CS200- Spine, Thorax, and Nervous Systems Flashcards

1
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of vertebrae in each section of the column

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Cervical-7
Thoracic- 12
Lumbar- 5
Sacral-5
Coccygeal- 3-5
Total- 32-34
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Pedicles

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Bony struts on a vertebra stretching laterally

Connect the vertebral bodies with the transverse and spinous processes

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Laminae

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Two posterior struts of the vertebral ring, connect the transverse and spinal processes

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4
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Transverse processes

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bony outgrowths on the vertebrae that stretch posterior and lateral
serve as muscle attachment and articulation with the ribs

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5
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spinous process

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Part of the vertebra where the laminae join posteriorly, palpable

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6
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Atlas

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C-1. Supports the head

Permits nodding motion

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Axis

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C-2- small bony tooth projecting upwards permits twisting

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8
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Where does the spinal cord end in adults

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L-1

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9
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Attachments for the spinal column’s dura mater

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Base of the skull, top of the sacrum, peripheral nerve roots

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10
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Ribs- # and attachments

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12 pairs
upper 7 join the sternum
8-10 join the cartilage of the 7th rib
11-12 are floating

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11
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3 sections of the sternum, and joints in between

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Manubrium (medial endpoint of clavicle and rib 1)
Angle of Louis- feels like a bar, attachment for rib 2
Sternum body
xiphisternal joint
Xyphoid Process

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12
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Pulmonary Hilium

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Where the bronchi enter the lungs, and where the pulmonary arteries enter and pulmonary veins exit.
The sole point of fixation of the lung 8in the thoracic cavity

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13
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lobes of the lungs

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right- three lobes, upper, middle, lower
Left- upper and lower
Left upper lobe contains the cardiac notch, upon which the heart rests

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14
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Visceral Pleura

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smooth membrane lining the pleural space, folding over at the pulmonary hilium. these layers and the fluid between allow lung movement

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15
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mediastinum

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central space within the thoracic cavity, bound by the lungs, diaphram, thoracic outlet. Filled mostly by the heart

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16
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aorta fixations

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Annulus- where it attaches to the heart
Ligamentum arteriosum- at the pulmonary artery (fetal cord connecting them)
Aortic Hiatus- where it passes through diaphram and enters abdomen

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17
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Neuron depolarization

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Na rushes in, K rushes out, eliminating the negative charge inside the cell

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18
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The brain’s six major parts

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Cerebellum, Cerebrum, Pons, Medulla ablongata, Diencephalon (innerbrain, includes hypothalamus and thalamus), mesencephalon (midbrain)

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Mesencephalon

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Midbrain, responsible for certain aspects of motor coordination and eye movement

20
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cerebellum

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coordinates fine motor movements, posture, equilibrium, muscle tone

21
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AMF

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Anterior medial fissure, anterior portion of spinal cord’s medial division. Deep crease along the ventral surface

22
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PMS

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Posterior Medial Sulcus- Posterior portion of spinal cord’s medial division, shallow groove along the dorsal surface

23
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Grey Matter

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H cross section of spinal cord, made up of neural bodies

Important for reflex

24
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White Matter

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Three columns of nerve fibres around grey matter (anterior, lateral, posterior)
composes a pair of ascending and descending tracts on either side

25
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How many spinal nerve pairs?

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31 (one for every vertebra, starting above C-1, until the Coccyx)

26
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describe the roots of the nerve pairs

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each peir has 2 ventral roots, which carry impulses from cord to body, and 2 dorsal roots, which carry impulses from body to cord

27
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Key locations for dermatome assessment

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C-3- collar region
C-7- Little finger
T-4- Nipple line
T-10- Unbilicus
S-1- Small toe
28
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Myotomes and dermatomes

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Myatomes- Muscle and tissue innervated by a spinal nerve root
Dermatome- Body surface innervated by one nerve root

29
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Key myotome evaluations

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C-5- arm extension
C-7- elbow extension
T-1- Small finger abduction
L-3- knee extension
S-1- ankle flexion
30
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Four Categories of Peripheral Nerves

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Somatic Sensory (touch, pain, temp, position)
Somatic Motor (skeletal muscles)
Visceral Sensory (bladder)
Visceral Motor (cardiac, smooth muscle)
31
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Locations of ganglia

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Sympathetic ganglia are located close to the spinal cord, Parasympathetic close to the target organs

32
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Mediators of the sympathetic nervous system

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Epinephrine and Norepinephrine

33
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Spinal cord origin of the Sympathetic NS

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Thoracic and Lumbar regions

34
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Effects of the Sympathetic Nerves leaving the Sympathetic chain ganglia

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Sweat glands
Constriction of blood vessels
Increase in blood to the skeletal muscles
increase in HR and cardiac force
Bronchodilation
Stimulation of energy production
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Effects of the Sympathetic Nerves leaving the collateral ganglia

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Innervate abdominal organs, causing:
Reduction of blood flow to abdominal organs
Decreased digestive activity
relaxation of smooth muscle lining urinary bladder
-release of glucose stores from the liver

36
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Endocrine effect of sympathetic stimulation

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adrenal medulla releases 20%norepinephrine and 80% epinephrine, stimulating tissue not innervated by sympathetic nerves, prolonging effects

37
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Nerve roots serving the parasympathetic NS

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Sacral region, cranial nerve (predominantly vagus)

38
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Nerves in which parasympathetic nerve fibres travel exiting the brainstem

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CNIII- occulomotor nerve
CN-VII- Facial Nerve
CN-IX- glossopharyngeal Nerve
CN-X- Vagus nerve

39
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Effects of parasympathetic NS stimulation

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Pupillary constriction
Secretion by digestive glands
Reduction in HR and Cardiac force
Bronchoconstriction
increased smooth muscle activity along digestive tract
Increased sexual stimulation
40
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Parasympathetic neurotransmitter

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Acetocholine

41
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Somatic Neurotransmitter

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Acetocholine

42
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Nicotinic-N-receptors

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A type of Acetocholine receptor in autonomic ganglia, where Ach acts as the presynaptic neurotransmitter for both sympathetic and parasympathetic NS

43
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Nicotinic-M-receptors

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A type of Acetocholine receptor found at the meuromuscular junctions of the somatic nervous system

44
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Muscarinic receptors

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A type of Acetocholine receptor found in many organs throughout the body and are primarily responsible for promoting the parasympathetic response

45
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Cranial nerve functions

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I    Olfactory
II    Optic
III   Occulomotor
IV  Trochlear
V   Trigeminal
VI   Abducens
VII  Facial
VIII Vestibulocochlear
IX   Glossopharyngeal
X    Vagus
XI   Accessory
XII  Hypoglossal