrium, muscle tone, adjusts/corrects voluntary movement |
Brainstem | Midbrain, pons, medulla |
Midbrain | motor neurons and tracts |
pons | ascending sensory, descending motor tracts, 2 respiratory centers |
medulla | all ascending and descending fiber tracts, vital autonomic centers, nuclei for cranial nerves VIII to XII. |
Pyramidal decussation | crossing of motor fibers |
spinal cord | mediates reflexes of posture control, urination, pain response. butterfly shape |
spinothalamic tract | transmit pain, temp, crude or light touch, dorsal root across to 2nd sensory neuron split lateral anterior |
posterior (dorsal) columns | conduct position, vibration and finely localized touch - dorsal to thalalmus |
homunculus | brain's map of body |
corticospinal tract (pyramidal) | higher motor system permitting skilled and purposeful movements |
Extrapyramidal trat | motor nerve fiber outside the pyramidal tract (older) |
Upper motor neurons | located in CNS, middle man for lower motor neurons - associated diseases - cerebrovascular, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis |
Lower motor neurons | mostly peripheral nervous system - spinal cord to muscle, diseases - spinal cord lesions, poliomyelitis, amyotrophic lateral scerosis |
nerve | bundle of fibers outside CNS |
afferent nerve fibers | input |
efferent nerve fibers | output |
deep tendon reflex | patellar (knee jerk) |
superficial reflex | corneal, abdominal |
visceral reflex | pupil response to light |
pathologic | babinski (extensor plantar) |
components of a deep tendon reflex | 1. intact sensory nerve (afferent) 2. functional synapse in cord 3. intact motor nerve fiber (efferent) 4. neuromuscular junction 5. competent muscle |
cranial nerves | enter exit through brain not spinal cord |
I Olfactory | smell |
II Optic | Vision |
III Oculomotor | Motor-most EOM movement, open eyelids Parasympathetic - pupil constriction, lens shape |
IV Trochlear | down and inward movement of eye |
VTrigeminal | Motor- Mastificiation Sensory - sensation of face and scalp, cornea, mucous membranes of mouth and nose |
VI abducens | Lateral eye movement |
VII facial | Motor- facial muscles, close eyes, labial speech, close mouth sensory - taste anterior 2/3 tongue parasympathetic - saliva tear secretion |
VIII acoustic | hearing and equilibrium |
IX glossopharyngeal | motor - pharynx (Phonation/swallowing) sensory - taste on posterior 1/3 tongue, pharynx |
X - Vagus | Motor - pharynx and larynx (talking/swallowing) Sensory - general sensation from carotid body, sinus, pharynx, viscera Parasympathetic - carotid reflex |
XI - Spinal | Movement of trapezius and sternomastoid muscles |
XII - Hypoglossal | Movement of tongue |
dermal segmentation | cutaneous distribution of the various spinal nerves |
dermatome | circumscribed skin area supplied from one spinal cord segment through a particular nerve. |
spinal nerve C6,C7,C8 | Thumb, middle finger, fifth finger |
spinal nerve T1 | axilla |
spinal nerve T4 | nipple |
spinal nerve T10 | umbilicus |
spinal nerve L1 | groin |
spinal nerve L4 | knee |
aura | subjective sensation preceding seizure (auditory, visual, motor) |
paresis | partial paralysis |
dysmetria | inability to control distance, power and speed of a muscular action |
paresthesia | abnormal sensation (burning, tingling) |
dysarthia | difficulty forming words |
dysphasia | difficulty with language comprehension or expression |
micturition syncope | fainting shortly after or during urination. |
screening neurologic exam | seemingly well person w/ no previous hx |
complete neurologic exam | persons with neurologic concerns (headach, weakness) who show signs of neurologic dysfunction |
neurologic recheck | exam on persons with neurologic defecits and require periodic assessments |
anosmia | decrease or loss of smell |
nystagmus | back and forth oscillation of eyes - disease of vestibular system, cerebellum or brainstem (normal when extreme lateral) |
ptosis (drooping) | myasthenia gravis, dysfunction of cranial nerve III |
strabismus | deviated gaze or limited movement of eyes |
ataxia | unsteady or uncoordinated gait |
flaccidity | decreased resistance, hypotonia, occur w peripheral weakness |
Romberg | close eyes, no swaying |
Rapid Alternating Movements (RAM) test | pat knees both hands, lif, turn, pat w back of hands |
dysdiadochokinesia | sloppy resonse to Rapid Alternating Movement test - cerebellar disease |
dysmetria | clumsy movement w overshooting mark |
past pointing | constant deviation to one side |
