S&F Nervous Exam

Neuroglia cell that wraps itself around the brain's capillaries forming a tight sheath known as the blood brain barrier.

A genetic, inherited neurological disease characterized by rapid, jerky, involuntary movements with progressive dementia

characterized by vacillation between rigid body extension and involuntary muscular contraction. Not common in children.

increases HR, BP, during fight or flight. involuntary

Decreases HR and BP during recovery . Involuntary

absence of brain and spinal cord at birth

mental disorder characterized by the individual being very withdrawn and absorbed in fantasy, suffering from impaired social skills

a state of mind where an individual feels increased tension, apprehension, feeling of uncertainty

a state of frenzied excitement or wild enthusiasm

involuntary blocking of unpleasant feelings

voluntary blocking of unpleasant feelings

serous fluid

controls sensory function, temperature, sleep and appetite

controls vital functions such as respiration, BP, and HR

receives all sensory stimuli (except smell) and relays them to the cerebral cortex

sensation of acute burning pain along the path of a peripheral nerve

controls consciousness, memory, sensations, emotions, and voluntary movements. Grey matter

it has an essential role in maintaining muscle tone and coordinating normal movement and balance

CSF

congenital disorder characterized by a child's lack of control of voluntary muscles

characterized by chronic contraction of the skeletal muscles around the face, scalp, neck, and upper back

can be both malignant and begnin

a highly malignant tumor of the sympathetic nervous system.

short periods of severe unilateral pain radiating along the 5th cranial nerve

dorsiflexion of the great toe and fanning of other toes

occors around the 7th cranial nerve.