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Aanatomy: What do Nerves do (Part 1) Flashcards

1
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What are the functions of the Nerve system?

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Sense things (sensory functions)

Move about (motor/organ functions)

Make secretions (included as organ function)

React reflexly (reflexes)

Higher functions

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How can the nervous system be divided?

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Central Nervous system

Peripheral Nervous system

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In the CNS what is a group of cell bodies called?

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A Nucleus

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In the PNS what is a group of cell bodies called?

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A ganglion

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What are bundles of axons travelling in the CNS called?

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A Tract

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What are the bundles of axons travelling in the PNS called?

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A Peripheral nerve

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7
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What covers the axon for insulation?

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Myelin sheath

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When is the term “nerve” used?

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When referring to the peripheral nerve

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What are bundles of axons that leave the peripheral nerve called?

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Branches

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10
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Where must a peripheral nerve synapse?

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In the ganglion in the PNS - where the cell bodies are found

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11
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What type of signal is sent?

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Initially a electrical signal is sent. It then forms a chemical signal

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How can the brain be divided into two?

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The Cerebrum

The Cerebellum

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How can the cerebrum be divided?

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Left Cerebral Hemisphere

Right Cerebral Hemisphere

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What are gyri?

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Ridge on the cerebral neocortex (cortex ) of the brain

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What are Sulci?

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Fissure/Furrow on the cerebral neocortex (cortex) of the brain

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What is the cerebral neocortex composed of?

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Gyri

Sulci

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17
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How many lobes does the cerebral hemisphere consist of?

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4 lobes

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How are the 4 lobes of the cerebral hemisphere named?

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According to the bone of the cranial vault they lie in

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What are the names of the lobes of the cerebral hemisphere?

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Parietal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Frontal Lobe
Occipital lobe

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What separates the 2 cerebral hemispheres sagittally of the brain?

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The Longitudinal fissure

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What are the 12 cranial nerves?

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CN I - The Olfactory Nerve 
CNII - The Optic Nerve 
CNIII - The Oculomotor Nerve 
CNIV - The Trochlear Nerve 
CN V - The  Trigeminal Nerve 
CN VI - The Abducent Nerve 
CN VII - The Facial Nerve 
CN VIII - The Vestibulocochlear 
CN IX - The Glossopharyngeal
CN X - The Vagus Nerve 
CN XI - The Spinal Accessory 
CN XII - The Hypoglossal nerve
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What are the parts of the brain stem?

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Midbrain
Pons
Medulla Oblongata
Spinal Cord

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What are the fossa of the skull?

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The Anterior Cranial Fossa
The Middle Fossa
The Posterior Cranial Fossa

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What Foraminae are found in the anterior cranial fossa?

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The cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone

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What Foraminae are found in the Middle cranial Fossa (On the sphenoid bone)?

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Optic Canal
Superior Orbital fissure
Foramen Rotundum
Foramen Ovale

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What Foraminae are found in the Middle Cranial Fossa (On the temporal bone) ?

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Internal Acoustic Meatus

Jugular Foramen

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What Foraminae are found in the Posterior Cranial Fossa (The Occipital bone)

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Hypoglossal Canal

Foramen Magnum

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What cranial nerve’s foramenae are in the Anterior Cranial Fossa?

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CN I

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What cranial nerve’s foramenae are in the Middle Cranial Fossa?

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CN II - CN VI

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What cranial nerve’s foramenae are in the Posterior Cranial Fossa?

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CN VII - CN XII

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What is the name given for a CNs journey between CNS and the peripheral structures it supplies

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Its Course

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32
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What is white matter?

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Myelinated axons - giving it a white appearance

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33
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What type of matter is the spinal cord?

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White matter

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34
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What is the grey matter?

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The outermost layer is full of cell bodies

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Describe the spinal cord?

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Spinal cord runs down centre

White matter is located superficcally

Grey matter deep to the white matter

Anterior Horn of spinal cord - thicker part of grey matter

Posterior Horn of spinal cord - thinner part of grey matter

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What are the parts of the spine?

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Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral/coccygeal

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37
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What foramen does the spinal cord pass through?

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Passes through the Foramen Magnum

38
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What is the spinal cord protected by?

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The Vertebral canal

39
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What does the spinal cord connect to bilaterally?

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31 spinal nerves

40
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What are the two enlargements of the spine?

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Cervical enlargement

Lumbosacral enlargement

41
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Where does the spinal cord end?

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Ends at the L1/L2 disc level

42
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What forms the Vertebral canal?

A

The Vertebral Foramen

43
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What are the parts of the spine?

