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[Show more]p wave 
atrial depolarization (contraction) 
 
 
 
pr interval 
atrial depolarization and delay in AV junction; allows atria to contract (0.12-0.20; >0.20 = 1° AVB 
 
 
 
QRS complex 
ventricular depolarization and atrial repolarization; (0.04-0.12) 
 
 
 
ventricular or conduction delay 
wide Q...
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atrial depolarization (contraction) 
 
 
 
pr interval 
atrial depolarization and delay in AV junction; allows atria to contract (0.12-0.20; >0.20 = 1° AVB 
 
 
 
QRS complex 
ventricular depolarization and atrial repolarization; (0.04-0.12) 
 
 
 
ventricular or conduction delay 
wide Q...
what is the arterial supply to the supramarginal gyrus 
middle cerebral artery 
 
 
 
what is the blood supply to the angular gyrus 
middle cerebral artery 
 
 
 
what is the blood supply to the paracentral lobule 
anterior cerebral artery 
 
 
 
where is the gyrus rectus located? what is its blood ...
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middle cerebral artery 
 
 
 
what is the blood supply to the angular gyrus 
middle cerebral artery 
 
 
 
what is the blood supply to the paracentral lobule 
anterior cerebral artery 
 
 
 
where is the gyrus rectus located? what is its blood ...
Young-old adults 
65-74 
 
 
Middle-old adults 
75-84 
 
 
Old-old adults 
85-100 
 
 
Centenarians 
100-104 
 
 
Mental Health and Aging 
-Late-life mental illness 
-Major depressive disorder 
-Suicide (male older caucasian-highest risk) 
-Anxiety disorders 
-Delirium (secondary to general medical ...
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Add to cartYoung-old adults 
65-74 
 
 
Middle-old adults 
75-84 
 
 
Old-old adults 
85-100 
 
 
Centenarians 
100-104 
 
 
Mental Health and Aging 
-Late-life mental illness 
-Major depressive disorder 
-Suicide (male older caucasian-highest risk) 
-Anxiety disorders 
-Delirium (secondary to general medical ...
What occurs in neurulation? (5 steps, this a loaded question lmao good luck ig) 
1. Notochord signals ectoderm to start forming into the CNS 
2. Ectoderm folds upwards, defining the neural plate and neural fold 
3. Ectoderm begins to pinch into a tube 
4. Area of ectoderm receiving 2nd to least sign...
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1. Notochord signals ectoderm to start forming into the CNS 
2. Ectoderm folds upwards, defining the neural plate and neural fold 
3. Ectoderm begins to pinch into a tube 
4. Area of ectoderm receiving 2nd to least sign...
1. Cerebellum is the ____ part of hindbrain and is located in the _______ under the __________ 
2. is covered by ___ meninges 
3. has _____ of walls of the ____ ventricle 
1. C-bellum is largest part of hindbrain and is located in the posterior cranial fossa under the tentorium cerebellum 
2. It is ...
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Add to cart1. Cerebellum is the ____ part of hindbrain and is located in the _______ under the __________ 
2. is covered by ___ meninges 
3. has _____ of walls of the ____ ventricle 
1. C-bellum is largest part of hindbrain and is located in the posterior cranial fossa under the tentorium cerebellum 
2. It is ...
NEURO 375 LECTURE 2 - NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT| 23 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2024
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how is the autonomic PNS different from the somatic PNS? 
- autonomic PNS is a two neuron pathway from spinal cord to effector whereas the somatic PNS is a one neuron path 
- motor axons of the autonomic PNS have cell bodies outside of the CNS whereas somatic LMN have cell bodies within the CNS 
- a...
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- autonomic PNS is a two neuron pathway from spinal cord to effector whereas the somatic PNS is a one neuron path 
- motor axons of the autonomic PNS have cell bodies outside of the CNS whereas somatic LMN have cell bodies within the CNS 
- a...
Which of the following exit through the jugular foramen? 
a) Venous blood from sagittal sinuses 
b) Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) 
c) Vagus nerve (CN X) 
d) Accessory nerve (CN XI) 
e) All of the above 
e) all of the above 
 
