Nervous Systems
Controls the skeletal muscles
What is the somatic nervous system?
What is the term for a nerve cell?
What is a neuron?
Condition where there is a degeneration of neurons and atrophy of the cerebral cortex causing progressive memory loss, confusion, and mood changes.
What is Alzheimer disease?
In the chain of infection, this is a bacteria, fungi, or virus.
What is an infectious agent?
Name 3 times you should wash your hands.
Before and after patient contact; after contact with contaminated surfaces; after contact with blood or body fluids; before performing aseptic procedures; before and after contact with supplies or equipment near patients; after contact with a contaminated body site before moving to a clean body site; after glove removal
The brain and the spinal cord
What is the central nervous system?
Part of the brain that connects with the spinal cord and controls breathing, heartrate, and blood pressure
What is the medulla oblongata?
Condition where there is a lack of dopamine and that causes tremors, muscle rigidity, flexion at the joints, akinesia.
What is parkinsonism?
The last link in the chain of infection that allows the infection to spread to another person.
What is a susceptible host?
Removal of visible debris from a piece of medical equipment - ie the initial wipe down
What is sanitation?
Controls smooth muscle, cardiac muscles, and glands
What is the autonomic nervous system?
In a simple reflex, where does the impulse travel to?
What is the spinal cord?
Condition where the fatty material that protects the axon of the nerve degenerates causing numbness, tingling, tremors, and a stiff gait.
What is Multiple Sclerosis (MS)?
Daily office cleaning with the goal of reducing the number of micro-organisms and prohibiting growth on common surfaces.
What is medical asepsis?
Removal of all pathogens and spores as in surgical asepsis
What is sterilization?
Reaction in an emergency - the fight-or-flight reaction
What is the sympathetic nervous system?
The dura mater, pia mater, and arachnoid make up which structure?
What is the meninges?
Condition characterized by abnormal electrical activity in the brain causing seizures.
What is epilepsy?
Removal of all micro-organisms from surfaces that will be used in invasive procedures to prevent the micro-organisms from entering the body.
What is surgical asepsis?
Trash that is saturated with blood but does not have any sharp edges should be thrown here
What is biohazard trash?
Returns the body to homeostasis - the rest-and-digest system
What is the Parasympathetic Nervous System?
Radiculitis is inflammation of which structure?
What is the nerve root?
Condition that can occur after a highly stressful, catastrophic event that leads to emotional difficulties, anger, fear, sleep disturbances, and physical symptoms.
What is posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
How long should you wash your hands?
How long is 20 seconds?
In response to HIV and Hepatitis B, what decade were standard precautions implemented?
When are the 1980s?