A 
C1-7
T1-12
L1-5
5 Sacral Vertebrae
4 Coccygeal Vertebrae
44
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What is the name of the part of the spine were the spinal cord ends?

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The Conus Medullaris

45
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What is the name given to the extra vertebral column with no spinal cord in it?

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The Cauda Equina

46
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How many pairs of cervical spinal nerves are there?

47
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How many pairs of thoracic spinal nerves are there?

48
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How many pairs of Lumbar spinal nerves are there?

49
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How many pairs of sacral spinal nerves are there?

50
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How many pairs coccygeal spinal nerves are there?

51
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Where are the spinal nerves located?

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In the Intervertebral foramen

52
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What is the name of the posterior branch of the spinal nerve?

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The Posterior ramus

53
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What connect the spinal nerve to the spinal cord?

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Roots and rootlets

54
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What connects the structures of the body wall to the spinal nerve?

55
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What aspect of the spinal nerve branches is bigger?

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The Anterior aspect is bigger than the Posterior

56
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Where is the anterior ramus located?

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In the Anterolateral body wall

57
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Where is the anterior roots and rootlets located?

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In the Vertebral canal

58
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Where is the posterior ramus located?

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In the Posterior Body wall

59
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What pars of the body wall do the spinal nerves supply?

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Every Pair of Spinal Nerves supply one strip of the body wall

60
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What is the dermatome map?

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the “segmental” arrangement of the spinal nerves supply to the body wall

61
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What is the dermatome of the spinal nerve?

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The area of skin (strip) supplied by both the anterior and the posterior rami

62
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What part of the dermatome does the posterior rami supply?

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The Paramedian strio

63
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What rami supply the limbs?

A

The Anterior Rami - Via the Plexi

64
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What do the large anterior rami supply?

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Remainder of the Posterior Part of the dematome
Lateral Dematome
Anterior Dematome
Limb Dermatome

65
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What is a nerve plexus?

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Plexi are networks of interwined anterior rami axons

66
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What does the=cervical plexus consist of?

67
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What does the right cervical plexus supply?

A

Supplies the Neck Wall

68
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What does the Brachial Plexus consist of?

69
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What does the Lumbar Plexus consist of?

70
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What does the Brachial Plexus supply?

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Upper Limb

71
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What does the Lumbar Plexus supply?

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Lower Limb

72
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What does the Sacral Plexus consist of?

73
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What does the Sacral Plexus supply?

A

Pelvis
Perineum
Lower Limb

74
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What is the Musculocutaneous Nerve?

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Named nerve branch of the Brachial Plexus

75
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What is the musculocutaneous nerve made from?

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Axons from C5 and C6 anterior rami

76
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What do named nerves result from?

77
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What are the named nerves that result in supply to the upper limb?

A 
axillary nerve
median nerve
musculocutaneous nerve
radial nerve
ulnar nerve
78
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How is the Peripheral Nervous system wired?

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wiring going from head to brain
wiring going from brain to head
wiring going from body & limbs to brain
wiring going from brain to body & limbs
wiring going from organs to brain
2 sets of wiring going from brain to organs
wiring going from brain to “body wall organs

79
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What are Cranial nerves wired between?

A

wiring going from head to brain
wiring going from brain to head

Connect with the brain

80
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What are Spinal nerves wired between?

A

wiring going from body & limbs to brain

wiring going from brain to body & limbs

81
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What are autonomic nerves wired between?

A

2 sets of wiring going from brain to organs

wiring going from brain to “body wall organs”

82
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What is CNS composed of?

A

Brain

Spinal Cord

83
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What are the only spinal cord segments that have lateral Horns?

84
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Why do T1 and L2 have lateral horns?

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Cell bodies of the next sympathetic neurones in the chain

85
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Where are sympathetic axons in the spinal cord?

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Descend from the brain in the spinal cord white matter

86
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Describe the Sympathetic supply to the Soma.

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Autonomic centres in brain send signal

Connections from T1-L2 via Rami Communicans

Sympathic trunks run the full length of the vertebral column

87
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What cranial nerves contain the parasympathetic axons?

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Cranial Nerve III
Cranial Nerve VII
Cranial Nerve IX
Cranial Nerve X

Mainly the vagus nerves

88
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What nerves carry the parasympathetic system for organs of the hindgut, pelvis and perineum?

A

Sacral spinal nerves

89
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Where does the Parasympathetic Outflow travel to?

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Internal Organs
Glands
(travels to everything the sympathetic system does, but not skeletal muscle )

90
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How many Parasympathetic ganglia are in the head?

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4 Parasympathetic Ganglia

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