Central Nervous System
The CNS system consists of the ____ & ___ ____. page 164
Brain and Spinal Cord.
The most common congenital malformation is neural tube defects. True or False? page 177
True
What is a hematoma? Page 180
Localized mass of blood collection.
Name the outer brain covering.
Name the middle brain layer.
Name brain surface.
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Dura Mater is the outer layer. Arachnoid mater is the middle layer. Pia Mater is the brain surface.
What means glue? page 184
-glia
Nerve tissue consists of TWO major types of nerve cells. One is the neuroglia. The other is Glial cells. What do Glial cells do? What are they referred as? & What do they NOT do? page 164
Spina Bifida is what? page 177
A malformation of the vertebral bones and skin surrounding the spine that leads to serious infections, bladder and bowel dysfunctions, hydrocephalus, and paralysis.
ABOVE. An epidural hematoma is located ABOVE the dura mater.
According to your book, without oxygen brain damage will occur within ____ minutes.
4-8 minutes.
What does -hydro mean? page 184
Water
Fill in the blank: Synapse is where the messages go from one cell to the next cell. The nerve cell has both an ____ & ____. Messages go from the ______ of one cell, to the ______ of another; they never actually ______. page 167
The nerve cells has both an AXON & DENDRITE. Messages go from the AXON of one cell to the DENDRITE of another. They never actually TOUCH.
What is Alzheimer's disease? page 179
a progressive degenerative disease in which the initial symptom is usually a problem with remembering recently learned information.
A subdural hematoma is located (above or below) the dura mater. Which one, above or below? page 181
BELOW. A subdural hematoma is located BELOW the dura mater.
Occipital lobe controls what?
Eyesight.
Inflammation of the membranes.
What is the axon's specialized covering called?
Myelin Sheath
First Aid for epilepsy includes what? page 177
Easing the person to the floor and turning them on their side, IF possible. Make sure the person is safe and stay with them until the seizure is over. DO NOT PUT ANYTHING IN THE PERSON'S MOUTH.
When a skull hits the windshield in an automobile accident this is what kind of injury?
Coup injuries. explanation: Coup (KOO) injuries occur within the skull near the point of impact.
What area is the central language are of speech understanding and comprehension?
Wernicke Area
Tell me what the 4 following mean: Aqua, duct, arach, cerebell.
aqua means water, duct means channel, arach means spider's web, and cerebell means little brain.
Functions of the CNS include what? Hint: You must provide all 3 answers to this question for points!
It receives messages from stimuli all over the body. The brain interprets the messages. The brain responds to the messages and carries out activities.
Parkinson's disease
What is a countercoup injury. (Kon-trah-koo)
Described as a counterblow injury. occurs beneath the skull opposite of the area of impact.
Damage to which lobe means that a person may know what they want to say, but they cannot vocalize they words.
Frontal Lobe. Explanation: The frontal lobe is what makes speech possible. When right sided paralysis occurs someone who has suffered a stroke, their speech is usually affected. Damage to this area means that the person may know what to say, but they cannot vocalize the words.
What is the medical term for "involuntary eye movement."
Nystagmus