(Solved): Lab 9 Part C: Application 1. Women giving birth are often given an anesthetic medication into the ep ...

Part C: Application 1. Women giving birth are often given an anesthetic medication into the epidural space (epidural anesthesia). Occasionally this procedure causes a tear in the dura mater. What do you think might happen if this occurs? What is the possible risk to the woman? 2. Sometimes the spinal cord can be damaged in an accident. Depending on the location and severity of the injury. paralysis may occur. Define the following: Monoplegia: Paraplegia: Hemiplegia: Quadriplegia: 3. A patient has a suspected case of meningitis. The physician orders a spinal tap so that he can make a diagnosis. a. What is meningitis? b. What is a spinal tap? C. Why does the physician order a test in the spine to diagnosis a problem in the head? d. List the structures that the needle will pierce as he does this test, from superficial to deep. Part D: Post-lab Questions 1. Why isn't there a ventral root ganglion? 2. In what part of the spinal cord would you expect to find myelinated axons? 3. Which meninx does not have a space deep to it? 4. Describe three ways to relax a tense patient when you are testing a reflex. 1. 2. 3. 5. Why do you have to test reflexes on both sides? 6. Why is a positive Babinski in an adult a worrisome outcome? 7. Which reflex did you find most difficult to test? Why?