Exam 1 anatomy Flashcards

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what parts of the spine are primary curvatures?

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thoracic and sacral

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what is the normal curvature degree of the thoracic curvature?

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20-45 degrees

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what is the normal degree of curvature of the lumbar lordosis curvature?

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40-60 degrees

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what is sway back?

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lumbar lordosis coupled w thoracic kyphosis

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what is flat back and what is the degree of the curvature?

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decrease in lumbar lordosis (20 degrees)

center of gravity centered anteriorly

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what is the function of the vertebral arch?

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protects the spinal chord

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where is the spinal chord located?

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vertebral foramen

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what is another name for zygapophysial joints?

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facet joints

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9
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where do the spinal nerves come out laterally?

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intervertebral foramens

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10
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what vertebrae have transverse foramen?

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cervical vertebrae

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11
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where does the vertebral artery go down?

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transverse foramen

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which vertebrae has the biggest spinous process?

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c7

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explain luschka joints

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between uncinate processes of cervical vertebrae and body of adjacent vertebrae

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14
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what joint does flexion and extension in the neck area

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atlantoocipital joint

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15
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what joint does rotation in the neck area

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Atlanto axial

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16
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what vertebrae would you give a spinal tap and epidural anesthesia?

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L3/L4 spinal tap and L4/L5 epidural

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what vertebrae does the spinal chord extend to?

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L1,L2

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18
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Pars Fractures

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fracture in weakest bony part of cervical and lumbar vertebrae (par interarticularis)

Scotty dog fracture

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19
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another name for spondylolysis

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scotty dog fracture or par fracture

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20
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spondylolisthesis

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when vertebrae slips posteriorly or anteriorly

(anterior is anteriolisthesis)

(posterior is retrolisthesis)

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21
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lumbar stenosis

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narrowing of lumbar canal due to movement or hypercalcification

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22
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laminectomy

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take spinous process off to make more room in vertebral canal

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23
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intervertebral disc prolapse

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bulging disc, when position of disc changes with some impingement to the spinal canal

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24
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what does the thoracolumbar fascia wrap around

