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1
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?

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31

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How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

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12

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What does the prosencephalon develop to become?

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Telencephalon and diencephalon

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What does the mesencephalon go on to become?

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Mesencephalon

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What does the rhombencephalon develop to become?

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Metencephalon and myelencephalon

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What is the diencephalon?

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Hypothalamus and thalamus

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What is the mesencephalon?

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Midbrain

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8
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What is the metencephalon?

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Pons and cerebellum

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9
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What is the myelencephalon?

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Medulla oblongata

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10
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What is the telencephalon?

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The cerebral hemispheres

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11
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Which three regions make up the brain stem?

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Pons, medulla, cerebellum

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12
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What is the soma?

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Cell body containing the nucleus

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13
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In which direction do dendrites carry information?

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Towards the soma

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14
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In which direction do axons carry information?

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Away from the soma

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15
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What are the 4 types of glial cell?

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Astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, microglia and ependymal

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16
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Describe the role of astrocytes

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Involved in maintenance of BBB, environmental homeostasis, CSF stabilisation

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17
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How do astrocytes strengthen the BBB?

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Bind capillaries together to make it harder for chemicals to pass through gaps

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Describe the role of oligodendrocytes

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Produce myelin in the CNS

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What is the node of Ranvier?

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A gap in the myelin sheath between adjacent Schwann cells

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20
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Describe the role of microglia

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Immune monitoring and antigen presentation

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21
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What do microglia do in response to infection?

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Pull processes in a become macro-phage like in structre

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22
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Where are ependymal cells located?

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Lining of ventricles

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23
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Describe the structure of ependymal cells

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Ciliated cuboidal/columnar epithelium

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24
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Describe the composition of white matter

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Axons (mostly myelinated) and support cells

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25
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Describe the composition of grey matter

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Soma, glial cells, synapses and support cells

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26
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Where does sensory info arrive in the spinal cord

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Dorsal horn

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27
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Where does motor info arrive in the spinal cord

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Anterior/ventral horn

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28
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Where do sympathetics exit the spinal cord?

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Lateral horn T1-L2

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29
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What are the inward projections on the brain called?

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Sulci

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30
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What are the outward projections of the brain called?

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Gyri

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31
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What are the two gyri a/w the central sulcus?

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Pre- and post-central gyri

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32
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What are the outward projections of the cerebellum called?

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Folia

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33
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Which structure in the ventricles absorbs CSF?

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Microvilli

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34
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What forms the choroid plexus?

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Ependymal cells and capillaries

tela choroidea

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35
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What connects the 3rd ventricle to the lateral ventricles?

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Foramen of monroe

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36
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What connects the 3rd ventricle to the 4th?

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Cerebral aqueduct

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37
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What is the name given to the point in the midline where the two side of the thalamus touch?

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Interthamic adhesion

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38
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What is the corpus callosum

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Large bundle of fibres which allow communication between hemispheres

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39
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How do the cerebral cortex and brainstem communicate?

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Through white matter tracts in the internal capsule

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40
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Which structure covers the top of the corpus callosum?

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Cingulate

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41
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What is the fornix?

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A bundle of nerve fibres which act as the major output tract of the hippocampus

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42
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Where is the enteric nervous system located?

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Oesophagus to rectum

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43
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What are the two plexuses in the enteric nervous system?

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Myenteric plexus between layers of smooth muscle

Submucosal plexus in submucosa

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44
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Where do the dural venous sinuses drain into?

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Internal jugular vein

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45
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What do Schwann cells do?

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Produce myelin in the PNS

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46
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What are the two main types of neuron?

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Unipolar and mutlipolar

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47
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Which type of axons are found in skeletal muscle?

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Mulitpolar

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48
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Which type of axons are sensory?

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Unipolar

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49
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Which root from the spinal nerve is smaller?

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Posterior

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50
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Which type of signal passes through the anterior root?

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Motor

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51
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Which type of signal passes through the dorsal root?

