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HITT 1305- Chapter 10: The Neurological System

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

THE NEUROLOGICAL SYSTEM

HITT 1305 CHAPTER 10
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COMBINING FORMS

  • Encephal/o: related to the head
  • Gangli/o: a swelling, collection
  • Gli/o: gluey substance
  • Mening/o: membrane covering the CNS
  • Myel/o: spinal cord

COMBINING FORMS

  • Pariet/o: relationship to a wall
  • Phas/o: speech
  • Rachi/o: spine
  • Peripher/o: outer aspect
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COMBINING FORMS

  • Cerebr/o: cerebrum
  • Cerebell/o : cerebellum
  • Occipit/o: rear of head
  • Olig/o: few, scant

COMBINING FORMS

  • Audit/o: hearing
  • Gustat/o: taste
  • Olfact/o: smell
  • Somat/o: body
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NEURONS & NEUROGLIA

  • NEURONS
  • Conduct impulses; functional unit
  • NEUROGLIA
  • Do not conduct impulses; supportive
  • Structure, CSF, immune support, myelin

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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

  • Brain
  • Spinal cord
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CNS ANATOMY: CEREBRUM

  • 'Brain', most superior portion
  • Sulci, gyri
  • Grey matter, white matter
  • Hemispheres
  • Corpus callosum
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CNS ANATOMY

  • Cerebellum
  • Brain stem
  • Meninges

CNS ANATOMY

  • Thalamus
  • Hypothalamus
  • Ventricles

SPINAL CORD

  • Vertebra
  • Epidural space
  • Ascending tracts
  • Descending tracts
  • Cauda Equina
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PNS ANATOMY

  • Cranial nerves: sensory, motor, sensation
  • Spinal nerves: afferent, efferent

SOMATIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

  • Voluntary muscles
  • Reflex arc

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AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM

  • Sympathetic
  • 'Flight or fight'
  • Parasympathetic
  • 'Rest and digest'
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SLEEP

  • Narcolepsy
  • Insomnia
  • Parasomnias
  • Circadian rhythm disorders
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NEUROLOGICAL ASSESSMENT

  • Mental status
  • Cranial nerves
  • Muscle tone, strength
  • Gait and coordination
  • Reflexes

HEALTH & WELLNESS: INFANTS

  • Infantile automatisms
  • Developmental milestones
  • Myelination patterns

HEALTH & WELLNESS: INFANTS

  • Anencephaly
  • Hydroencephaly
  • Meningomyelocele
  • Cerebral palsy
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HEALTH & WELLNESS: CHILDHOOD

  • Muscular dystrophy
  • ADHD/ADD
  • Autism
  • Epilepsy
  • TBI
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HEALTH & WELLNESS: ADULTS

  • Multiple sclerosis
  • Parkinson's
  • ALS
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SEIZURES

  • Preictal
  • Ictal
  • Postictal
  • Types: myoclonic, petit/grand mal
  • Epilepsy
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HEALTH & WELLNESS: SENIORS

  • Tremors
  • Alzheimer's
  • CVA

GENERAL TERMS

  • -paresis: partial paralysis
  • -plegia: paralysis
  • Parasthesia
  • Neuropathy
  • Aphasia,dysphasia

MENTAL HEALTH

  • Psychiatrist, psychologist
  • Mood disorders
  • Dissociative disorders
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Schizophrenia
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SURGICAL PROCEDURES

  • Craniotomy
  • Lobectomy
  • Ventriculostomy
  • Radicotomy/rhizotomy
  • Neuroplasty

DRUGS

  • Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
  • Antidepressants
  • Anticonvulsants
  • CNS stimulants
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