PATH 1000 Midterm 2 Review

PATH 1000 Midterm 2 Review Pain perception Nociception (perception on pain), depends on receptors + pathways Aging and temperature regulation slowed blood circulation, structural + functional changes in skin, decreased heat producing activites and shivering response, slowed metabolic rate Focal brain injury observable brain lesions, contusions, closed brain injury Reticular activating system attention center of brain, regulates attention/information processing, maintains wakefulness + arousal, posture + balance Fixed/Dilated/Pinpoint/Sluggish pupils; what do they identify? brainstem dysfunction, part of GCS + neurological testing Type 1 diabetes autoimmune destruction pancreatic islet cells-beta cells = absence of insulin leads to increased glucose levels