Objectives:

Developmental Aspects of the Nervous System

* List several factors that may have harmful effects on brain development.
* Briefly describe the cause, signs, and consequences of
the following congenital disorders: spina bifida,
anencephaly, cerebral palsy.
* Explain the decline in brain size and weight that occurs with age.
* Define senility and list some possible causes.

 

 

 

 

Review questions: read the READING ASSIGNMENT, then answer the following questions in a word document.

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Unit 11 Day 5 Developmental Aspects of the Nervous System

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1. Compare CVAs and TIAs in terms of causes, symptoms and consequences.

2. Define senility. Name possible causes of permanent and revercible senility.

Use what you have learned in chapter to answer the following questions.

3. Mrs. Jones has had a progressive decline in her capabilities in the past 5 or 6 years. At first, her family attributes her occational memory lapses, confusion and agiration to grief over her husband's death 6 years earlier. When examined, Mrs. Jones was aware of her cognitive problems and was shown to have an IQ score approximately 30 points lower than would be predicted by her work history. A CT scan showed diffuse cerebral atrophy. The physician prescribed a mild transquilizer for Mrs. Jones and told her family that there was little else he could recommend. What is mrs. Jones problem?

 

Cranial Nerves
Structure of a Nerve
Descriptions of Cranial Nerves
Distribution of Spinal Nerves

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