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Anatomy (neuro) Flashcards

1
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What is the diffence between grey and white matter?

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Grey matter- nerve cell bodies

White matter- myelinated axons

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What allows action potentials to be conducted faster down the nerve?

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Glial cells- makes the axon myelinated

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In what type of matter are synapses located?

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Predominately grey matter regions

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What anatomical words are used to describe the different sides of the brain and the brain stem?

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BRAIN= superior, anterior, inferior and posterior

BRAIN STEM= Rostral, caudal, dorsal and ventral

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What are the 4 main subdivisions of the brain?

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Cerebral hemispheres (green)

Diencephalon (orange)

Brain stem (purple, yellow, red and blue)

Cerebellum (yellow)

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What is a gyrus?

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Ridge on the cortex of the cerebral hemispheres

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What are sulcus’ and fissures?

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Grooves, fissure is particularly large one

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Where does conscious activity take place?

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Cerebral hemispheres

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What is the name of the main ridge that connects the left and right hemispheres?

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Corpus callusum

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What are the left and the right cerebral hemispheres seperated by?

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The great longitudonal fissure

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What is the rim of grey matter around the cerebral hemispheres called?

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Cerebral cortex

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What are the different lobes and fissures seperating the lobes in the brain?

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What different actions are controlled within the frontal lobe?

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Planning complex movements and thinking, motor activity and speech production

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What different actions are control by the parietal lobe?

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Spacial awareness of body and surroundings

Somato-sensory area, recieves and process somatic information

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15
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What is processed within the occipital lobe?

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Vision

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16
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What is controlled by the temporal area of the brain?

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Auditory sense, language understanding

Behaviour, emotions and motivation

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17
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What are Brodmann’s areas?

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Numbers allocated to describe areas of the brain

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18
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What brodmann numbers are assigned to:

  • Primary somatosensory area
  • Primary motor
  • Primary visual
  • Broca’s (motor speech) area
  • Primary auditory
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Primary somatosensory= 1,2,3

Motor= 4

Visual= 17

Broca’s= 44,45

Primary auditory= 41,42

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What are the different types of communicating fibres in the brain?

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Association fibres- within hemispheres

Commissural fibres- between hemispheres

Projection fibres- cortex to sub-cortical areas such as spinal cord

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What is the diencephalon and what are the different parts of it?

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Area under corpus collosum, operates at subconscious level.

Epithalamus, thalamus, subthalamus and hypothalamus

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What is the epithalamus?

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Regulates the sleep cycle

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22
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What is the thalamus?

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Single structure with two parts. All sensory information collects here and is then sorted to another part of the brain

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23
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What is the hypothalamus?

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Linked with the pituitary grand (regular of the endocrine system)

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24
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What are the 3 parts of the brain stem?

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Midbrain (purple)

Pons (yellow)

Medulla (red)

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What if the function of the cerebellum?

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Co-ordinates movement

Is subconscious and attached to brain stem.

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26
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What is the anatomy of the cerebellum?

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There is 2 hemispheres, linked by the vermis

Grooves are referred to as folia

The tracts that link cerebellum to brainstem are called peduncles

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27
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What are the peduncles?

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Superior- attaches midbrain to cerebellun

Middle- attaches pons to cerebellum

Inferior- attaches medulla to cerebllum

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28
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What is the final part of the brain before the spinal cord?

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The medulla oblongata

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Where are the two swellings in the spinal cord?

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Cervical and lumbosacral

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30
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What does the spinal cord taper in and at what vertebrae level?

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Conus medullaris- L1/L2

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31
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How many pairs of bilateral spinal nerves are there and how are they split up?

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31 bilateral pairs

  • 8 cervical
  • 12 thoracic
  • 5 lumbar
  • 5 sacral
  • 1 coccygeal
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32
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Where is the white and grey matter located in the spinal cord?

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Opposite to brain, white matter is on the outside and grey on the inside.

White matter stains grey however, as in this picture below

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33
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Why is there different amounts of white matter as you go down the spinal cord?

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White matter is the myelinated axons or ‘cabling’, as we move down the spinal cord more nerves have split off so there is less cabling or white matter

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34
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What side of the spinal cord are sensory and motor nerves found?

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Sensory found on the dorsal (posterior)

Motor found on the ventral (anterior)

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35
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How can you tell what side of the spinal cord is the dorsal side?

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Grey matter on the dorsal side reaches the edge of the spinal cord

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What happens to the dorsal and ventral axons after/before they reach the spinal cord?

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They intermingle to form a single nerve

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37
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What are the meninges?

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Covering of the nervous system.

All brain and spinal cord are surrounded by it

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38
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What are the 3 layers of the meninges?

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Dura mater- thick and rubbery layer on the outside

Arachnoid mater- middle layer, thinner, has finger like projections which create a web like pattern causing there to be sub-arachnoid space

Pia mater- thin, outer layer of brqin that follows sulcus pattern

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What is contained within the arachnoid mater?

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Cerebral spinal fluid

Blood vessels

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What are the two main structures that the dura mater folds inself into?

