Thalmus - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NUR 2092 / NUR2092 Health Assessment Quiz Bank | More than 100 Questions and Answers | Rated A| 2022-2023| Rasmussen 1. "While obtaining a history of a 3-month old infant from the mother, the nurse asks about the baby s ability to suck and grasp the mother s finger. What is the nurse assessing?" a. Reflexes b. Intelligence c. Cranial atrophy d. Thalmus function - Reflexes 2. An 85-year-old patient comments during his annual physical that he seems to be getting shorter a...

NUR 211 FINAL EXAM, HEALTH ASSESSMENT | Questions and Answers | Latest Graded A+ (2023/2024) While assessing edema on a client’s lower leg, the nurse notices a deep imprint of his fingers where the leg was palpated which takes several minutes to resolve. How would the nurse document this finding? Answers : No edema 1+ edema 3+ edema 4+ edema Question 9 1.5 out of 1.5 points The nurse is performing an assessment on an older client having difficulty sleeping at night. Which stateme...

Thalmus correct answers activity, sensation, emotion Hypothalmus correct answers temperature regulation, appetite, endocrine function, sexual drive, impulsive behavior (anger, rage, excitement) Hippocampus and Amygdala correct answers emotional arousal, memory Dopamine correct answers Controls complex movements, motivation, cognition, regulates emotional response Norepinephrine (noradrenaline) correct answers Causes changes in attention, learning and memory, sleep and wakefulness, mo...

Control movement correct answers The nervous system uses visual and kinaesthetic input to.... 2 correct answers How many streams are in our visual pathway? - The where -Identifies movement in the environment -spatial cues correct answers What is the dorsal stream? Posterior to parietal cortex correct answers Where is the dorsal stream located? - The what -Identifies information about objects -Pattern discrimination and recognition correct answers What is the ventral stream? Te...

Central nervous system CNS Correct Answer -brain -spinal cord Peripheral nervous system PNS Correct Answer -cranial nerves -spinal nerves Myelin sheat Correct Answer cover nerve fibers to protect neuron, increase delivery of nerve impulses. "white matter" Meninges Correct Answer 3 connective tissue membranes that cover, protect and nourish the CNS Cerebrum: Correct Answer largest portion of brain Cerebral cortex Correct Answer -outermost portion of brain -gray matter -respon...

Pharmacology - Opioid analgesics/NSAIDs two major types of pain and inflammation meds - correct answer analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents two types of analgesics - correct answer opioid and non opioid two types of anti inflammatory drugs - correct answer NSAIDs and glucocorticoids t/f; analgesics don't remove pain, but rather reduce, mitigate pain; alters pain perception - correct answer t these are the narcotic analgesics - correct answer opioids examples of opioids - corr...

MDD Exam 2 Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Facts about Major Depressive Disorder - ANSWERSLeading cause of disability in the U.S. for ages 15-44 and affects approximately 14.8 million American adults, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. While major depressive disorder can develop at any age, the median age at onset is 32 and is more prevalent in women than in men. Biological Causes of MDD - ANSWERSScientists agree that an interaction of the persons...

Hypothalmus and the pituitary hormones - ANSWER Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) - Renal tubules Oxytocin - Smooth Mx in uterus/Mammary glands TSH - Thyroid Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)- Adrenal Cortex Prolactin-Mammary glands Growth Hormone (GH) - Bones, tissues Gonadotropins (FSH & LH) -Ovaries, testes Endocrine disorders - ANSWER USUALLY... -excess of a specific hormone -deficiency of specific hormone -receptor defect Hypothalmic Disorders - ANSWER Hypothalamus: -controls tempera...

Thalmus correct answers activity, sensation, emotion Hypothalmus correct answers temperature regulation, appetite, endocrine function, sexual drive, impulsive behavior (anger, rage, excitement) Hippocampus and Amygdala correct answers emotional arousal, memory Dopamine correct answers Controls complex movements, motivation, cognition, regulates emotional response Norepinephrine (noradrenaline) correct answers Causes changes in attention, learning and memory, sleep and wakefulness, mo...

Dendrites - Answer-Receive information from other neurons and transmits it to the cell body Cell body - Answer-Keeps Neuron alive and decides when to fire Axon - Answer-Conducts impulses away from cell body and transmits the impulses to other cells Synapse and Synaptic cleft - Answer-Connection between axon of one neuron and dendrites of another where electrical signal is sent and carried through Axon terminal - Answer-Where axon connects with dendrites of another cell. Synaptic vesicles co...