Exam 2 Flashcards
Where is the frontal lobe of the brain?
Most anterior lobe
extends from the anterior portion to the central sulcus
Where is the Median nerve located in the upper limb?
Middle of M and runs anterior to the brachial artery
What does the primary somatosensory do?
Interpret stimuli
Each sensory area has an association area.
What does the hypothalamus control?
emotions
autonomic functions (body temp, thirst, hunger, sex drive)
hormone production
Origin-Great Cardiac Vein
Apex of the heart
Where is the radial artery located in the upper limb?
Posterior to the brachial artery
Where does the right coronary artery run?
To the right side of the heart
Origin-Radial Nerve
Posterior cord of the brachial plexus
Where do the anterior cardiac veins drain into?
the small cardiac vein
What are gyri?
Folds of cerebrum to increase surface area for processing
What does the upper subscapular nerve supply?
upper part of the subscapularis
Describe the flow of csf in the brain
- Lat. Ventricles (both sides)
- Medial through interventricular foramen (both sides)
- 3rd ventricle
- cerebral aquaduct
- 4th ventricle
- lateral (2) and median (1) aperatures
- subarachanoid space
- spinal cord and arachanoid villi
What is the other name for right AV valve?
Tricuspid Valve
What are the four locations of the choroid plexus in the brain?
- One on side of the lateral ventricles
- 3rd Ventricle
- 4th Ventricle
How is the brachial plexus formed?
From the fusion of spinal roots C5-T1
Where does the long thoracic nerve sit in the axilla?
Deep
What are the great vessels?
The vessels coming off the most superior portion of the heart
Insertion of pectoralis major
Lateral lip of intertubcular sulcus
Origin- Small Cardiac Vein
right margin of the heart
What does the Right AV (Tricuspid) Valve open into?
The right ventricle
How do the cerebral hemispheres work?
Receive sensory information and generates motor commands to the opposite sides of the body.
Also generates sensory commands
What is the function of the primary somatosenory association area?
Interpretation of stimuli
Where does the left coronary artery run?
To the left side of the heart
Where is the temporal lobe of the cerebrum?
most anterior part of the inferior half
What structure is affected by parkingson’s?
the substanchia nigra, Parkingsons can’t initiate motor programs
Where does the Great Cardiac Vein Run?
Starts at the apex of the heart and takes blood through interventricular surface where it then travels posteriorly to the coronary sinus
What blood vessels take blood into the heart?
Superior vena cava
inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus
Name the trunks of the brachial plexus
Upper
middle
lower
What are the problems with a slash injury to the axilla?
- Severing the axillary artery and bleeding out
- Sever brachial plexus where entire arm is then paralyzed
- Sever the axilary vein where an air bubble can be sucked in
- Server the thoracodorsal nerve and long thoracic nerve and serratus anterior is paralyzed
In which direction do the association fibers run in the brain?
Front and back
What does the radial artery innervate?
Muscles of the posterior arm and forearm and dorsum on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and half of the 4th digit
What major nerves are found within the axilla?
Brachial Plexus Median Ulnar Long Thoracic Thoracodorsal Lower Subscapular
What comes off of the posterior cord of the brachial plexus?
upper subscapular nerve Thoracodorsal nerve Lower subscapular nerve Axillary nerve radial nerve
Where does the coronary sinus receive blood from?
Great, middle and small cardiac veins
Action of Biceps Brachaii
Strong forearm Flexor and in a pronated state you can supinate the forearm
Origin of the medial pectoral nerve
Medial cord of the brachial plexus (C8-T1)
Where does the inferior vena cava attach to?
to the right atrium posteriorly
What is hydrocephalus?
CSF will not drain and circulation is impaired. Babies bones are not yet fused. Head enlarges
Where is the hypo thalamus located?
It is the pointed part of the brainstem
What does the axillary nerve innervate?
Deltoid
Teres minor
Where does the median nerve run in relation to the brachial artery and ulnar nerve?
More anterior
What secretes the CSF?
Coroid plexus
What does the musculocutaneous nerve run?
Most of the elbow flexors (Biceps Brachaii, Brachialis, coracobrachialis
Where is the midbrain located
Most superior portion of the brain stem
Where is the 4th ventricle located?
Anterior to the pons and cerebellum
What does the postcentral gyrus contain?
Contains the primary somatosensory area for skin and muscle
Insertion of pectoralis minor
Coracoid process of the scapula
What does the median nerve innervate in the hand?
2nd and 3rd digits and half of 4th digit
Where does the middle trunk of the bracial plexus come off?
C7
Occipital Lobe Function
Visual Cortex
Conscious perception of visual stimuli
What muscles are the anterior forearm flexors?
Pronator Teres Flexor carpi radialis palmaris longus flexor digitorum superficialis flexor pollicis longus flexor digitorum profundus
Origin of the pectoralis major
Medial half of the clavicle, sternum and costal cartilages (1-7)
Which side of the heart pumps more blood
Neither!
Where does the lateral pectoral nerve run?