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Sensory

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52
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What is the dermatome level of the male nipple

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T4

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53
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What is the dermatome level of the umbilicus

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T10

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54
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What is the dermatome level of the posterior scalp, neck and shoulder?

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C2-C4

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55
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What is the dermatome level of the upper limb?

56
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What is the dermatome level of the gluteal region, perineum and lower limb?

57
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Which is usually more superficial dermatome or myotome?

58
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What are the spinal nerve roots of the cervical plexus?

59
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What are the spinal nerve roots of the brachial plexus

60
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What are the spinal nerve roots of the lumbar plexus?

61
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What are the spinal nerve roots of the sacral plexus?

62
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At what levels does sympathetic outflow pass through?

63
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Where do sympathetic axons synapse for the heart?

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Cervical paravertebral ganglia

64
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Where do sympathetic axons synapse for the lungs?

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Upper thoracic paravertebral ganglia

65
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Where do sympathetic axons synapse for the abdominopelvic axons?

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Prevertebral ganglia

66
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How does parasympathetic outflow pass out of the CNS?

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via CNs III, VII, IX, X

67
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At what level does the spinal cord end?

68
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What cone-shaped structure does the spinal cord make at the end?

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Conus medullaris

69
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What is the name of the thin connective tissue cord anchored to the dorsum of the coccyx?

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Filum terminale

70
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What are the 3 groups of arteries which supply the spinal cord?

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Longitudinal arteries
Segmental arteries
Radicular arteries

71
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How many major longitudinal arteries are there and what are their positions?

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3

Two posterior and one anterior

72
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What is the largest segmental artery called?

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Great anterior segmental medullary artery

Artery of adamkeiwsz

73
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Where do the segmental arteries to the spinal cord originate?

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Vertebral, intercostal and lumbar arteries

74
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Where are the radicular arteries to the spinal cord found

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At the dorsal and ventral roots

75
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What is the dorsal/medial lemniscus system for?

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Fine touch and conscious proprioception

76
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Where do fibres in the dorsal/medial lemniscus cross?

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In the medulla

77
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Where do axons in the dorsal/medial lemniscus synapse?

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Nucleus gracillis - lower limbs
Nucleus cuneaus - upper limbs
Thalamus

78
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What is the spinothalamic tract for?

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Pain, temperature and deep pressure

79
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Where do axons in the spinothalamic tract synapse?

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Immediately at spinal cord

Thalamus

80
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Where do fibres in the spinothalamic tract cross?

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Immediately at the spinal cord level

81
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What is the corticospinal tract for?

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Fine, precise movement of distal muscles

82
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Which two tracts does the corticospinal tract consist of?

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Ventral

Lateral

83
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Where do fibres cross in the corticospinal tract?

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85% at the dessucation of the pyramids

15% segmentally when seeking out axon

84
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Describe the pathway through the corticospinal tract

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Cortex > internal capsule > midbrain > pons > medulla > spinal cord

85
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What is the tectospinal tract for?

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Input to cervical spinal cord to mediate reflex head and neck movements in response to visual stimuli

86
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What is the reticulospinal tract for?

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Several functions including regulation of voluntary movements
Pons fibres: facilitate extensor movements and inhibit flexor movements (medulla vice verca)

87
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Where do fibres originate for the reticulospinal tract?

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Reticular areas of pons and medulla

88
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What is the vestibulospinal tract for?

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Excitatory input to anti-gravity extensor muscles

89
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Where do fibres for the vestibulospinal tract originate?

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Vestibular nuclei of pons and medulla

90
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How many lobes does the cerebellum have?

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3 - Anterior, posterior and flocculus

91
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Where is the cerebellum located?

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In posterior cranial fossa below the tentorium cerebelli

92
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What attaches the brainstem to the cerebellum?

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Superior, middle and inferior peduncles

93
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Which cerebellar peduncle I the biggest?

94
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What structure splits the cerebellum in half?

95
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How many layer does the cerebellum have?