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The falx cerebri, which runs along the great longitudinal fissure

Then folds out into wing like structures between the occipital lobe and the cerebellum- tentorium cerebelli

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41
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What are the two main routes of blood supply to the brain?

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Common carotid artery (internal)

Vertebrae artery (branch of subclavian)

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42
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What are the 3 main branches of artery that arise from the circle of willis/anterior circle?

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Left and right anterior, middle and posterior cerebral arteries

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43
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What different areas of the brain do the cerebral arteries supply?

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BLUE= anterior

RED= middle

YELLOW= posterior

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44
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How is blood drained from the brain?

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The dura has holes in it where the blood is drained- called dural venous sinuses.

Ultimately these drain into the internal jugular vein

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45
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What are the ventricles of the brain and what are their names?

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Interconnected series of midline chambers within the brain

2 lateral, third and fourth

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46
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What is the function of the brain ventricles?

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Produce and store cerebral spinal fluid

CSF passes from lateral ventricles to third then fourth then to the central spinal canal

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What is the swelling on the dorsal route called?

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Dorsal root ganglion- collection of neuronal cell bodies outside the CNS

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48
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Where is it decided what route the different sensory modalities will travel up the spinal cord?

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Dorsal root ganglion

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49
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What are the 3 main ascending pathways in the spinal cord?

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Dorsal column- 3rd order

Spinothalamic pathway- 3rd order

Spinocerebellar pathway- 2nd order

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50
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What sensory modalities does the dorsal column pathway carry?

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Discriminative touch and proprioception

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51
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Where do each of the neurone changes occur in the dorsal column?

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1st → 2nd grey matter of medulla

2nd then cross to the contralateral side and travel up

2nd → 3rd Thalamus, cell bodies of 3rd neurones found in the VPL nucleus

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52
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How do neurones get from the thalamus to the pre-frontal cortex in the dorsal column pathway?

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The internal capsule, a two-way white matter tract replaying information

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53
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What are the 3 parts of the internal capsule?

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Posterior limb by thalamus

The genu (‘bend’)

Anterior limb by PFC

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54
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What are the 2 main bundles of nerves in the cervical part of the dorsal column?

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The dorsal column is formed by two large fasciculi (bundles of nerve fibers) running through the posterior spinal cord:

  • fasciculus gracilis (lower limb/body info
  • fasciculus cuneatus (upper limb)
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55
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Where does the dorsal column pathway swap sides?

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The medulla

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56
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Where in the spinal. cord is the dorsal column pathway found?

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57
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What is the medial lemniscus?

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A continuation of the dorsal column system in the spinal cord that conveys information to the VPL. Second order neurones

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58
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In what area of pons does the dorsal column travel?

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59
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In what area of midbrain does the dorsal coloumn travel?

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60
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What sensory modalities does the spinothalamic pathway carry?

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Pain, non-discriminative touch and temperature

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Where does the 1st neurone → 2nd neurone in the spinothalamic pathway?

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At the substantia gelatinosa/ nucleus propius

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Where does the spinothalamic pathway cross to the contralateral side?

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Axons cross over the ventral white commissure to the spinothalamic tract on the opposite side

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63
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Where in the spinal cord does the spinothalamic pathway travel?

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Landmark= in the white matter directly ventral to the ventral horn

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64
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What is the spinal meniscus?

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Where the anterior and lateral spinothalamic tracts combine in the medulla

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What path do the second order and third order neurones in the spinothalamic pathway?

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2nd → 3rd at the VPL nucleus

3rd then travels via the internal capsule to the pre-frontal cortex

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66
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What sensory modalities are carried via the spinocerebellar pathway?

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Proprioception information for motor coordination and posture

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67
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What are the two spinocerebellar pathways and how do they differ?

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Dorsal and ventral paths

The dorsal does not cross sides, the ventral does

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68
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How do the spinothalamic pathways connect to the cerebellum?

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Via the peduncles

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69
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What route does the ventral spinothalamic pathway take up the spinal cord?

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1st order → 2nd order in the spinal cord grey matter, then crosses over and travels up the spinothalamic tract until the midbrain, where is crosses back over

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70
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Where does general sensory information from head and neck travel in?

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Cranial nerve V, trigeminal nerve

Travels to the VPM nucleus where pain/temperature travels to medulla and touch/pressure to pons

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71
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What is a dermatome?

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An area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve

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72
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What are the two areas of 2 order axons in the dorsal column pathway?

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Fascilulus cuneatus- lateral (arms)

Fasciculus gracilis (legs)- medial

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73
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What happens to the fasiculus gracilis and cuneatus in the mid medulla?

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Changes from 2nd order → 3rd order

There is the nucleus gracilis connected to the fasciciulus gracillis and the same with cuneatus

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74
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What are the different arrows on the diagram pointing to?

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75
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How does the position of the medial menicus change moving rostral the brainstem?

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76
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Where is the coronal radiata?

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A white matter sheet that continues on from the internal capsule towards the brain stem

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What are the internal arcuate fibres?

