Anatomy Exam #4 Flashcards
Oculomotor nerve palsy
Unable to lift eye lid
Trochlear nerve palsy
Double vision when looking down
Abducent nerve palsy
medial deviation of the eye at rest
Neural crest forms
PNS and ANS
Neural Tube forms
brain and spinal cord
Spina bifida occulta
- Incomplete vertebral arches
- Dura mater intact
- Tuft of hair in lumbar area
Meningocoele
herniation of the meninges
Myelomeningocoele
herniation of meninges and spinal cord
Spina bifida with myeloschisis
- Most severe form
- With no overlying meninges
- Baby more prone to life-threatening infections
- Caudal neuropore does not close at end of w4
Cerebral aqueduct
inside part of brain
Mesencephalon malformation can cause obstruction of the Cerebral aqueduct
Obstructive hydrocephalus
Pharyngeal hypophysis
- Diencephalon malformations
- Remnants of Rathke’s pouch
Craniopharyngiomas
- Diencephalon malformations
- Benign tumor in rathke’s pouch
Hydrocephalus
A build-up of fluid in the cavities deep within the brain
Anencephaly
Rostral neuropore does not close
Holoprosencephaly
Cerebral hemispheres does not separate
-associated w cleft palate and severe fetal alc
Microcephaly
small brain