 
 
The glossopharyngeal (CN IX) is a mixed nerve with..... 
motor, senso...
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Add to cartWhich of the following exit through the jugular foramen? 
a) Venous blood from sagittal sinuses 
b) Glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX) 
c) Vagus nerve (CN X) 
d) Accessory nerve (CN XI) 
e) All of the above 
e) all of the above 
 
 
 
The glossopharyngeal (CN IX) is a mixed nerve with..... 
motor, senso...
what is the main function of the limbic system 
- emotionally significant stimuli activate SENSORY pathways that trigger the HYPOTHALAMUS to modulate the ANS response (heart rate, blood pressure...) - accumpanying ANS changes to emotional response (amygdala → hippocampus → fornix) 
- information...
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- emotionally significant stimuli activate SENSORY pathways that trigger the HYPOTHALAMUS to modulate the ANS response (heart rate, blood pressure...) - accumpanying ANS changes to emotional response (amygdala → hippocampus → fornix) 
- information...
What is the reticular formation? 
- organized on a macroscopic level 
- loosely arranges cell bodies intermingles with bundles of axons 
- extends upwards to the level of the thalamus 
- extends downwards to be continuous with the spinal cord 
 
 
 
what are the distinct functions of the reticular f...
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- organized on a macroscopic level 
- loosely arranges cell bodies intermingles with bundles of axons 
- extends upwards to the level of the thalamus 
- extends downwards to be continuous with the spinal cord 
 
 
 
what are the distinct functions of the reticular f...
why is the cerebellum considered part of the motor system? 
because though damage to the cerebellum still allows movement to occur, patient has: 
- gait imbalance, poor postural control 
- poor coordination of voluntary movements, slurred speech (brocha's area = pre motor area for speech) 
 
 
 
wh...
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Add to cartwhy is the cerebellum considered part of the motor system? 
because though damage to the cerebellum still allows movement to occur, patient has: 
- gait imbalance, poor postural control 
- poor coordination of voluntary movements, slurred speech (brocha's area = pre motor area for speech) 
 
 
 
wh...
What are the three meningeal layers of the brain? 
dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater 
 
 
 
What is the dura mater? 
Thick, outermost layer of the meninges. There is an inner and outer of dura mater (2 layers). 
 
 
 
What is the arachnoid mater? 
Thin, connective tissue that is watertight. Sit...
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Add to cartWhat are the three meningeal layers of the brain? 
dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater 
 
 
 
What is the dura mater? 
Thick, outermost layer of the meninges. There is an inner and outer of dura mater (2 layers). 
 
 
 
What is the arachnoid mater? 
Thin, connective tissue that is watertight. Sit...
How many nerves are in the cervical region? 
8 
 
 
 
how many nerves are in the thoracic region? 
12 
 
 
 
how many nerves are in the lumbar region? 
5 
 
 
 
how many nerves are in the coccygeal region? 
1 
 
 
 
rostral spinal cord ... 
is continuous with brainstem 
 
 
 
caudal spinal cord ends...
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8 
 
 
 
how many nerves are in the thoracic region? 
12 
 
 
 
how many nerves are in the lumbar region? 
5 
 
 
 
how many nerves are in the coccygeal region? 
1 
 
 
 
rostral spinal cord ... 
is continuous with brainstem 
 
 
 
caudal spinal cord ends...
The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for a breast reduction to decrease pain in her back. How is this operation classified according to the degree of urgency? 
a. Urgent 
b. Emergency 
c. Emergent 
d. Elective 
Elective 
 
 
 
The postanesthesia care recovery unit (PACU) nurse is concerned ab...
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Add to cartThe nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for a breast reduction to decrease pain in her back. How is this operation classified according to the degree of urgency? 
a. Urgent 
b. Emergency 
c. Emergent 
d. Elective 
Elective 
 
 
 
The postanesthesia care recovery unit (PACU) nurse is concerned ab...
Apoptosis 
Cells of a neoplasm do not die off like normal cells so the number of cells grows, rather than remain constant as in healthy tissue. 
 