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A fiber bundle that extends across the midline of the medulla. Many of the fibers consist of axons traveling from the nucleus gracilis and nucleus cuneatus to the contralateral side of the medulla where they will begin traveling up to the cortex as part of the medial lemniscus.

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Where are the fasiculus cuneatus and gracillis in the medulla?

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79
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Where are the fasiculus cuneatus and gracillis in the medulla?

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80
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Where is the thalamus in the brain?

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Forms the wall of the third ventricle

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81
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What are the following labels on the diagram?

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82
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What forms the boundaries of the internal capsule?

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83
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What do the different limbs of the internal capsule contain?

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Anterior limb= fibres associated with higher functions

Posterior limb= major ascending somatosensory and descending motor fibres

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84
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Where is the somatosensory cortex located?

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On the post-central gyrus (immediately posterior to the central sulcus)

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85
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What arteries supply blood to the sensory cortex region?

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Anterior cerebral artery- supplies blood to the lower limb area

Middle cerebral- supplies blood to facial region

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Where are the axons of first order neurones?

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One portion of the axon is located in the periphery, collecting information from a peripheral receptor

The other portion of the axon will carry sensory information into the spinal cord via the dorsal root, where it will either ascend in a white matter tract or synapse

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Whata re the different areas of spinal cords, as shown below?

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88
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Where is non-special sensory information carried from in the head and neck?

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Trigeminal nerve

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Where do the cell bodies of most sensory neurones related to the trigeminal nerve lie?

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In the trigeminal ganglion, a structure found out with the brain stem

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Where are the 3 sensory nuclei that trigeminal neurones synapse at?

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The mesencephalic nucleus

Chief sensory nucleus

Nucleus of the spinal tract of the trigeminal

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What do the different trigeminal nuclei carry information for?

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Mesencephalic (top)- proprioception

Chief sensory (middle)- touch and pressure

Nucleus of the spinal tract of the trigeminal (bottom)- pain and temperature

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What are the following labels on the diagram?

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93
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Where do the ventral and sorsal spinocerebellar tracts enter the cerebellum?

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Ventral= through superior cerebellar peduncle

Dorsal= inferior cerebellar peduncle

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What information is carried along the spinocerebllar tract?

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Relative stretch from muscles, stretch from tendons, output from joint receptors and information about pressure on skin and superficial fascia

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95
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What is located in the pre-central gyrus?

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Primary motor cortex

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96
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What is located in the post-central gyrus?

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Primary somatosensory cortex

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97
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What are the labels on this diagram?

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98
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What is Broca’s area?

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Cocerned with the motor control of speech. Located predominately in the dominant cerebral hemisphere, usually the left one.control of speech. Located predominately in the dominant cerebral hemisphere, usually the left one.

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99
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What is the corticobulbar tract?

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Corticobulbar tract carries upper motor neuron input to motor nuclei of trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, and hypoglossal nerves.

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100
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What is the corona radiata?

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Fibres from the cortical surface to the internal capsule.

Looks like a ray of sun

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101
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Where are fibres from the corticospinal and corticobulbar tracts located in the internal capsule?

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Posterior limb of the internal capsule

Corticospinal fibres= nearer the retrolenticular region

Cortibulbar fibres= nearer the genu

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What are the labels on the diagram?

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103
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Where are the cell bodies of lower motor neurones located?

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Ventral grey horn- at lamina 9

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104
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What type of neurone are motor neurones mainly?

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A-alpha

These are the biggest and fastest

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105
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Where do the axons of lower motor neurones travel to?

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Travel from the ventral grey horn, into the spinal nerve (mixed with other axons) then into the periphery to neuromuscular junctions

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106
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What receptor is present in neuromuscular junctions?

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Nicotinic- acetylcholine mediated

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107
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What is the corticospinal pathway?

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For control of voluntary and precise movement

Also known as a pyramidal pathway

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108
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What side does the corticospinal tract innervate?

A

99% innervate the lower motor neurones on the contralateral side

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109
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Where are the first order motor neurone cells in the corticospinal tract located?

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Located in the cortical grey matter (grey matter rim), in layer 5- Betz cells

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110
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Where is the crus cerebeli?

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The white matter at the front of the midbrain

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111
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What is the pathway taken for the corticospinal tract through the brain stem?

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Internal capsule → Crus Cerebeli of midbrain → pontine corticospinal tracts →pyramids of medulla → dessucation of the pyramids

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112
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What is the gap seen in cross sections of the pons and the medulla?

A

The 4th ventricle

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113
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Where are the pyramids?

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Triangular shaped structures on the ventral aspect of the medulla

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114
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What are the pontine corticospinal tracts?

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Located in the pons, darker circles seen.

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115
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What are the labels on the following diagram?

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116
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What are the lateral and ventral tracts of the corticospinal tract?

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Ones that dessucated at the pyramids= lateral

Ones that dessucate in the spinal cord just before they synapse with lower motor neurons.= ventral

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117
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Where are the lateral and ventral corticospinal tracts in the spinal cord?

