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Anatomy FoM 4 Flashcards

1
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Constituents of peripheral nervous system

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Cranial nerves and spinal nerves

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2
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What is sensory information?

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Information received by the CNS from external/internal environments of body

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3
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What is motor information?

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Information transmit from CNS to skeletal muscle by SNS
to cardiac, smooth muscles by ANS

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4
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2 types of neuron

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Afferent, efferent

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5
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What is afferent neuron?

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carry sensory information to CNS

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6
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What is efferent neuron?

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carry motor information from CNS

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7
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What is nerve plexus?

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Network of nerve fibres that allow multiple nerve fibres to be distributed in a single peripheral nerve

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8
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What is ganglion?

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Collection of neuronal cell bodies outside CNS

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9
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Where does spinal cord starts and ends?

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Lower border of foramen magnum
Intervertebral disc between L1,L2

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10
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Which part does spinal cord continuous with?

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Medulla oblongata
Conus medullaris

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11
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Spinal cord consisted of?

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Grey matter, white matter, central canal

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12
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What causes white colour of white matter?

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Myelinated axons within nerve fibres

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13
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Why does vertebral column longer than spinal cord?

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During embryonic development, vertebral column grows more rapidly than the spinal cord

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14
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Where does lumbar, sacral and coccygeal spinal cord crowded at?

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T11-L2

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15
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Relationship between vertebral spine and spinal cord segments

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Cervical: 1 lower
Upper thoracic : 2 lower
Lower thoracic : 3 lower

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16
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What is nerve fibre consisted of?

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Axon, Schwann cells, myelin sheath

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17
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Two bundles of axons of spinal nerve

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Ventral root, dorsal root

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18
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Role of dorsal roots&rootlets

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Transmit sensory information to spinal cord

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19
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Role of ventral roots&rootlets

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Transmit motor information from spinal cord

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20
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Where does pseudo unipolar sensory neurons located?

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Dorsal root ganglia

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21
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What is dense irregular CT that surround group of fascicles?

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Epineurium

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22
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What is sheath of specialised cells that surround each fascicle?

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Perineurium

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23
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What is loose CT that surround each individual nerve fibres and blood vessels?

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Endoneurium

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24
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How many spinal nerve pairs there are?

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31

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25
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Where does multipolar motor neurone located?

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Ventral horn

26
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Where do spinal nerves emerge from?

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Intervertebral foramen

27
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Characteristics of dorsal and ventral rami

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Branches of spinal nerve, which contains both sensory and motor fibres

28
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Which segments do spinal nerves emerge from intervertebral foramen above?

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C1-C7

29
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Which segments do spinal nerves emerge from intervertebral foramen below?

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C8, thoracic, lumbar, sacral

30
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What posterior muscle and its overlying skin does dorsal rami innervate?

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Erector spinae

31
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In what types of nerve do ventral ramus form?

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Intercostal nerve
Intercostal nerve’s lateral cutaneous&anterior cutaneous branch

32
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Where does intercostal nerves innervate?

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Intercostal muscles
Skin (by cutaneous branch)
Abdominal wall muscles and overlying skin

33
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Size comparison of dorsal and ventral ramus

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Dorsal < Ventral

34
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What does cutaneous receptors sense?

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Touch
Pressure
Pain
Temperature

35
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Myotome

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A region of skeletal muscle innervated by a single spinal nerve/spinal segment

36
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What are the basic components of somatic reflex arc?

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Sensory receptor
Sensory neuron
Motor neuron
Skeletal muscle fibre

37
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Where does somatic plexus supply?

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Skin, voluntary skeletal muscle, joints from ventral rami

38
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What type of somatic plexuses present?

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Cervical
Brachial
Lumbar
Sacral

39
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Where does cervical plexus supply and which spinal nerves?

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Skin and muscles of head, neck, shoulder
C1-C4

40
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Where does brachial plexus supply and which spinal nerves?

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Axillary (Shoulder region)
Musculocutaneous (BBC)
Radial (posterior arm, forearm, hand)
Ulnar (anterior forearm, hand)
Median (anterior forearm, hand)
C5-T1

41
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Lumbar plexus

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L1-L4

42
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Which nerve supplies anterior aspect and which nerve supplies medial aspect of thigh?

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Anterior - femoral
Medial - obturator

43
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What is segmental root value of femoral and obturator nerves?

A

L2-L4

44
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Sacral plexus

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L4,L5,S1-S4

45
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Which nerve supplies posterior aspect of thigh, leg and foot?

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Sciatic nerve (leaving pelvis and enter buttock)

46
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What is segmental root value of sciatic nerve?

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L4-S3

47
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Why is radial nerve named ‘radial’?

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It goes through radial groove at posterior aspect of humerus
Supply arm extensor

48
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At which weeks of pregnancy does limb develops?

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4th-8th

49
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At which trilaminar disc does skin and skeletomuscular system develop?

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Skin - ectoderm
Skeletomuscular - mesoderm

50
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What happens at week 4 of embryonic development?

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Form apical ectodermal ridge
Limb grows in proximo-distal growth
AER promotes cell proliferation in mesenchyme (cells to form cartilage, muscle)

51
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What happens at week 6 of embryonic development?

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Distal parts of limb buds form hand plates and footplates
Digits form by apoptosis

52
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What does complete absence and partial absence of limb called?

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Complete - Amelia
Partial - meromelia

53
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What is toxins/drugs which may disrupt molecular signalling within the limb bud?

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Teratogens
(e.g. thalidomide)

54
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In which direction does upper and lower limb rotate?

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Upper limb - laterally
Lower limb - medially

55
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Where is cerebrospinal fluid?

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In subarachnoid space

56
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At which level lumbar puncture occurs?

A

L3-L4

57
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How many cranial nerves?

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12 pairs (I-XII)

58
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What is one exception of cranial nerve that innervates structures in thorax and abdomen?

A

Vagus nerve (X)

59
Q

What is cauda equina consisted of?

A

Nerve roots

60
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What muscle innervated by femoral nerve?

A

Quadriceps femoris
Rectus femoris
Iliacus

61
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What muscle innervated by sciatic nerve?

A

Hamstring

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