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1
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what is opposition of digits

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moving thum to fingers

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what is pronation of hand

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anterior (palm) –> posterior

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what is abduction of thumb

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moving it away from hand

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where do nutrients from GI tract first drain to

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liver

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5
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what are the main glands in endocrine system

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thryoid, parathyroid, adrenal, pituitary (brain), ovary, pancreas, testes

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what is the mediastinum

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area between the lungs

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what are the areas of the mediastinum

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superior, inferior (anterior, middle, posterior)

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8
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where does the heart lie

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middle mediastinum

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what is the pericardium

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sac surrounding the heart

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10
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what are the 2 layers of the pericardium

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fibrous (outer), and serous (inner)

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what can serous pericardium be divided into

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visceral (covering heart) and parietal (lining fibrous)

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what is the outer cortex of a bone

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dense, strong and compact

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13
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what is the inner medulla

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inside bit, porous, weaker and spongy (can cpntain bone marrow)

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14
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what type of cartilage lines the compact bone

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hyaline

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15
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what is the periosteum

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fibrous connective ‘sleeve; that is well vascularised and innervated

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16
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describe a bone from middle to top

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diaphysis, metaphysis, epiphyseal growth plate, epiphysis

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17
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what is endochondral ossification

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initial small hyaline cartilage grows to long bone

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18
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what are the 5 types of bones and examples

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flat bones eg sternum, long eg femur, irregular eg vertebra, sasamoid (within some tendons) eg patella, short eg carpals

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19
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what 2 bones are common fractures

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neck of femur and clavicle

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20
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how to fractures heal

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callus forms around fracture lines and remodels

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21
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what are bony features

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additional features when bone grows

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22
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what are the 3 fossae of the skull

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anterior, middle, posteria

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23
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how many vertebrae do adults have

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33

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24
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how many in each section

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7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, 4 coccyx

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25
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what is primary and secondary curvature

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primary spine curves out, secondary in

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26
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what parts of the spine are primary

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thoracic and sacral/ coccyx

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27
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what are invertebral foraminae

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space between adjacent vertebrae where nerves emerge

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28
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what is a faucet joint

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between articular process of 2 vertebrae

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29
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what is C1 called and why is it special

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atlas, does not have body or spinous process

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30
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what is C2 called and what does it have

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axis, odontoid process

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31
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what is C7

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vertebrae prominens, first palpable spinous process

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32
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how is skeletal muscle packages

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muscle –> muscle fibres –> myofibril –> sacromere –> myofilaments

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33
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where are skeletal muscles striated

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overlapping actin and myosin

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34
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what are the 5 types of muscles and examples

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circular eg orbicular oculi (eyes), pennate eg deltoid, fusiform eg biceps brachii, flat with aponeurosis eg external oblique and quadrate eg rectus abdominis

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35
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what do tendons do

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attach muscle to bone

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36
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what is aponeurosis

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flattened tendon, attach muscle to tissue not bone

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37
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what are origins of muscle

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where the attach to one one side of a joint

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38
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what is the insertions

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place they attach on other side

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39
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what are protective reflexes

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rapid and involuntary to danger

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40
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what are automatic reflexes

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done without thinking by nervous system and muscle

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41
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what is flexion withdrawal reflex

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brain not involves, touch something damaging and recoil (ie hot pan)

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42
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what is the route taken by AP’s in a reflex

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reflex arch, sensory –> spinal cord –> motor

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43
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what is muscle paralysis

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dysfunctional motor nerve supply, muscle cannot contract

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44
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what is muscle spasticity

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descending controls from brain not working, increased tone

45
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where is skeletal muscle often found

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next to deep fassia

46
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what is compartment syndrome

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fassia created enclosed space and increased pressure affects functions of muscles or nerves.

47
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what relieves compartment syndrome

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fasciotomy

48
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what are the 3 types of joints

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fibrous, cartilaginous, synovial

49
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describe fibrous joints and examples

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limited motility and stable, syndesmoses: unite bones with fibrous membrane. sutures: between bones of skull

50
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what are fontanelles

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wide sutures in neonatal skill so baby can pass through birth canal

51
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what are the type of cartilaginous joints

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fairly limited mobility and relatively stable, primary eg femur and secondary eg vertebral discs

52
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what are the components of secondary cartilaginous joints

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outer annulus fibrosus and inner soft nucleus pulposus

53
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what are some features of synovial joints

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2 or more bones, hylane cartilage, capsule around joint, cavity, supported by ligaments, associated with bursae

54
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what are the 5 types of synovial joint

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pivot, plane, hinge, biaxial and ball & socket

55
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what is subluxation and dislocation

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sub = some lost contact.
dis = complete lost contact
56
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what happens when you dislocate the temporomandibular joint

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patients mouth cannot close

57
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in fertilisation where does the ovum move to

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ampulla of uterus

58
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what are the 3 layers of the uterus

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perimetrium, myometrium, endometrium

59
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what is the female reproductive organ and accessories