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118
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What is the corticobulbar pathway?

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Only goes as far as the brain stem- reaches cranial nerves

Corticobulbar tract carries upper motor neuron input to motor nuclei of trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus, accessory, and hypoglossal nerves

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119
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What are the extra-pyramidal motor pathways?

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Originate in the brainstem, carry motor fibres to the spinal cord. They are responsible for the unconscious, reflexive or responsive control of musculature

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120
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What are the different extra-pyramidal tracts shown below?

A

Red= rubrospinal tract

Blue= vestibulospinal tract

Green= Tectospinal tract

Pink= reticulospinal tract

121
Q

What occurs in lower motor neuron loss?

A

Affected muscles= weak or paralysed

There is profound muscle atrophy

Tendon reflexes are weak or absent

122
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What occurs in upper motor neuron loss?

A

Voluntary movements of affected muscles= weak

Slow wasting of muscle

Spasticity

Positive Babinski reflex

123
Q

What is the babinski reflex?

A

Occurs in upper motor neurone loss

124
Q

What is the basal ganglia?

A

An extra-pyramdial structure that reinforces motor movements

A group of are a group of subcortical nuclei

125
Q

What are the two stars on the diagram?

A

Red= subthalamic nucleus

Black= hypothalamus

126
Q

What are the red and black stars on the diagram?

A

Red= substantia niagra

Black= red nucleus

127
Q

What is the vestibulospinal pathway?

A

Extra-pyramidal motor pathway

Receives info from labyrinthine system and cerebellum

Activates extensor motor neurones concerned with maintenance of anti-gravity posture

128
Q

What is the rubrospinal pathway?

A

Extra-pyramidal motor pathway

Recieves info from cortex and cerebellum

Activates motor neurones of flexor muscles

129
Q

What is the reticulospinal pathway?

A

Extra-pyramidal motor pathway

Receives info from hypothalamus, activates motor neurones concerned with reflex activity, muscle tone, breathing and circulatory system

130
Q

What is the tectospinal pathway?

A

Extra-pyramidal motor pathway

Receives info from the visual system

Activates motor neurones reflex response to visual stimuli

131
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What is the indirect and direct pathway of the basal ganglia?

A
132
Q

What are the effects of a damaged substantia niagra in Parkinson’s?

A

Can no longer positively or negatively affect the indirect pathway so movements are not reinforced and undesirable movements go ahead

133
Q

What is the striatum?

A

The caudate nucleus and the putamen

134
Q

What do the direct pathway and indirect pathway do in the basal ganglia?

A

Direct= promotes movement

Indirect= inhibits movement

135
Q

What neurotransmitter does the substantia niagra use?

A

Dopamine, activates and inhibits the striatum

136
Q

What shape is the caudate nucleus?

A

A tadpole like shape that follows the curvature of the lateral ventricle

137
Q

What are the following labels?

A
138
Q

hjmhjhjg

A

hhhgg

139
Q

What is the name of all the cranial nerves?

A

1 = Olfactory nerve

2= Optic nerve

3= Oculomotor nerve

4= Trochlear nerve

5= Trigeminal nerve

6= Abducens nerve

7= Facial nerve

8= Vestibulocochlear nerve

9= Glossopharyngeal nerve

10= Vagus nerve

11= Accesory nerve

12= Hypoglossal nerve

140
Q

What is a mnemonic for the cranial nerves?

A

Oh once one takes their anatomy final very good vacations are heavenly

141
Q

What are the cranial nerves on the base of the brain?

A
142
Q

What are the cranial nerve labels seen below?

A
143
Q

What is the function of CN1?

A

Sensory- Perceives odours in the nasal cavity (smell)

144
Q

What is the course of CN1?

A
  • Travels from the olfactory epithelium in the top portion of the nasal cavity.
  • Through the cribriform plate (exit foramen) to the olfactory bulb.
  • Then through the olfactory tract to the primary olfactory cortex. Does not go back to brain stem- arrises from uncus (the innermost part of the temporal lobe)
145
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What is CN 1?

A

Optic nerve

146
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What are the labels on the diagram?

A
147
Q

What is the mnemonic for the cranial nerve functions?

A

Some say marry money but my brother says big brains matter more

148
Q

What is CN 2?

A

Optic nerve

149
Q

What function does cranial nerve 2 have?

A

Sensory- perceives light in the eye

150
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What is the course of the optic nerve?

A
  • Information from temporal visual field goes to nasal side of retina and decussates
  • Info from other nasal field goes to temporal side and does not deccusate
  • Travels up the optic tract to the superior colliculus in midbrain (reflexes)
  • Info for visions travels to the lateral geniculate nucleus of the thalamus (vision) and then through optic radiations to the occipital visual cortex
151
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What are the missing labels on the diagram?

A
152
Q

What is the exit foramen for the optic nerve?

A

Optic canal

153
Q

What is cranial nerve 3?

A

Oculomotor nerve

154
Q

What is the function of CN3?

