Nervous System Basics
Involves the anatomy, physiology and pathologies of the nervous system.
What does neurology involve?
Problems in the body function or alerations in body structure.
What is function barriers?
The two parts of the nervous system.
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Dissection of the body into left and right portions.
Segittal
Number of chromosomes humans typically have
46
Study of disease process.
What is Pathology?
Difficulties in executing activities of daily living such as walking or eating.
What is Activity Barriers
Consist of Brain and Spinal Cord
Central Nervous System (CNS)
Dissection of the body front to back.
Coronal
Genes reside on the
Chromosomes
Problems in body function or alterations in body structure.
What is Impairment?
Problems with involvement in any area in life such as education and employment.
What is Participation barrier?
Peripheral Nervous System (PNS)
Dissection of the body into into top and bottom.
Transverse
Conditions is associated with abnormally small brain size
Microcephaly
Total number of current cases in a given population at a point in time.
What is Prevalence?
Factors that describe barriers that involve buildings, technology, etc.
What is Environment factor?
Nervous system known for flight-or-flight
Sympathetic Nervous System
Away from the midline
Lateral
neural tube defect that leaves a cyst on an infant's back
Spina bifida
Imaging that shows brain activity based on the brain's glucose metabolism.
What is a PET scan?
Factors that involve attitues, self-esteem, etc.
What are Personal factors?
Medulla, pons and midbrain
Parts of the brainstem
Refers to the part of the limb farthest from its attachment.
Distal
Layer of the embryo turns into the nervous system
Ectoderm