Navy Hospital Corpsman HCB Test 8
Exam Questions and Answers
A temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of the face - -bells
palsy
- rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal
muscle - -clonic/clonus
- rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of the forearms
and plantar flexion of the feet - -decerebrate posturing
- posturing manifested by the obtunded pt pulling arms and hands medially
toward the center of the body in response to noxious stimuli - -decorticate
posturing
- the area of skin supplied by cuntaneous branches of single cranial or spinal
nerve - -dermatome
- an acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord involving the meninges
often due to a virus - -encephalitis
- a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures
secondary to any underlying brain abnormality - -epilepsy
- muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to one side of the body -
-hemiparesis
- total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of
or injury to the motor centers of the brain - -hemiplegia
- a post infectious disorder following a nonspecific gastrointestinal or
respiratory infection that causes an acute neuromuscular paralysis - -guillian
barre syndrome
- a sensation of prickling tingling or creeping on the skin having no objective
cause and usually associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or
nerve root - -paresthesia
- a prolonged seizure or situation when a person suffers two or more
convulsive seizures without regaining full consciousness - -status epilepticus
- main network of coordination and control for the body - -central nervous
system (brain and spinal cord)
, - nerves that enter and exit the spinal cord between the vertebrae the 12
pairs of the cranial nerves that travel between the brain and the organs
without passing through the spinal cord and all of the body's other motor
sensory nerves - -peripheral nervous system
- coordinates and regulates the internal organs of the body such as cardiac
muscle and smooth muscle. it has two divisions each tending to balance the
impulses of the other - -autonomic nervous system
- prods the body into action during times of physiologic and psychological
stress - -sympathetic division
- fxs in a complimentary and counterbalancing manner to conserve the body
resources and maintain day to day body fxs such as digestion and
elimination - -parasympathetic division
- the brain and spinal cord are protected by - -skull & vertebrae
meninges
CSF
- three layers of the meninges surround the brain and spinal cord assisting
in the production and drainage of cerebrospinal fluid - -meninges
- circulates between an interconnecting system of ventricles in the brain and
around the brain and spinal cord serving as a shock absorber - -
cerebrospinal fluid
- Three major units of the brain - -cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem
- houses higher fxs and is responsible for general movement, visceral fxs,
perception, behavior and the integration of these fxs - -cerebral cortex
- interconnect the counterpart areas in each hemisphere, permitting the
coordination of activities between the hemispheres - -commissural fibers
- contains the motor cortex associated with the voluntary skeletal
movement and the fine repetitive motor movements as well as the control of
the eye movements - -frontal lobe
- Primarily responsible for processing sensory data as it is received, assist
with the interpretation of tactical sensations, as well as visual taste smell
and hearing sensations - -Parietal lobe
- Contains the primary vision center and provides interpretation of visual
data - -Occipital lobe
Exam Questions and Answers
A temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of the face - -bells
palsy
- rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal
muscle - -clonic/clonus
- rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of the forearms
and plantar flexion of the feet - -decerebrate posturing
- posturing manifested by the obtunded pt pulling arms and hands medially
toward the center of the body in response to noxious stimuli - -decorticate
posturing
- the area of skin supplied by cuntaneous branches of single cranial or spinal
nerve - -dermatome
- an acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord involving the meninges
often due to a virus - -encephalitis
- a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures
secondary to any underlying brain abnormality - -epilepsy
- muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to one side of the body -
-hemiparesis
- total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of
or injury to the motor centers of the brain - -hemiplegia
- a post infectious disorder following a nonspecific gastrointestinal or
respiratory infection that causes an acute neuromuscular paralysis - -guillian
barre syndrome
- a sensation of prickling tingling or creeping on the skin having no objective
cause and usually associated with injury or irritation of a sensory nerve or
nerve root - -paresthesia
- a prolonged seizure or situation when a person suffers two or more
convulsive seizures without regaining full consciousness - -status epilepticus
- main network of coordination and control for the body - -central nervous
system (brain and spinal cord)
, - nerves that enter and exit the spinal cord between the vertebrae the 12
pairs of the cranial nerves that travel between the brain and the organs
without passing through the spinal cord and all of the body's other motor
sensory nerves - -peripheral nervous system
- coordinates and regulates the internal organs of the body such as cardiac
muscle and smooth muscle. it has two divisions each tending to balance the
impulses of the other - -autonomic nervous system
- prods the body into action during times of physiologic and psychological
stress - -sympathetic division
- fxs in a complimentary and counterbalancing manner to conserve the body
resources and maintain day to day body fxs such as digestion and
elimination - -parasympathetic division
- the brain and spinal cord are protected by - -skull & vertebrae
meninges
CSF
- three layers of the meninges surround the brain and spinal cord assisting
in the production and drainage of cerebrospinal fluid - -meninges
- circulates between an interconnecting system of ventricles in the brain and
around the brain and spinal cord serving as a shock absorber - -
cerebrospinal fluid
- Three major units of the brain - -cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem
- houses higher fxs and is responsible for general movement, visceral fxs,
perception, behavior and the integration of these fxs - -cerebral cortex
- interconnect the counterpart areas in each hemisphere, permitting the
coordination of activities between the hemispheres - -commissural fibers
- contains the motor cortex associated with the voluntary skeletal
movement and the fine repetitive motor movements as well as the control of
the eye movements - -frontal lobe
- Primarily responsible for processing sensory data as it is received, assist
with the interpretation of tactical sensations, as well as visual taste smell
and hearing sensations - -Parietal lobe
- Contains the primary vision center and provides interpretation of visual
data - -Occipital lobe