finger to finger test | touch your finger then their nose |
finger to nose test | close eyes, stretch arms, touch nose w each finger |
heel to shin test | run heel down shin in straight line (neg - cerebellar disease) |
anesthesia | absent touch sensation |
hypoesthesia | decreased touch sensation |
kinesthesia | position |
astereognosis | inability to id object correctly by touch |
graphesthesia | ability to read numbers by having it traced on skin |
deep tendon reflex scale | 0 - no response, 2+ average, normal, 4+ very brisk, hyperactive with clonus, indicative of disease |
clonus | rapid rythmic contractions of the same muscle |
hyperreflexia | exaggerated reflex seen when monosynaptic reflex ar is released from usually inhibiting influence of higher cortical levels |
hyporeflexia | absence of reflex |
weak grip | sign of UMN and LMN disease or arthritis, carpal tunnel |
Cushing reflex | widening BP, decreased pulse - shows signs of increasing intracranial pressure |
Glasgow Coma scale | standardized, objective assessment that defines LOC |
pancreas | soft, lobulated gland located behind stomach |
RUQ | liver, gallbladder, duodenum, head of pancreas, right kidney and adrenal, hepatic flexure of colon, part of ascending transverse colon |
LUQ | stomach, spleen, left lobe of liver, body of pancreas, left kidney and adrenal, splenic flexure of colon, part of transverse and descending colon |
RLQ | cecum, appendix, right ovar and tube, right ureter, right spermatic cord |
LLQ | part of descending colon, sigmoid colon, left ovary and tube, left ureter, left spermatic cord |
midline | aorta, uterus (if enlarged), bladder (if distended) |
gastrid acid secretion decrease | pernicious anemia, iron deficiency anemia, malabsorption of calcium |
gallstone increase | w age, 10-20% middle-aged and aloder adults, more in female |
liver size decrease | 25% between age of 20 and 70 |
Rome criteria | standard for constipation - reduced stool <3xweek, straining, lumpy or hard stool, anorectel block |
causes of constipation | decrease activity, inadequate intake of water, low fiber diet, side effects of meds, ibs, bowel obstruction, hypothyroidism, inadequate toilet facilities |
dysphagia | inability or difficulty to swallow |
pyrosis | heart burn |
eructation | belching |
acute abdomen pain ER | appendicitis, cholecystitis, bowel obstruction, perforated organ |
cholycystitis | inflammation of the gallbladder |
hematemesis | vomit blood, occurs w stomach or duodenal ulcers and eshogeal varices |
peptic ulcer caused | NSAIDs, alcohol, smoking, helicobacter pylori |
scaphoid abdomen | caves in |
hernia | protrusion of abdominal viscera through abdominal opening in muscle wall |
striae | stretch marks - recent = pink, turn silvery white |
scar allets for | previous surgery, underlying adhesions, excess fibrous tissue |
borborygmus | stomach growling |
hyperactive ab sounds | loud, high pitched rushing tinkling |
scaphoid abdomen | caves in |
hypoactive or absent ab sounds | follow abdomen surgery or inflammation of peritoneum |
hernia | protrusion of abdominal viscera through abdominal opening in muscle wall |
hepatomegaly | liver enlargement |
striae | stretch marks - recent = pink, turn silvery white |
scar allets for | previous surgery, underlying adhesions, excess fibrous tissue |
borborygmus | stomach growling |
hyperactive ab sounds | loud, high pitched rushing tinkling |
costoverteral angle tenderness | sharp pain occurs w inflammation of kidney or paranephric area |
hypoactive or absent ab sounds | follow abdomen surgery or inflammation of peritoneum |
ascites | extra fluid in perinoetel cavity - occurs with heart failure, portal hypertension, cirrhosis, hepatitis, pancreatitis, cancer |
hepatomegaly | liver enlargement |
normal liver span | 6 to 12 cm |
mean liver span | 10.5 cm for males, 7 cm for femals |
positive spleen percussion sign | tympany to dull w full inspiration - detects splenomegaly, mononucleosis, malaria, hepatic cirrhosis |
costoverteral angle tenderness | sharp pain occurs w inflammation of kidney or paranephric area |
ascites | extra fluid in perinoetel cavity - occurs with heart failure, portal hypertension, cirrhosis, hepatitis, pancreatitis, cancer |
spleen enlarges | with mononucleosis, trauma, leukemias, lymphomas |
blumberg sign | push slow and deep, normal, negative, no pain on release of pressure |
murphy sign | pain when palpate liver - inflammation in gallbladder |
illiopsoas muscle test | right leg lift causes pain in RLQ |