Exam 2 Flashcards
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Define denticulate ligaments.
- Denticulate ligaments are projections of pia mater that extend laterally, midway between anterior and posterior roots, from the spinal cord, and anchor to the dural sac boundary.
What are the derivatives of the first pharyngeal arch?
- First arch = mandibular arch. Bones: maxilla and mandible from prominences named after them. Muscles: mastication, mylohyoid, ant. Belly of digastric, tensory tympani, tensor veli palatini. Nerve: CN V.
What is the glottis?
- Vocal folds, rima glottidis and narrow part of larynx as level of vocal folds. Think about drawing a horizontal line through vocal folds.
What supplies mucosa of hard palate?
- Greater palatine nerve
What are the neurons contained within typical spinal nerves? What is the function of each type?
- General somatic afferents: transmit pain, temp, touch, pressure and proprioception to spinal cord - General somatic efferents: transmits impulses to skeletal muscle from spinal cord - General visceral afferents: transmits reflex pain from viscera, glands, mucous membranes and blood vessels to spinal cord - General visceral efferents: transmits impulses to smooth muscle and glandular tissue from spinal cord
Damage to which of the following muscles would result in skin of the neck to sag and form folds? A. SCM B. Platysma C. Sternohyoid D. Trapezius
- B. SCM
Sensory branches of CN V3?
- Mnemonic: Buccaneers Are Inferior Linguists - Buccal nerve - Auriculotemporal - Inferior alveolar nerve (mylohyoid, mental, incisive) - Lingual nerve
Course of CN XII?
- Between internal carotid artery and internal jugular vein, loops around occipital artery to enter oral cavity
Nerve supply of external auditory meatus
- Auriculotemporal (CN V3) - Vagus nerve
What are rootlets? Where are they located on the spinal cord? What are contained in each?
- Rootlets are neurons branching off of the spinal cord on the dorsal and ventral aspects. Dorsal rootlets contain sensory neurons, while ventral rootlets contain motor neuron. Rootlets from each aspect join together into a root.
What are the prevertebral ganglia, where are they located?
- These are collection of cell bodies and processes outside the CNS that are autonomic. They contain pre-synaptic cell processes that synpase onto their post-synaptic cell bodies. They contain post-synaptic cell bodies that depart this structure and travel to their target organ.
What muscles abduct the vocal cords?
- Posterior cricoarytenoid
Discuss the CT coverings of peripheral nerves and blood supply.
- Peripheral nerves are covered/protected by 3 CT layers: a.) Endoneurium: delicate CT sheath surrounding neurolemma cells and axons b.) Perineurium: dense CT that encloses fascicle (bundle) of peripheral nerve fibers providing effective barrier against penetration of the nerve fibers by foreign substances c.) Epineurium: thick CT that surrounds and encloses a bundle of fascicles, forming the outermost covering of the nerve. It includes fatty tissues, blood vessels and lymphatics. - Blood vessels that supply nerves are called vaso nervorum and are found within the epineurium layer (CT layer surrounding nerve fascicles).
What do the pharyngeal muscles all insert onto?
- Insert and blend with their fellow muscles onto pharyngeal raphae at the posterior midline
Branches of external carotid artery?
- Some anatomists like fornication, others prefer S&M - Sup thyroid, ascending pharyngeal, lingual, facial, occipital, post auricular, sup temporal, maxillary
Innervation of sternothyroid.
- C2, 3 from ansa cervicalis (cervical plexus)
What are the plexuses/major nerves formed by the ventral primary rami (that is the spinal nerve plexuses)? From what levels of spinal nerve are they formed?
- Cervical plexus (C1-C5) - Brachial plexus (C5-T2) - Intercostal nerves (T1-T11) - Lumbar plexus (T12-L4) - Sacral plexus (L4-S5) - Coccygeal nerve (Co)
Function of CN VI? Course? Through what foramen does it travel?
- LR m - Leaves brain and traverses through cavernous sinus goes through superior orbital fissure
Which CN arises from the first pharyngeal arch during embryological development?
- Trigeminal nerve, CN V
Which CN arises from the second pharyngeal arch during embryological development?
- CN VII
Course of spinal accessory nerve in neck?
- oblique course across posterior triangle
Innvervation of trapezius
- CN XI (accessory)
The base of the posterior triangle is formed by the? A. Clavicle B. SCM C. Trapezius D. Ant scalene
- A. Clavicle
What forms pharyngeal plexus?
- CN IX, CN X, CN XI and post-ganglionic sympathetic fibers








