movement‚ diminished papillary constriction; pink conjunctiva‚ diminished corneal reflex‚ diplopia with both eyes open‚ normal vision with one eye‚ R eye slightly | | |retracted‚ EARS: decreased hearing acuity @ R ear‚ no discharge‚ skin color same as face‚ symmetric‚ pinna proportional to head‚ NOSE: Patent‚ no discharge‚ symmetric‚ THROAT: diminished gag reflex ‚ | |
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asked to help a physician perform neurologic tests. These include superficial cutaneous reflexes‚ deep tendon reflexes‚ and vestibular reflexes (Crimlisk & Grande‚ 2004). Superficial cutaneous reflexes include the gag reflex‚ the plantar reflex‚ and the anal wink reflex (Crimlisk & Grande‚ 2004). The deep tendon reflexes include checking the reflexes of the “biceps‚ triceps‚ brachioradialis‚ patellar‚ and Achilles tendon” (Crimlisk & Grande‚ 2004‚ p. 7). And the vestibular reflexes
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Unit: Coordination and Control The human body is made up of many cells which form and create different tissues and organs within the body. Control and coordination are required to enable all functions within the body to work accordingly and appropriately at the specific times required. The system
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org/cgi/reprint/6/4/17 Introduction: Daniels‚ McAdam‚ Brailey‚ and Foundas (1997) reviewed literature from Linden‚ Kuhlemeier‚ and Patterson (1993) and examined signs of aspiration‚ but specifically six risk factors‚ including dysphonia‚ dysarthria‚ abnormal gag reflex‚ abnormal volitional cough‚ voice change after swallow‚ and cough after swallow. They then designed their study in an attempt to link the six signs of aspiration to the diagnosis and severity of dysphagia. The purpose of the study was to determine
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| Bed Wetting: Boys vs. Girls | | | Shaquenta Ruffin | 6/14/2013 | | Like chalk and cheese‚ boys and girls are different in so many ways and bedwetting is no different. Nocturnal bedwetting affects twice as many boys as girls. Experts are not exactly sure why but there have been medical studies done which suggest that girls tend to develop bladder control before boys. Dr. Michael Ritchey‚ a Pediatric urologist‚ agrees and says this could be attributed to the fact that the pressure
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Observations‚ Report and Conclusion: A. Define muscle tonus and give its importance * Muscle tonus refers to a state of slight muscular contraction maintained by synchronous impulses of low frequency‚ discharged by the spinal motor neurons. * Reflex in nature. * Muscle tonus is a small amount of tension in the muscle due to weak‚ involuntary contractions of its motor units. Muscle tonus is important in a sense that it governs the posture of an individual‚ enabling him to maintain body balance
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DESCRIBE THE STRUCTURAL COMPARTMENTATION OF MAMMALIAN CELLS AND THE DIFFERING FUNCTIONS OF THESE COMPARTMENTS? Mammalian cells are eukaryotic this means that all of their cells have common components‚ membrane bound organelles which prokaryotic cells do not this is shown in figure 1. Organelles are purpose made to carry out a specific function that is necessary within a cell. Due to the specificity of both conditions and concentrations with in these organelles these are compartmentalized. Encasing
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Stimulation of superficial capillaries and arterioles cause local hyperemia and reflex vasodilatation.29 The hyperemia is due to response of the skin to its function of heat regulation. The effects of vasodilatation in the muscle are negligible‚ but then may be some reflex heating in the joints. Exercise after the wax is essential to increase the muscle circulation and sedative effect of heat to obtain more range of movement
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sure to check the correct answers! However you will not need to submit your answers to these questions‚ only the questions on the worksheet ( see below). Submit your answers as a word document to the Week 4 dropbox 1. Define a reflex and list the components of a reflex arc. Receptor‚ Sensory neuron‚ Integration‚ Motor neuron‚ and Effector. Somatic reflexes activate skeletal muscle and autonomic reflexes activate smooth or cardiac muscle 2. Describe the events of an action potential. During
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Knowing well of the dumpsters he dives in and its sources. He states‚ “If I do not know what it is supposed to look like when it is good‚ I cannot be certain I will be able to tell if it is bad.”(p.25)‚ he is incredibly analytical and deep even in the simplest of forms and that is what makes his writing so outstanding. He is well aware of when to dive‚ how to dive‚ and how to do it properly and ethically. His morals are something Eighner holds on
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