Pathophysiology Final

1. involves fractures or penetration of the brain
6. bruising of brain tissue, rupture of small blood vessels
8. skull is not fractured in injury
9. the ability of tissues to regulate their own blood supply
10. autoimmune disorder affecting skeletal muscle impairing receptors of ACh at the neuromuscular junction
12. demyelination of neurons in the brain, spinal cord, and cranial nerves.
13. reversible interference w brain function that causes excessive movement

2. progressive Degeneration in basal nuclei (substantial nigra):Dysfunction of the extrapyramidal motor system
3. aka lou gerrigs disease, progressive degenerative disease affecting upper motor neurons in the cerebral cortex and lower motor neurons in the brain and spinal cord
4. neurological assessment of patients' best verbal response, eye-opening, and motor response
5. the integration of language received both spoken and written
6. alternative source of blood when the internal carotid or vertebral artery is obstruction
7. located at the base of the premotor area of the left frontal lobe; considered motor and expressive area (both verbal and written)
11. is a group of disorders in children that have some degree of altered mobility