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intrinsic back muscles

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extrusion vs sequestration of intervertebral discs
extrusion=nucleus pulpous breaks thru the annulus fibrosus but remains within the disc sequestration= nucleus pulpous breaks through annulus fibrosus and lies outside the disc in the spinal canal
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what two muscles are in the superficial layer of the intrinsic muscles of the back?
splenius wapitis and splenius cervicis
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what muscles are in the erector spinae, or intermediate layer of the intrinsic back muscles
spinalis, longissimus, and iliocostalis
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What muscles are in the transversospinalis, or deep layer of the intrinsic back muscles?
rotatores, multifidus, and semispinalis
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between what part of the vertebrae are the deep layer of intrinsic back muscles located?
between spinous process and transverse process
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name the muscles of the sub occipital region
inferior oblique, superior oblique, rectus capitis posterior major, and rectus capitis posterior minor
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what plane does flexion and extension occur in?
sagittal except thumn
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give examples of anatomic variations that are not necessarily pathological
circle of willis not having all 4 arteries symmetrical, varied aortic arch, piriformis syndrome, appendix not being retrocecal
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wallerian degeneration
after injury axons degenerate distal to lesion
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visceral sensory
sensory from organs (ischemia, stretch)
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what are the cranial nerves covered by and where do they emerge from?
they are covered by cranial meninges and emerge from foramina/fissures in the cranium
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List the 12 cranial nerves (on occasion our trusty truck acts funny, very good vehicle any how)
1 olfactory 2 optic 3 oculomotor 4 trochlear 5 trigeminal 6 abducens 7 facial 8 vestibulocochlear 9 glossopharyngeal 10 vagus 11 spinal accessory 12 hypoglossal
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which cranial nerves are sensory, motor, or both? some say marry money but my brother says big brains matter more
1 sensory 2 sensory 3 motor 4 motor 5 both 6 motor 7 both 8 sensory 9 both 10 both 11 motor 12 motor
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functions of cranial nerve motor fibers to striated (voluntary) muscle
1. somatic motor= to orbit, tongue, and external muscles of neck 2. branchial motor= axons to striated muscles of mastication derived from pharyngeal arches
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functions of cranial nerve motor fibers to smooth (involuntary) muscle and glands
1. cranial outflow of parasympathetic division of ans 2. presynaptic fibers emerging from brain synapse outside cns in parasympathetic ganglia
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functional cranial nerve components of sensory fibers
1. carotid body and sinus 2. pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, heart, GI
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functional cranial nerve components- general sensation
1. somatic sensory fibers mainly from cranial nerve 5 2. some sensory fibers also in CNS 7,9,10
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unique sensations from cranial nerve fibers
1. special sensory 2. taste and smell 3. vision, hearing, balance
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actions, nerve cell bodies, and cranial exit of olfactory nerve
action- sense of smell nerve cell bodies- olfactory epithelium cranial exit- foramina in cribiform plate of ethmoid bone
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action, nerve cell bodies, and cranial exit of optic nerve
action- sense of vision nerve cell body- retina cranial exit- optic canal via sphenoid bone
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action, nerve cell body, exit of oculomotor nerve
action- raises eyelid, turns eye superiorly, inferiorly, and medially nerve cell body- midbrain exit- superior orbital fissure
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action, nerve cell bodies, and cranial exit of trochlear nerve
action- turns eye inferolaterally nerve cell body- midbrain exit- superior orbital fissure
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what are the 3 parts of the trigeminal nerve
v1= opthalmic nerve v2=maxillary nerve v3=mandibular nerve
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action, nerve cell bodies, and exit of aducent nerve
action- turns eye laterally nerve cell bodies-pons exit- superior orbital fissure
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action, nerve cell bodies, and exit of facial nerve
action- motor to muscles of facial expression nerve cell bodies- pons exit- internal acoustic meatus, facial canal, stylomastoid foramen
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nervus intermedius
part of facial nerve that deals with taste and saliva nerve cell bodies- geniculate ganglion, pons exit- internal acoustic meatus, facial canal, stylomastoid foramen
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actions, nerve cell bodies, and exit of vestibulocochlear nerve
vestibular: action-balance cell bodies-vestibular ganglion exit-internal acoustic meatus cochlear: action-hearing from spiral organ cell bodies- spiral ganglion exit-internal acoustic meatus
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action and cell bodies of glossopharyngeal nerve
action- assist in swallowing (these cell bodies are in medulla) taste in posterior 1/3rd of tongue, sensory from carotid body and sinus, general sensory from external ear, pharynx, middle ear (these nerve cell bodies in sensory ganglion)
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cranial nerve 10 (longes cranial nerve)
innervates most muscles responsible for swallowing and phonation (pharynx and larynx), parasympathetic innervation to smooth muscle of trachea, bronchi, digestive tract, cardiac muscle of heart, taste from epiglottis and palate *cranial exit is jugular foramen
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action, cell bodes, and exit of spinal accessory cranial nerve
action- motor to sternocleidomastoid and trapezius nerve cell bodies- spinal cord exit- jugular foramen
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action, nerve cell bodies, and exit of hypoglossal nerve
action- motor to intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of tongue nerve cell bodies- medulla cranial exit- hypoglossal canal
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what does the the falx cerebri do?
a dural reflection that divides the brain into left and right
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what does the falx cerebelli do?
projects down from the tentorium cerebelli between the 2 CEREBELLAR hemispheres
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what does the tentorium cerebelli do?
and dural reflection that seperates the cerebrum from the cerebellum and brain stem;aka strong membranous roof over the cerebrellum
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what does the diaphragm sellae do?
a dural reflection that seperates the pituitary gland from intradural space and is used as a surgical landmark
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what does the vein of galen do and what is it made of/drains into it?
vein of galen drains the cerebrum and is made of up the basal vein of rosenthal
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describe the structures passing thru the cavernous sinuses
cranial nerves 3-6, internal carotid artery, and pituitary gland
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what are possible causes of cavernous sinus syndrome?
tumor (pituitary adenoma, infection bc sinus infection can drain into cavernous sinouses, arterial rupter of the internal carotid)
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where is the brocas area located? what happens if this is damaged
located in frontal lobe left hemisphere if right handed and in both hemispheres if left handed. If this area is damaged pt will have trouble in production of language
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what does the corpus callosum (white matter) do?
myelinated axons that flow info from right to left side of brain
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describe the primary motor cortex
in front lobe and control mvmt on the opposite side of the body
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describe primary somatosensory cortex
in parietal lobes involved in sensation for opposite side of body
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describe the primary visual cortex
in the occipital lobe along the CALCARINE FISSURE where optic radiations go back to
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describe the primary auditory cortex
composed of the transverse gyri of heschi, which are on superior surface of each temporal lobe
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wernickes area
seeing and hearing comprehension
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what arteries make up the circle of willis
anterior cerebral artery, anterior communication artery, middle cerebral artery, posterior communicating artery, posterior cerebral, basilar
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describe the flow of the superior sagittal sinus
superior sagittal sinus, transverse sinus, becomes sigmoid sinuses, exits via jugular foramen, forms internal jugular veins
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describe the flow of the cavernous sinus
cavernous sinus, superior pertrosal sinus, trasnverse and inferior petrosal sinus, internal jugular vein
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describe the flow of deep veinous drainage
anterior cerebral and deep middle cerebral veins, basal veins of rosenthal, and then join internal cerebral veins to form great vein of galen
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where does blood supply to cervical spinal chord come from?
arteries that branch from vertebral arteries
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where does blood supple to thoracic, lumbar, and sacral spinal chord areas come from?
aorta
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describe venous drainage of the spinal chord
drainage via batson's plexus(veins in epidural space) (that is bidirectional becasue batson plexus do not involve valves) and then medullary veins converge into segmental spinal veins
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subdural hematoma
tears of the cerebral bridging VEIN, caused by a blow to the head that jerks the brain (dura arachnoid junction)
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epidural hematoma
arterial origin, hard blow to the head that breaks middle meningeal artery which is located between calvaria and dura; brief concussion followed by lucid interval; some hours later drowsiness/coma
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subarachnoid hemorage
leaking of blood into subarachnoid space, arterial (usually), usually results from a saccular aneurysm but sometimes head trauma involved (symptoms meningeal irritation, severe headache, stiff neck, and loss of conciousness)
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what arteries are responsible for anterior circulation of the brain?
internal carotid arteries (does not go thru basilar)
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what arteries are responsible for the posterior circulation of the brain?
vertebral arteries
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what 3 segments are responsible for blood supply of the brain?
internal carotid arteries, vertebral arteries, and circle of willis
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where do the internal carotid arteries (responsible for anterior circulation) go in?
carotid canal, internal carotid arteries
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where do the arteries responsible for the posterior blood supply of the brain enter the skull?
vertebral arteries, foramen magnum
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which nerve innervates the submandibular salivary gland
cn 7
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which cn innervates the parotid gland?
cn 9
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which cn innervates the lacrimal gland?
cn 7
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which cn innervates the palatal glands?
cn v2
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which cn is responsible for blinking?
facial nerve