Neuro/Endo HCB 102C Practice Questions and Correct Answers
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HCB 102
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HCB 102
Bell's Palsy temporary paralysis or weakness of one side of the face
Clonic/clonus Rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal muscle
Decerabrate posturing rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of the forearms and plantar flexion of the feet
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Neuro/Endo HCB 102C Practice
Questions and Correct Answers
Bell's Palsy ✅temporary paralysis or weakness of one side of the face
Clonic/clonus ✅Rapidly alternating involuntary contraction and relaxation of skeletal
muscle
Decerabrate posturing ✅rigid extension of all four extremities with hyperpronation of
the forearms and plantar flexion of the feet
Decorticate posturing ✅Posturing manifested by the obtunded patient pulling arms and
hands medially toward the center (core) of the body in response to noxious stimuli
Dermatome ✅Area of skin supplied by cutaneous branches of a single cranial nerve or
spinal nerve
Encephalitis ✅An acute inflammation of the brain and spinal cord involving the
meninges, often due to a virus
Epilepsy ✅A chronic disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures
secondary to any underlying brain abnormality
Hemiparesis ✅muscular weakness or partial paralysis restricted to one side of the
body
Hemiplegia ✅total or partial paralysis of one side of the body that results from disease
of or injury to the motor centers of the brain
Intracranial pressure ✅pressure that occurs inside the skull
Glasgow coma scale ✅A tool that allows numeric scoring of the patient's verbal, motor
and eye opening responses to specific stimuli to assess the vertebral cortex and
brainstem functions.
Guillan-Barre Syndrome (GBS) ✅a post infectious disorder following a nonspecific
gastrointestinal or respiratory infection that causes an acute neuromuscular paralysis
Lethargy ✅the quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or indifferent; abnormal
drowsiness
, Meningitis ✅any infection or inflammation of the membranes covering the brain and
spinal cord
Parathesia ✅sensation of numbness, 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
Reflex ✅a reflected action, particularly an involuntary action or movement
Seizure ✅A sudden change in sensation, behavior, or movement; The most severe
form of seizure produces violent muscle contractions called convulsions
Status epilepticus ✅a prolonged seizure or situation when a person suffers two or
more convulsive seizures without regaining full consciousness
Stroke ✅sudden interruption of blood supply to a part of the brain or the rupture of a
blood vessel, spilling blood into the spaces around the brain cells
Syncope ✅loss of consciousness resulting from insufficient blood flow to the brain;
fainting
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) ✅patients occurs to look as if they are having a stroke;
complete resolution usually takes place within 24 hours
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) ✅An injury that disrupts normal functioning of the brain
Vertigo ✅sensation of dizziness, either of spinning oneself or of external objects
whirling around self
ANS ✅autonomic nervous system
PNS ✅peripheral nervous system
ICP ✅intracranial pressure
Central nervous system(brain and spinal cord) ✅main network of coordination and
control for the body
Peripheral nervous system ✅-nerves that enter and exit the spinal cord between the
vertebrae
-12 pairs of cranial nerves that travel between the brain and organs without passing
through the spinal cord and all of the body's other motory sensory nerves
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