A

Function is eye movement and dilating pupil/focusing lense

155
Q

What is the exit foramen of the oculomotor nerve?

A

Superior orbital fissure

156
Q

What is the course of the oculomotor nerve?

A

Arrises from the anterior surface of midbrain, then travels through the lateral wall of cavernous sinus, within the common tendinous ring (a ring of fibrous tissue surrounding the optic nerve at its entrance at the apex of the orbit) and splits in superior and inferior branches.

157
Q

What are the two branches of the oculomotor nerve?

A

Superior and inferior branches

Superior= superior rectus and levator palpebrae superioris – raises eyelid

Inferior= Inferior oblique, Inferior rectus, Medial rectus, Sphincter pupillae – dilates pupil and Ciliary muscle - focus

158
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What are the following labels?

A
159
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What is CN4?

A

Trochlear nerve

160
Q

What are the function of CN4?

A

Movement of superior orbital muscle (movement of eye)

161
Q

What is the exit foramen of trochlear nerve?

A

superior orbital fissure

162
Q

What is the course of trochlear nerve?

A

Emerges from the posterior aspect of the brain stem then travels down the lateral wall of cavernous sinus and outside common tendinous ring

163
Q

What is CN 5?

A

Trigeminal nerve

164
Q

Where does the trigeminal nerve arrise from?

A

Emerges from brain stem, lateral to pons

165
Q

What is the shape of the trigeminal ganglion?

A
166
Q

What are the 3 main branches of the trigeminal nerve?

A

Opthalmic- sensory

Maxillary- sensory

Mandibular- motor and sensory

167
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What is the function of the opthalmic nerve?

A

Function= sensation to skin above eye and nasal cavity. Also dilates pupil (autonomic)

168
Q

What is the course of the opthalmic nerve?

A

Travels on the lateral wall of cavernous sinus, before splitting into 3 branches (Nasociliary, Lacrimal, Frontal), then exits via the superior orbital fissure

169
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What is the function of the maxillary branch?

A

Function= sensation to skin between eye and mouth, maxillary teeth. Autonomic to lacrimal, nasal, palatine and pharyngeal glands.

170
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What is the course of the maxillary nerve?

A

Gives off two branches, zygomatic and infraorbital

Passes through pterygopalatine fossa

Gives off another 4 branches, Nasopalatine, Greater palatine, Lesser palatine and Pharyngeal

171
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What is the exit foramen of the maxillary nerve?

A

Foramen rotundum

172
Q

What nerve is this?

A

Ophthalmic nerve

173
Q

What nerve is this?

A

Maxillary nerve

174
Q

What nerve is this?

A

Mandibular nerve

175
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What is the function of the mandibular nerve?

A
  • Function is to collect sensory to temporal region and the mandibular region
  • Autonomic innervation to the salivary glands and motor innervation to the muscles of mastication
176
Q

What is the exit foramen of the mandibular nerve?

A

Exit foramen= foramen ovale

177
Q

What are the divisions of the mandibular nerve?

A
  • Anterior division= motor and buccal branches
  • Posterior division= lingual, inferior alveolar and auriclotemporal
178
Q

What nerve gives motor innervation to medial pterygoid, tensor tympani and tensor veli palatini?

A

Mandibular nerve

179
Q

What is CN6?

A

Abducens nerve

180
Q

What is the function of the abducens nerve

A

Eye movement via lateral rectus

181
Q

What is the course of the abducens nerve?

A

Travels within the pontomedullary junction, deep in cavernous sinus and then within common tendinous ring

182
Q

What is the exit foramen of the abducens nerve?

A

Superior orbital fissure

183
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What nerve travel through the common tendinous ring?

A
  • Superior division of the oculomotor nerve (CNIII)
  • Nasociliary nerve (branch of ophthalmic nerve)
  • Inferior division of the oculomotor nerve (CNIII)
  • Abducens nerve (CNVI)
  • Optic nerve
  • (superior to inferior)
184
Q

What is CN7?

A

Facial nerve

185
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What is the functions of the facial nerve?

A

Function= muscles of facial expression (motor) taste (sensory) and salivary and lacrimal glands (autonomic)

186
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What are the two roots of the facial nerve?

A
  • Course- emerges from Pons in to distinct roots; the facial motor root (motor) and intermediate nerve (sensory and parasympathetic info)
  • The roots remain distinct as they enter the internal acoustic meatus of the temporal bone and then they merge
187
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What is the exit foramen of the facial nerve?

A

Stylomastoid foramen

*Also has entrance foramen- internal acoustic meatus

188
Q

What are the main branches of the facial nerve?

A

Greater petrosal for glands

Chorda tympani for taste

Last part, passed through patotid gland and gives off TZBMC nerves

189
Q

What does to zanzibar by motor car mean?

A

Temporal nerve

Zygomatic nerve

Buccal nerve

Marginal mandibular

Cervical

190
Q

What are the following nerves?

A
191
Q

What is CN 8?

A

Vestibulocochlear nerve

192
Q

What is the function of CN 8?