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3
Outer/molecular
Middle/Purkinje
Inner/granular

96
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Describe the outer layer of the cerebellum

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Molecular

No cells but many synapses

97
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Describe the middle layer of the cerebellum

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Purkinje

Contains enormous neurons

98
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Describe the inner layer of the cerebellum

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Granular

Many tiny neurons (over 50% of neurons are here)

99
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How do afferents enter the cerebellum?

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Via the peduncles to the granular layers

100
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How is afferent info processed in the cerebellum?

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Sent from granular layer to purkinje cells to molecular layer then out of cerebellum

101
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Where do efferent neurons synapse in the cerebellum?

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On axons of purkinje cells

102
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Is the cerebellum a contralateral or ipsilateral structure?

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Ipsilateral

103
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What symptoms result from unilateral lesions on the cerebellum?

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Tremor
Weakness
Sensory loss
Loss of co-ordination

104
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What symptoms result from bilateral lesions of the cerebellum?

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Dysarthria
In-coordination
Wide gait

105
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What is the basal ganglia?

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Grey matter structures deep in brain which initiate and inhibit movements

106
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What are the five parts of the basal ganglia?

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Caudate nucleus
Putamen
Globus pallidus
Subthalamic nucleus
Substantia nigra
107
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What makes up the striatum?

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Caudate nucleus and putamen

108
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What makes up the lenticular nucleus?

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Putamen and Globus pallidus

109
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What makes up the corpus striatum?

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Caudate nucleus, putamen and Globus pallidus

110
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What does the substantia nigra do?

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Plays a role in reward and movement

111
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What disease is a result of the degeneration of the dopaminergic neurons of the substantia nigra?

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Parkinson’s disease

112
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Is the basal ganglia a contralateral or ipsilateral structure?

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Contralateral

113
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What do lesions of the basal ganglia usually cause?

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Change in muscle tone, dyskinesia, tremor, chorea, myoclonus

114
Q

How does Parkinson’s present?

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Akinesia, rigidity, resting tremor

115
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What is pathologically affected in Parkinson’s disease?

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Substantia nigra

Direct pathway

116
Q

What is pathologically affected in Huntington’s Disease?

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Basal ganglia
Cerebral cortex
Indirect pathways

117
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How does Hungtinton’s Disease present?

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Chorea and progressive dementia

118
Q

What are the 4 extrinsic back muscles?

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Levator scapulae, rhomboids, trapezius, latissimus dorsi

119
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What are the 2 groups of intrinsic back muscles?

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Erector spinae and transversospinalis

120
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Where do the erector spinae muscles commonly attach?

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Sacrum and iliac crest

121
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What are the three erector spinae muscles called?

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Iliocostalis
Longissimus
Spinalis

122
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What movement is elicited by the bilateral contraction of transverospinalis and erector spinae?

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Extend spine

123
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What movement is elicited by the unilateral contraction of transverospinalis and erector spinae?

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Lateral flexion

124
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What movement is elicited by the contraction of psoas major and rectus abdominus?

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Flexion of spine

125
Q

Which joints are between articular processes of vertebrae?

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Facet joint

126
Q

What are the two parts of the intervertebral discs?

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Annulus fibrosis

Nucleus pulposis

127
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Which ligament connects the laminae of adjacent vertebrae?

A

Ligamentum flavum

128
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Which ligament connected the posterior aspects of vertebral bodies/discs?

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Posterior longitudinal ligament

129
Q

What is the role of posterior longitudinal ligament?

A

Prevents over flexion of the spine

130
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What connects the anterior aspects of the vertebrae/discs?

A

Anterior longitudinal ligament

131
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What is the role of the anterior longitudinal ligament?

A

Prevents over-extension of the spine

132
Q

What ligaments connectsspinous processes?

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Supraspinous, inter spinous

133
Q

Which vertebra has no vertebral body?

134
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What type of joint is the atlanto-occipital joint?

135
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Which vertebrae had the odontoid process?

136
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Which vertebra is the first palpable process in most people?

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