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3 membranes that cover the brain outside to inside
dura mater, arachnoid, pia mater
pia mater
thin membrane that covers the brain
dura mater
tough membrane underneath the skull
concussion
bruising of brain, brain hits skull
inside of skull is not smooth
membranes can rip on sharp structures inside brain, bleed
inside portioin of brain
controls the basal functions, breathing, metabolism, heartrate
ventricles
contain csf, regulate pressure, drain into abdomen, manufacture and store spinal fluid?
vagus nerve
controls heart rate, respiration, digestive
hypoglossal
movement of tongue
dermatome
know
autonomic
sympathetic + parasympathetic
sympathetic nervous system
adrenaline, flight or fight,
parasympathetic
(parachute-slows things down)
slows things down, acetylcholine
patient comes in unconscious
take history, what happened,
physical examination
cranial nerves, motor function, sensory function, loc, glascow coma scale, (sleeping is not conscious)
lethargic, somnolent
awake but not making a lot of sense, look like they could pass out any minute, somnolent means they want to go to sleep
stuporous
wake up, huh. arousable
semi comatose
elicit a groan, if you pinch or poke, sternal chest rub, but thats it, cant talk
comatose
no stimulations work , unresponsive
pupils
accomodate to light, damage to oculomotor pupil wont dilate properly
lumbar puncture
done lots on kids, nucchal rigidity meningitis, worse on adults(get headaches)