A

Hearing and balance

193
Q

Where do the cranial nerves arrise from?

A

1= uncus

2= optic chiasm

3 and 4= brain stem

5= pons

6,7 and 8 = pontomedullary junction

9,10,11 and 12= medulla

194
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What is the course of the vestibulocochlear nerve?

A

Pontomedullary junction, travels with facial nerve out of the internal acoustic meatus. Does not exit bone, but stays within the petrous part of the temporal bone

195
Q

What is the exit foramen of the vestibulocochlear nerve?

A

Internal acoustic meatus

196
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What are the branches of the vestibucochlear nerve?

A
  • Vestibular nerve (posterior division)- records rotational movement of head and position of head
  • Cochlear nerve (anterior division)- responsible for hearing and localisation of sound.
197
Q

What is CN 9?

A

Glossopharyngeal nerve

198
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What is the function of CN 9?

A
  • Function= sensory info from oropharynx, middle ear, carotid body and sinus as well as posterior 1/3 tongue.
  • Motor innervation to stylopharyngeus muscle
  • Autonomic innervation to the parotid gland
199
Q

What is the course of the glossopharyngeal nerve?

A

Arrises from the medullary Olive and travels between the internal jugular vein and internal carotid artery in neck.

200
Q

What is the exit foramen of the glossopharyngeal nerve?

A

Exit foramen= jugular foramen

201
Q

What are the branches of the glossopharyngeal nerve?

A
  • Tympanic
  • Stylopharyngeus
  • Tonsillar
  • Pharyngeal
  • Lingual
  • Carotid
202
Q

What is CN 10?

A

Vagus nerve

203
Q

What is the function of the vagus nerve?

A

Sensory innervation to ear, larynx and pharynx

Motor innervation to pharynx and larynx

Autonomic innervation to heart and digestive organs

204
Q

What is the course of the vagus nerve?

A

Course- arrises from medulla posterior to the olive. Descends in the neck, thorax and abdomen.

205
Q

What is the exit foramen of the vagus nerve?

A

Jugular foramen

206
Q

What are the missing labels in the diagram?

A
207
Q

What are the main branches of the vagus nerve and what do they innervate?

A
  • Auricular= collects sensory information from the ear
  • Pharyngeal= supplies motor innervation to muscles of pharynx and superior 1/3 of oseophagus.
  • Superior laryngeal branch= motor to cricothyroid, taste from epiglottis and sensory from larynx
  • Reccurent laryngeal= Gives motor to intrinsic muscles of larynx and sensory to mucosa below vocal cords. Also parasympathetic to larynx, oesophagus and trachea.
208
Q

Where does the vagus nerve end up supplying?

A

Deep cardiac plexus = supplied by the right vagus nerve, superficial cardiac plexus= left vagus nerve.

209
Q

What is CN 11?

A

Accessory nerve

210
Q

What is the function of CN11?

A

Function= motor innervation of sternocleidomastoid and trapezius

211
Q

What is the exit foramen of the accessory nerve?

A

Jugular foramen

212
Q

How does the accessory nerve arrise?

A

Formed of a collection of rootlets from the medulla and the cervical spinal cord (enter cranium via foramen magnum) that forms one nerve

213
Q

What is CN 12?

A

Hypoglossal nerve

214
Q

What is CN 12?

A

Hypoglossal nerve

215
Q

What is the function of CN 12?

A

Function= tongue movement, speech and swallowing

216
Q

What is the course of the hypoglossal nerve?

A

Emerges from the medulla, there is convergence of rootlets then the nerve descends in neck lateral to internal and external carotid artery

217
Q

What is the nucleus in the brain that recieves information about taste?

A

Nucleus solitaris

218
Q

What cranial nerves pass through the superior orbital fissure?

A

Oculomotor

Trochlear

Trigeminal: Ophthalmic

Abducens

219
Q

What cranial nerves pass through the internal acoustic meatus?

A

Facial and vestibucochlear

220
Q

What cranial nerves pass through the jugular foramen

A

Glossopharyngeal, vagus and accessary

221
Q

What nerve passes through the hypoglossal canal?

A

Hypoglossal nerve

222
Q

What nerve passes through foramen ovale?

A

Mandibular branch of trigeminal

223
Q

What nerve passes through foramen ovale?

A

Mandibular branch of trigeminal

224
Q

What nerve passes through foramen rotundum?

A

Maxillary branch of trigeminal nerve

225
Q

Whata re the cranial foramina below?

A

1 – superior orbital fissure

2 – foramen rotundum

3 – foramen ovale

4 – foramen spinosum

5 – hypoglossal canal

6 – foramen magnum

7 – Cribriform plate

8 – foramen lacerum

9 – internal acoustic meatus

10 – jugular foramen

(optic canal is located medial to superior orbital fissure)

226
Q

What should you remember with the cranial nuclei?

A

They will be located in the part of the brainstem where the cranial nerve arrises from

227
Q

What nerve innervates masseter?

A

Mandibular branch of trigeminal

228
Q

What nerve innervates trapezius?