 
 
Labile Cell 
Cells of tissue that continuously divide and replicate throughout life. Ex: epithelial cells of skin, oral cavity, vagina, cervix, GI tr...
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Add to cartApoptosis 
Cells of a neoplasm do not die off like normal cells so the number of cells grows, rather than remain constant as in healthy tissue. 
 
 
 
Labile Cell 
Cells of tissue that continuously divide and replicate throughout life. Ex: epithelial cells of skin, oral cavity, vagina, cervix, GI tr...
1954 
year the American College of Sports Medicine was founded 
 
 
 
D.B. Dill 
director of the Harvard Fatigue Lab from the time it opened in 1927 until it closed in 1947 
 
 
 
 
years of the Harvard Fatigue Lab 
 
 
 
Hans Kraus 
this man's research showed that American children performed poorl...
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year the American College of Sports Medicine was founded 
 
 
 
D.B. Dill 
director of the Harvard Fatigue Lab from the time it opened in 1927 until it closed in 1947 
 
 
 
 
years of the Harvard Fatigue Lab 
 
 
 
Hans Kraus 
this man's research showed that American children performed poorl...
PHARMACOLOGY REVIEW EXAM 2| 35 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
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A nurse is reviewing a patient's medications before administration. Which drug-to-drug interactions will most concern the nurse in a patient with a history of heart failure and a potassium level of 5.5 mEq/L? 
Captopril [Capoten] and spironolactone [Aldactone] 
 
 
 
A female patient taking an ACE ...
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Add to cartA nurse is reviewing a patient's medications before administration. Which drug-to-drug interactions will most concern the nurse in a patient with a history of heart failure and a potassium level of 5.5 mEq/L? 
Captopril [Capoten] and spironolactone [Aldactone] 
 
 
 
A female patient taking an ACE ...
What is cranial nerve I? 
The olfactory nerve 
 
 
 
What is the function of the olfactory nerve (CN I)? 
As a pure sensory nerve, CN I is responsible for smell. 
 
 
 
What is the only tract that does not loop to the thalamus before arriving at its target cortices? 
The olfactory tracts carry axons...
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Add to cartWhat is cranial nerve I? 
The olfactory nerve 
 
 
 
What is the function of the olfactory nerve (CN I)? 
As a pure sensory nerve, CN I is responsible for smell. 
 
 
 
What is the only tract that does not loop to the thalamus before arriving at its target cortices? 
The olfactory tracts carry axons...
A patient comes to the emergency department immediately after experiencing numbness of the face and an inability to speak, but while the patient awaits examination, the symptoms disappear and the patient request discharge. The nurse stresses that it is important for the patient to be evaluated prima...
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Add to cartA patient comes to the emergency department immediately after experiencing numbness of the face and an inability to speak, but while the patient awaits examination, the symptoms disappear and the patient request discharge. The nurse stresses that it is important for the patient to be evaluated prima...
presynaptic inhibition 
to gate the monosynaptic Ia input to motor neurons, and it is modulated according to the needs of the task 
 
 
 
(T/F) presynaptic inhibition is affected by spinal cord lesions (SCI, ALS, MS) 
True 
 
 
 
Conditioning stimulus (e.g., brief tendon vibration of tibialis anteri...
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to gate the monosynaptic Ia input to motor neurons, and it is modulated according to the needs of the task 
 
 
 
(T/F) presynaptic inhibition is affected by spinal cord lesions (SCI, ALS, MS) 
True 
 
 
 
Conditioning stimulus (e.g., brief tendon vibration of tibialis anteri...
baroreceptors of the lungs 
provide information on lung stretching to respiratory rhythmicity centers for control of respiratory rate 
 
 
 
cit 
call, start 
 
 
 
civ 
citizen 
 
 
 
baroreceptors of the colon 
provide information on volume of fecal material in colon, trigger defecation reflex 
 
...
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provide information on lung stretching to respiratory rhythmicity centers for control of respiratory rate 
 
 
 
cit 
call, start 
 
 
 
civ 
citizen 
 
 
 
baroreceptors of the colon 
provide information on volume of fecal material in colon, trigger defecation reflex 
 
...
how does pain get transmitted? (pathway) 
 
 
 
how does pain move thru neospinothalamic tract? 
 
