Final Exam
13-7 1) Which of the following is NOT TRUE for the normal cerebrospinal fluid b) no blood but nutrients for brain tissue c) blood does not normally cross the blood brain barrier (BBB)
13-74_2) A cerebral vascular accident is also referred to as a (CVA) = Stroke ← Most commonly caused by hypertension and long standing ateriosclerosis ← Aneurysms; weakened blood vessels ← Hemorrhage into the brain tissue damages the neurons, causing a sudden loss of consciousness. ← Death can follow, or, if the bleeding stops, varying degrees of brain damage can result. ← When detected, swift surgical repairs of aneurysms save lives.
_____3)(T/F) “Rest and digest” is a description of the Parasympathetic Nervous System
_____4) (T/F) The basal ganglia is involved in subconscious actions of voluntary movements such as inhibiting tremors – controls position
13-26_5) A) shingles (Herpes Zoster) 1) acute inflammation/infection of the peripheral nervous system due to the chicken pox virus a) variciella virus 2) characterized by pain and a rash with watery blisters and a red area that itches a) can result from trauma or reaction to certain drug injections b) Cab accompany other diseases such as TB and pneumonia c) Follows a nerve root or can effect the eye
13-28_6) B) tetanus = lock jaw 1) from animal bite or deep puncture wound 3) has powerful toxin that stimulates motor neuron which in turn stimulates muscle spasm
13-27_7) C) Reye’s syndrome 1) develops in young children with viral infections and the use of aspirin
13-26 D) Herpes Zoster = Chicken Pox / Shingles
13-17,18,20_____8) E) Meningitis A) Meningitis = acute inflammation of first 2 meninges that cover the brain 1)
13-23_____9) AB) poliomyelitis
Polio
3) primarily affects motor neurons of the medulla oblongata, and spinal cord
a) muscles die