A

Accessory nerve

229
Q

What nerve innervates the intrinsic tongue muscles?

A

Hypoglossal nerve

230
Q

What nerve innervates superior pharyngeal constrictor?

A

Vagus nerve

231
Q

What nerve innervates orbicularis oris?

A

Facial nerve

232
Q

What nerve innervates levator palpebrae superioris?

A

Oculomotor nerve

233
Q

What is Bell’s palsy?

A

Most common lower motor neurone palsy of the facial nerve

234
Q

What are the symptoms of Bell’s palsy and why do they occur?

A

Hyperacusis= Non-functional stapedius muscle

Dry eye= Non-functional orbicularis oculi – makes it difficult to blink or close the eye, therefore it dries out.

Dribbling when eating= Loss of tone in facial muscles leads to difficulty in controlling food and fluid in the mouth (buccinator in cheek, orbicular oris).

235
Q

What cranial nerve provides innervation to each of the extraocular muscles?

A

Lateral rectus= abducens

Superior oblique= trochlear

Inferior oblique, medial rectus, inferior rectus and superior rectus= oculomotor

236
Q

What are the missing muscles responsible for eye of the eye movements shown?

A
237
Q

What cranial nerve is responsible for collecting sensory information from most of the face?

A
238
Q

What cranial nerve is responsible for collecting sensory information from most of the face?

A

Trigeminal nerve

239
Q

What are the three cranial nerves that contribute to general sensation at the ear?

A

Auricular branch of vagus nerve

Facial nerve, sensory branch

Auriculotemporal nerve (branch of mandibular)

240
Q

One cranial nerve perceives general sensory information from the pharynx making up the afferent limb of the gag reflex. What nerve is this?

A

Hypoglossal nerve

241
Q

What innervates (sensory) the following:

  1. Skin on the lower eyelid
  2. Skin on eyebrow
  3. Skin on ala of nose
  4. Skin on chin?
A
  1. infratrochlear nerve from maxillary branch
  2. supraorbital nerve from ophthalmic nerve
  3. nasal branch of Infratrochlear nerve from maxilllary branch
  4. mental nerve from mandibular branch
242
Q

What are the 4 special senses and the cranial nerves associated with the senses?

A
243
Q

The nerves perceiving vision and smell do not enter the central nervous system at the brainstem, where do they enter instead?

A
244
Q

What are the four cranial nerves carrying autonomic innervation?

A

III - Oculomotor nerve

VII - Facial nerve

IX - Glossopharyngeal nerve

X - Vagus nerve

245
Q

What parasynthetic innervation does the oculomotor nerve have?

A
246
Q

What parasynthetic innervation does the facial nerve have?

A
247
Q

What parasympathetic innervation does the glossopharyngeal nerve have?

A

Parotid gland - produce saliva

248
Q

What vertebrae make up the vertebral column?

A

33 vertebrae, 24 are moveable.

7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacrum and 4 coccyx

249
Q

What are the functions of a vertebrae?

A

Weight bearing

Muscle attachment

Protection

250
Q

What are the functions of the different colours shown?

A
251
Q

What are the different layers around the spinal cord?

A
252
Q

What is the epidural space?

A

The area of connective tissue and epidural fat between the bone and the dura mater. not present in the brain.

253
Q

Where is the pia mater visible?

A

The denticulate ligaments when extend out of the spinal cord and stabilised the nerve roots

254
Q

Where is the pia mater visible?

A

The denticulate ligaments when extend out of the spinal cord and stabilised the nerve roots

255
Q

Where does the spinal cord terminate?

A

L1/L2 at the conus medularis

256
Q

What is the caudal equina?

A

The cauda equina is a group of nerves and nerve roots stemming from the distal end of the spinal cord

‘Horses tail’

257
Q

What is the filum terminale?

A

The filum terminale (FT) is a fibrous band that extends from the conus medullaris to the periosteum of the coccyx, helps to fixate the spinal cord

258
Q

How bare peripheral nerves formed?

A

Dorsal (sensory) and ventral (motor) roots converge to become a mixed spinal nerve. They then divide into a ventral and dorsal ramus which both carry mixed information

Ventral- goes on to form plexuses and most anterior nerves, dorsal goes on to innervate back muscles

259
Q

What is the epinuium?

A

Round the outside of the nerve is the connective tissue which is continued with arachnoid and dura

260
Q

What is perinurium?

A

The perineurium is a protective sheath that surrounds a nerve fascicle.

261
Q

What is the endoneurium?

A

Endoneurium is the intrafascicular connective tissue. It is composed of several nerve fibers making up a primary fascicle.

262
Q

What are the missing labels for the diagram?

A
263
Q

What is a neurolemma?

A

The thin sheath around a nerve axon (includes the surrounding cells such as schwann cells)

264
Q

What are nerve cells myelinated by?

A

CNS= oliogodendrocytes

PNS= schwann cells

265
Q

What are the different nerve plexuses?

