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A temporary acute paralysis or weakness of one side of the face - Answersbells palsy
rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle -
Answersclonic/clonus
rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of the forearms and plantar flexion of
the feet - Answersdecerebrate posturing
posturing manifested by the obtunded pt pulling arms and hands medially toward the center of
the body in response to noxious stimuli - Answersdecorticate posturing
the area of skin supplied by cuntaneous branches of single cranial or spinal nerve -
Answersdermatome
an acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord involving the meninges often due to a virus -
Answersencephalitis
a chronic disorder characterized by recurrent unprovoked seizures secondary to any underlying
brain abnormality - Answersepilepsy
muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to one side of the body - Answershemiparesis
total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease of or injury to the
motor centers of the brain - Answershemiplegia
a post infectious disorder following a nonspecific gastrointestinal or respiratory infection that
causes an acute neuromuscular paralysis - Answersguillian 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 - Answersparesthesia
a prolonged seizure or situation when a person suffers two or more convulsive seizures without
regaining full consciousness - Answersstatus epilepticus
main network of coordination and control for the body - Answerscentral 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 - Answersperipheral 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 -
Answersautonomic nervous system
, prods the body into action during times of physiologic and psychological stress -
Answerssympathetic 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 - Answersparasympathetic
division
the brain and spinal cord are protected by - Answersskull & vertebrae
meninges
CSF
three layers of the meninges surround the brain and spinal cord assisting in the production and
drainage of cerebrospinal fluid - Answersmeninges
circulates between an interconnecting system of ventricles in the brain and around the brain and
spinal cord serving as a shock absorber - Answerscerebrospinal fluid
Three major units of the brain - Answerscerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem
houses higher fxs and is responsible for general movement, visceral fxs, perception, behavior
and the integration of these fxs - Answerscerebral cortex
interconnect the counterpart areas in each hemisphere, permitting the coordination of activities
between the hemispheres - Answerscommissural 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 - Answersfrontal 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 - AnswersParietal
lobe
Contains the primary vision center and provides interpretation of visual data - AnswersOccipital
lobe
Responsible for the perception and interpretation of sounds and determination of their source it
is also involved in the integration of taste smell a balance - AnswersTemporal lobe
Aids the motor cortex of the cerebrum in the integration of voluntary movement -
AnswersCerebellum
Pathway between the cerebral cortex and spinal cord and it controls many involuntary functions
- AnswersBrainstem
Respiratory circulatory and vasomotor Activities has his respiratory center, reflexes of