AEMT Chapter 19 - Neurologic emergencies UPDATED Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers

AEMT Chapter 19 - Neurologic emergencies
UPDATED Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Central Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER - Brain and Spinal Cord
- Responsible for thoughts, perception, feeling and automatic body functions


Peripheral Nervous System - CORRECT ANSWER - Motor response



Brainstem - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls
- Breathing
- Blood pressure
- Swallowing
- Pupil Constriction


Cerebellum - CORRECT ANSWER - Controls
- Muscle and body coordination
- Voluntary muscle movements


Cerebrum (Largest Part) - CORRECT ANSWER - - Front controls emotion and thought
- Middle controls touch and movement
- Back controls sight


Foramen Magnum - CORRECT ANSWER - - A large opening at the base of the skull
through which the brain connects to the spinal cord.


Axon - CORRECT ANSWER - Carries signals away from neuron

, Myelin - CORRECT ANSWER - - Increases the speed of conduction



Synapse (Gap) - CORRECT ANSWER - - Interaction of two neurons located at a junction



Neurotransmitter - CORRECT ANSWER - - Transmit signals across the synapse (gap)
- Acetylcholine, Epinephrine, Serotonin
- All or nothing.


Occipital - CORRECT ANSWER - - Vision and memories



Parietal - CORRECT ANSWER - - Sense of touch



Temporal - CORRECT ANSWER - - Hearing and smell
- Language
- Storage of sound and odor


Frontal - CORRECT ANSWER - - Voluntary muscle control



Limbic System - CORRECT ANSWER - - Emotions and reflexes (swallowing and
chewing)


Thalamus - CORRECT ANSWER - - Prioritization of important messages



Hypothalamus - CORRECT ANSWER - - Emotions
- Temperature Control


Midbrain - CORRECT ANSWER - - Level of consciousness