MOD C - Exam 2

What are the membranous covering of the brain & spinal cord & there are 3 types

• Arachanoid Matter

• Dura Matter

• Pia Matter

Potentially infectious meningitis

What is the condition that causes vision to decrease usually beginning with age 40?

Presbyopia

What is known as the little brain & controls posture, balance, & fine motor skills?

Cerebellum

What is the condition caused by irregular curvature in the cornea causing the patient to have blurry vision?

Astigmatism

(M/C) What is the name for the fatty protective layer of the axon terminal?

Myelin sheath

CSF

cerebrospinal fluid

TBI

Traumatic brain injury

CVA

Cerebral vascular accident

What is the name for the 3 visual acuity used in a clinical setting?

• Snellen chart

• Allen chart

• Tumbling E

What is the name for a small lighted instrument that uses a speculum to examine the inside of an ear canal?

Otoscope

What is the difference between spastic & flaccid paralysis?

Spastic paralysis causes stiff, tight muscles with increased reflexes, whereas flaccid paralysis causes limp muscles with decreased or absent reflexes

What is an Ishihara test used for?

To help diagnose color blindness

The somatic nervous system controls voluntary or involuntary movements?

Voluntary

The autonomic nervous system controls voluntary or involuntary?

Involuntary

ENT

Otorhinolaryngologist (ear, nose, & throat Dr)

What is otology?

Study of hearing/ear

What is the branch of medicine that deals with the science structure function & disease of the eye?

Opthamology

Essential nervous system is broken into what 5 categories?

• CNS (Central Nervous System)

• PNS (Peripheral Nervous System)

• Somatic & Autonomic Nervous System

• Sympathetic Nervous System

• Parasympathetic Nervous System

How many pairs of nerves reside in each segment of the spine & 1 function

• Cervical Nerves C1-C8 (8 pairs) - Diaphragm

• Thoracic Nerves T1-T12 (12 pairs) - Breathing

• Lumbar Nerves L1-L5 (5 pairs) - Hip/leg movement

• Sacral Nerves S1-S5 (5 pairs) - Sexual reproduction

• Coccygeal Nerve (1 pair) - Tailbone

The lobes of the cerebrum & their functions (only 1 function is needed)

• Frontal lobe - speech, reasoning, touch

• Parietal lobe - speech, taste, reading comprehension

• Temporal lobe - hearing, smell

• Occipital lobe - vision