 
 
how does pain move thru paleospinothalamic tract? 
 
 
 
where does pain get received & perceived in brain? 
 
 
 
what is the gate theory of pain modulation? 
 
 
 
how does pain get modulated by ...
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how does pain move thru neospinothalamic tract? 
 
 
 
how does pain move thru paleospinothalamic tract? 
 
 
 
where does pain get received & perceived in brain? 
 
 
 
what is the gate theory of pain modulation? 
 
 
 
how does pain get modulated by ...
The nurse is caring for a group of patients on a medical unit. After receiving report, which patient should the nurse see first? 
 
A. A 42-year-old patient with multiple sclerosis who was admitted with sepsis 
B. A 72-year-old patient with Parkinson's disease who has aspiration pneumonia 
C. A 38-...
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Add to cartThe nurse is caring for a group of patients on a medical unit. After receiving report, which patient should the nurse see first? 
 
A. A 42-year-old patient with multiple sclerosis who was admitted with sepsis 
B. A 72-year-old patient with Parkinson's disease who has aspiration pneumonia 
C. A 38-...
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A client presents with a headache and complaining of vision difficulties. Which cranial nerve might be defective in this client? 
 
A) VIII (Vestibulocochlear) 
B) VII (Facial) 
C) XI (Accessory) 
D) III (Oculomotor) 
Answer: D 
 
 
 
A client presents to the ED with loss of consciousness. The RN ev...
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Add to cartA client presents with a headache and complaining of vision difficulties. Which cranial nerve might be defective in this client? 
 
A) VIII (Vestibulocochlear) 
B) VII (Facial) 
C) XI (Accessory) 
D) III (Oculomotor) 
Answer: D 
 
 
 
A client presents to the ED with loss of consciousness. The RN ev...
tendon 
Connects muscle to bone 
 
 
tendons: origin 
Proximal 
Greater mass 
More stable (usually not the part being moved) 
 
 
tendon: insertion 
Distal 
Less mass 
Greater motion (this bone is moved by the motion) 
 
 
axial skeleton 
Head = skull 
Neck = hyoid bone and cervical vertebra 
Trunk ...
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Connects muscle to bone 
 
 
tendons: origin 
Proximal 
Greater mass 
More stable (usually not the part being moved) 
 
 
tendon: insertion 
Distal 
Less mass 
Greater motion (this bone is moved by the motion) 
 
 
axial skeleton 
Head = skull 
Neck = hyoid bone and cervical vertebra 
Trunk ...
What is a normal measurement for diaphragmatic excursion and which side is higher on? 
Measure 3-6cms and higher on the right than left 
 
 
 
What do palpable supraclavicular lymphnodes indicate? 
Malignancy/Hodgkins 
 
 
 
What cranial nerve are we testing for when doing the near vision test with ...
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Add to cartWhat is a normal measurement for diaphragmatic excursion and which side is higher on? 
Measure 3-6cms and higher on the right than left 
 
 
 
What do palpable supraclavicular lymphnodes indicate? 
Malignancy/Hodgkins 
 
 
 
What cranial nerve are we testing for when doing the near vision test with ...
diseases with mother to child transmission 
HIV 
hepatitis 
HSV 
 
 
 
diseases with congenital versions of syndromes 
syphilis 
rubella 
 
 
 
what is fetal hydrops? 
fluid accumulation in 2+ compartments 
 
- pleural effusion 
- ascites 
- pericardial effusion 
 
 
 
what are long-term fetal physi...
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Add to cartdiseases with mother to child transmission 
HIV 
hepatitis 
HSV 
 
 
 
diseases with congenital versions of syndromes 
syphilis 
rubella 
 
 
 
what is fetal hydrops? 
fluid accumulation in 2+ compartments 
 
- pleural effusion 
- ascites 
- pericardial effusion 
 
 
 
what are long-term fetal physi...
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