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The Frontal lobe holds what functions
- personality
- behavior
- emotions
- intellectual functions
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Broca's area
- I am pretty sure its located in the frontal lobe
- mediation of motor of speech
- damage to this area results in expressive aphasia
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Parietal Lobe holds what function
Sensation
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Occipital lobe holds what function
visual receptor center
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Temporal Lobe holds what function
auditory receptive center
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Wernicke's are
- Language comprehension
- pretty sure its located in the temporal lobe
- damage here results in receptive aphasia
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We know some examples of deep tendon reflexes, what are some superficial tendon reflexes
- abdominal reflex
- Cremasteric reflex (stroke skin of inner upper thigh which results in testicular movement on the same side)
- Plantar reflex
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Acronym for knowing if Cranial Nerves are Sensory, Motor, or Both
- Some
- Say
- Bargain for
- Money
- But
- My
- Brother
- Says
- Bad
- Buisiness
- Marrying
- Money
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Opthalmoscope and Snellen Chart test what cranial nerve
II
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The Whisper test tests what CN?
VIII
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Vestibular Disease is characterized by what symptoms
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Anesthesia in this sense means
lack of sensation
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Analgesia
absent pain sensation
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Kinesthetic Sensation
- Position Sense
- Perception of position, orientation, and motion of limbs and body parts
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Stereogenisis refers to
ability to recognize objects by touching and manipulating them; not by seeing them
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Graphesthesia
pt identifies numbers or letters that are written on the palm
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The Babinski Reflex
Normal or abnormal?
- Extension of the great toe and fanning of the others is abnormal and is called the Babinski reflex.
- before a child can walk, this is considered normal
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ON the scale what is considered a normal reflex?
a hyperactive reflex?
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If pt is not alert, how would you progress the stimuls?
- Name Called (yelling)
- Light touch to arm
- Shake of person's shoulder
- Painfal stimulus (only supraorbital pressure is acceptable)
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Glasgow Coma Scale deals with:
- Eyeopening
- Best Verbal Response
- Best Motor response
- 1 is no response
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Decorticate
Abnormal posturing in which arms to chest in fists
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Decerebrate
Abnormal posturing in which pt's arms are by the side and fists point out
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Meningitis
- is an infection in the fluid that surrounds the brain and spinal cord
- can be caused by virus, bacteria and fungi
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