HLTH 354 Lecture 4: Neurology
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Medical specialty studies a&p of nervous system and uses diagnostic tests, medical and. Notes: neurology surgical procedures, and drugs to treat nervous system diseases. Logy=study of neur/o- nerve study of nerves and related structures. Anatomy-nervous system: found in every pt. of body from head to tips of fingers and toes, divided into central nervous system (cns) and peripheral nervous system (pns) Brain: located w/in bony cranium: fills cranial cavity, consists of cerebrum (and lobes), thalamus, hypothalamus, ventricles, brainstem, and cerebellum, surrounded by meninges=3 layers of membrane, cerebrum: largest and most obvious pt. Divided into lobe-each has same name as cranial bone above it. Coordinates and analyzes info coming from other lobes. Coordinates muscles of mouth, lips, tongue, pharynx, and larynx to produce speech. Analyzes sensory info about taste (and gustatory cortex) from taste receptors in tongue and throat: gustat/o- sense of taste.
