Study Notes

Question 0

CVA definition

Answer 0

CVA = Cerebrovascular Accident (ch 10, pg 369)

Disruption of normal blood supply to brain; stroke.

Question 1

Body systems covered in chapters 9-15

Answer 1

9. Male Reproductive; 10. Nervous; 11. Cardiovascular
10. Respiratory 13. Blood 14. Lymphatic and Immune
11. Musculoskeletal

Question 2

Parts of the brain and what they control (qty 6)

Answer 2

1. cerebrum - thinking, personality, sensations, movements, memory
2. cerebellum - coordination of voluntary movements and balance
3. hypothalamus - body temp, sleep, appetite, emotions, pituitary gland
4. thalamus - triage/relay centre for sensory impulses, awareness & consciousness
5. medulla oblongata - crossover (L to R), regulates heart, blood vessels, respiratory system
6. pons - bridge, connection of nerves to eyes and face

Question 3

Range of Motion (ROM)

Answer 3

not covered yet

Question 4

Meaning : 2 types of twins

Answer 4

fraternal - two ova/eggs, two sperm, 2 placentas
identical - one ovum/egg, one sperm (usu. single placenta)

(ch 9, pg 312)

Question 5

Respiratory - diagnostic terms (qty 8)

Answer 5

auscultation, percussion, pleural rub, rales (crackles), rhonchi (singular: rhoncus), sputum, stridor, wheezes
APP-RR-SSW

Question 6

Meaning: plexus

Answer 6

large interlocking system of nerves (ch10, page 378)

Question 7

Meaning: atelectasis

Answer 7

collapsed lung (ch 12, pg 466, 467)
a = no + tel/o = complete + ectasis = expansion