A

Cervical (C1-4), brachial (C5-T1), Lumbar (T12-L5) and sacral plexus (L4-S4)

266
Q

Where does the radial nerve innervate?

A

Posterior arm, forearm and hand

267
Q

Where does the axillary nerve innervate?

A

Deltoid and the skin over the deltoid

268
Q

Where does the musculotaneous nerve innervate?

A

Anterior compartment of arm, lateral aspect of forearm

269
Q

Where does the median nerve innervate?

A

Most muscles of the forearm, few muscles in the hand and skin on palm

270
Q

Where does the ulnar nerve innervate?

A

Some muscles in the forearm, most of the muscles in the hand and medial 1 and ½ digits of hand

271
Q

What is the different roots of the brachial plexus?

A
272
Q

What are the two types of autonomic motor fibre?

A

Parasympathetic and sympathetic

273
Q

Where do the parasympathetic nerves arise from?

A

Arise from the cranial nerves or the sacral region

274
Q

What cranial nerve provides lots of parasympathetic innervation to the body?

A

The vagus nerve

275
Q

Where do the sympathetic nerves arrise from?

A

The thoracic level of spinal vertebrae

276
Q

What is the root for the motor chain?

A

Has a pre-ganglionic and post-ganlionic neuron

277
Q

Where are the autonomic ganglions located for parasympathetic nerves?

A

Some in the PNS, some in the target organ

278
Q

How do sympathetic motor neurones get to their target tissue?

A

Leaves the ventral root, joins mixed spinal nerve. Shortly after that, the fibres exit in the white ramus communicantes and travels into the structure known as the sympathetic chain

  • When it gets there, may meet post- ganglionic nerve, and be redistributed with the spinal nerves again via the grey ramus communicantes
    • Other option- axon can travel up and down sympathetic chain, or exit via splanchnic nerves
279
Q

What is the sympathetic chain?

A

The sympathetic chain is a ganglionated chain present bilaterally extending from the base of the skull to the coccyx.

280
Q

What is the sympathetic chain?

A

The sympathetic chain is a ganglionated chain present bilaterally extending from the base of the skull to the coccyx.

281
Q

What is a laminectomy?

A

where the posterior/dorsal part of the neural arch of the vertebral column has been removed to expose the dorsal surface of the spinal cord.

282
Q

What are the denticulate ligaments?

A

They are triangular shaped ligaments that anchor the spinal cord along its length, at each side, to the dura mater.

283
Q

What are the denticulate ligaments?

A

They are triangular shaped ligaments that anchor the spinal cord along its length, at each side, to the dura mater.

284
Q

What are the missing labels?

A
285
Q

How is the relationship of the meninges around the spinal cord to the overlying bony vertebral column different different to what you would expect to find for the meninges surrounding the brain?

A

There is an epidural / extradural space here (normally filled with epidural fat and small blood vessels) separating the dura from the vertebral column (see the image below of a cross section through the vertebral column). In contrast, the dura around the brain is firmly attached to the inner aspect of the skull vault (cranium)

286
Q

What are the labels?

A
287
Q

What are the normal contents of the lumbar cistern in a healthy, living individual?

A

Cauda equina (dorsal and ventral spinal nerve roots), filum terminale and CSF

288
Q

What are the missing labels on the diagram of the brachial plexus?

A
289
Q

What are the labels on the diagram?

A
290
Q

How are the spinal nerves named?

A

There is 8 cervical spinal nerves, C1-7 are above and the rest below this point are below

291
Q

What is a distinguishable feature of a thoracic part of the spinal cord?

A

The intermediate/lateral grey horn is a specific feature of the thoracic spinal cord, housing the cell bodies of pre-ganglionic sympathetic neurons

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What type of neurotransmitter do the pre-ganglionic sympathetic neurons use?

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Pre-ganglionic sympathetic neurons use the neurotransmitter acetylcholine, so they are referred to as cholinergic neurons

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What type of neurotransmitter do most of the post-ganglionic sympathetic neurons use?

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*most* post-ganglionic sympathetic neurons use the neurotransmitter norepinephrine/noradrenalin, so they are referred to as adrenergic neurons

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What are the labels of the sympathetic division of the thoracic spinal cord?

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How many pairs of thoracic splanchnic nerves are there, and what are they called?

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3 pairs (Greater, Lesser and Least nerve on each side of the body)

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Where are the thoracic splanchnic nerves passing to?

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Greater splanchnic nerve goes to the coeliac ganglion

Lesser splanchnic nerve goes to the superior mesenteric ganglion

Least splanchnic nerve goes to the inferior mesenteric ganglion

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Which functional type of neuron (e.g. using which specific neurotransmitter) makes up the parasympathetic contribution to the cranial nerves?

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Cranial nerves contain axons of preganglionic parasympathetic neurons, which use the neurotransmitter acetylcholine. Hence, they are known as cholinergic neurons.

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What are zygapophyseal/facet joints?

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Also known as the zygapophyseal or apophyseal joint, is a synovial joint between the superior articular process of one vertebra and the inferior articular process of another

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What are the labels?

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