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ovaries, uterine tubes, uterus and vagina

60
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describe the journey of an ovum

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develops in uterus, released to peritoneal cavity where gathered to uterine tube, moved along by cilia, expelled by contractions in uterus

61
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where does fertilisation and implantation take place

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fertilisation ampulla, implantation body of uterus

62
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what is an ectopic pregnancy

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fertilisation outwith uterine cavity

63
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in female steralisation what do you do

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tie tubes, tube ligation

64
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how do testes develop

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posterior wall of abdominal cavity and descend to scrotum, come through inguinal canal, vas deferens follows through

65
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describe the route of sperm

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produced in seminiferous tubules, passed to rete testis, to head of epididymis which develops to vas deferens

66
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what makes up the spermatic cord

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vas deferens, testicular artery and pampiniform plexus of veins

67
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how many cylinders become engorged during erections

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3

68
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what is the male reproductive organs and what are the assessories

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testes, vas deferens, seminal glands, prostate glands and penis

69
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what is a vasectomy

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male sterilisation, close vas deferens

70
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describe a nerve cell

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dendrites, body (with nucleus), myelin sheath covering axon

71
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what are the 2 nervous systems

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central and peripheral

72
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what are afferent neruones

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sensory, part of peripheral bring things towards CNS (arrive)

73
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what are efferent neurones

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motor, part of peripheral, move away from CNS, (exit)

74
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what are interneurones

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central nervous, relay and create circuits

75
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what are synapses

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AP becomes neurotransmitter then AP again

76
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describe the somatic nervous system

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body walls, organ walls, sharp localised pain, skeletal muscle

77
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describe the autonomic nervous system

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visceral, smooth muscles

78
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what are the 4 brain lobes

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occipital, frontal, temporal and parietal

79
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where does the frontal lobe sit

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anterior cranial fossa

80
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where does the temporal lobe sit

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middle cranial fossa

81
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where does the cerebellum and occipital lobe sit

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posterior cranial fossa

82
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when does the brainstem become the spinal cord

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once it leaves the foramen magnum

83
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where does the spinal cord end

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conus medullaris L1/ L2

84
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what is grey matter of the brain

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outer area, full of cells

85
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what is the white matter of the brain

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inner area, contains many axon, myelin makes it whiter

86
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list the 12 cranial nerves in order

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CNI = olfactory, CNII = optic, CNIII = oculomotor, VNIV = trochlear, CNV = trigeminal, CNVI = abducent, CNVII = facial, CNVIII = vestibuclochlear, CN VIX = glossopharyngeal, CN X = vagus, CN XI = asseccory, CN XII = hypoglossal

87
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what is the function of each nerve (sensory, motor, both)

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CN I = sensory, CN II = sensory, CN III = motor, CN IV = motor, CN V = both, CN VI = motor, CN VII = bother, CN VIII = sensory, CN IX = both CN X = both, CN XI = motor, CN XII = more

88
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what is the pneumonic for the cranial nerves

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oh, oh, oh, to, touch, and, feel, virgin, girls, vagina, ah, heaven

89
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what is the pneumonic for the type of nerves

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some say money matters, but my brother says big boobs matter more

90
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which cranial nerves come from the midbrain

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CIII and CIV

91
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which cranial nerves come from the pons

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CV

92
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which cranial nerves come from the medulla oblongata

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CIX, X and XII

93
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which cranial nerves come from the spinal cord

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XI

94
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in order from anterior to posterior what are the foraminae of the skull

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cribriform plate of the ethmoid, optical canal, superior orbital fissure, foramen rotundum, foramen ovale, internal acoustic meatus, jugular foramen, hypoglossal canal

95
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where are spinal nerves only located

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intervertebral foramina

96
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how many spinal nerves do we have

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31

97
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where do sympathetic nerves originate and where do they exit

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autonomic, T1-L2, thoracolumbar

98
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what nerves do sympathetic pass into

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splanchnic

99
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where are the ganglion for sympathetic outflow

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paravertebral

100
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how do parasympathetic axons leave the CNS

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cranial nerves III, VIII, IX and X and sacral spinal nerves, craniosacral

101
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what does vagus nerve supply

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organs of neck, chest, cut and abdomen

102
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what are somatic sensation receptors

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touch: mechanoreceptors, temperature: thermoreceptors, pain: nociceptors

103
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describe the pathway of somatic sensory neurones

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sensory receptor, synapse, travel to thalamus and then cerebral cortex

104
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where are somatic sensations normally dealt with in brain

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left parietal lobe

105
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what are spinal reflexes

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extremely rapid and miss out pathway to brain, protective reflex

106
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what is the autonomic nervous system

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involuntary, sense neurones and motor

107
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what is autonomic pain like

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dull, achy and localised

108
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what are sympathetic neurones like in terms of length

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preganglionic = short
postganglionic = long
109
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what are sympathetic neurones like in terms of length

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preganglionic = long
post = v short (on organ)

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