Across the axillary artery and vein to innervate pectoralis major and sometimes pectoralis minor
What does the medial pectoral nerve supply ?
Pectoralis major and minor
What lung is bigger?
Right lung-to accomodate heart
What does the lower subscapular nerve innervate?
Teres major (inferior to scapula)
How are the cords in the brachial plexus named?
According to arterial supply
What does the heart lay in?
Mediastinum
What is the most anterior great vessel?
Pulmonary trunk
Where does the blood have low oxygen in the heart?
Leaving the heart via the pulmonary arteries(in blue)
Innervation of Coracobrachialis
Musculocutaneous Nerve
What does the ulnar nerve run in the forearm?
Flexor carpi ulnaris
What is a nerve compression injury?
Nerve is comprssed and there is a mechanical problem where nerves can’t communicate. Example is arm falling asleep
What action does pectoralis major perform?
Medially rotates, flexes and adducts shoulder
What arteries comes off the left coronary artery?
On the anterior side-the anterior interventricular artery
2nd branch -left marginal artery
What is the function of projection fibers in the brain?
They send information anteriorly and posteriorly in the white matter
Connect cerebral cortex to diencephlan, brain stem, cerebellum and spinal cord
What does the posterior axillary fold contain?
Teres major and latissimus dorsi and subscapularis
Parietal Lobe Function
Primary sensory coretx
Conscious perception of touch, pressure, vibration, pain, temperature and taste
What does the hypothalamus coordinate?
nervous and endochrine functions
What comes off the medial cord of the brachial plexus?
Medial root of the median nerve
Medial pectoral nerve
Ulnar nerve
(medial antebrachial nerve and medial brachial cutaneous nerves are sensory)
What vessel is to the right of the aorta?
Superior vena cava
What is the M formed by?
Lateral and medial cords of the brachial plexus
Where is the primary somatosensory area?
postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe
Where does the blood go from the pulmonary veins?
Into the left atrium of the heart
What great vessel is posterior to the pulmonary trunk?
the aorta
Origin of Long thoracic nerve
Brachial plexus
Where is the ulnar nerve located in the upper limb?
Medial to the median nerve and runs posterior to brachial artery
What does the left AV valve(bicuspid, mitral) open into?
left ventricle
Action of coracobrachalis
Adducts and Flexes humerus (shoulder)
What does the lateral pectoral artery supply blood to?
Serratus Interior and sometimes pectoralis major
What are arachanoid villiin the brain?
reabsorb csf and puts back into venous blood supply.
What is the function of coronary circulation?
get rid of waste and bring oxygen and nutrients to the heart
Where does blood go from the pulmonary semilunar valve?
Pulmonary trunk
Insertion of coracobrachialis
Medial side of shaft of humerus
What do the R and L coronary arteries feed?
The respective side of the heart
What is a motor program?
A storage of muscle actions and when to use certain muscles (muscle patterns)
How does the blood brain barrier protect the brain?
Chemical Protection
- Capillaries have tight junctions
- Lipid soluable (non polar) stuff can pass
- CO2 can pass
- Drugs like caffiene, nicoteine and anesthetics can pass
What is the function of the medulla oblongota?
o Relays sensory information to thalamus and to other portions of the brain stem
o Autonomic centers for regulation of visceral function (Cardio, respiratory and GI activity)
what does the left coronary artery branch into?
Left marginal artery and posterior left ventricular artery
Which side of the heart has a thicker myocardium?
left thus left is stronger
Where is the transverse fissure in the brain?
Seperates the cerebellum from the cerebrum
Where does the median nerve dive into the forearm?
at the pit of the elbow
What is the function of the pons?
- Relays sensory information to the cerebellum and thalmus
- Subconscious somatic and visceral motor centers
- Helps to regulate respiration (back seat driver), modifies it
- To help coordinate involuntary skeletal muscle movements and tone
What are the 3 cords of the brachial plexus?
Lateral
Medial
Posterior
What does the lateral pectoral nerve supply?
Pectoralis Major
Where does the upper trunk of the brachial plexus come off?
C5-C6
Describe Huntingtons Disease and What it affects
o Begins in Basal Nucleui o Manifests by 40 years o Autosomal dominant (1 parent 50/50 chance) of getting it o 20 years to kill o Initial signs-dropping things o Miss grabbing things o Continual degeneration o Later-everything is moving o Moves to whole brain-loses motor functions to swallow or breathe
Where does the ulnar nerve sit in the arm?
between the medial epicondyle and olecranon process
What sits in the posterior interventricular sulcus?
The middle cardiac vein and the posterior interventricular artery
Where does the aortic semilunar valve open into?
Aorta
Where does the medial pectoral nerve run and what does it innervate?
It travels between the axillary artery and vein to innervate the Pectoralis Minor and Sternal area of pectoralis major
What are the five major brachial plexus nerves?
Musculocutaneous Median Ulnar Axillary Radial
What is shoulder dystocia?
Stretching the brachial plexus
Infants- shoulder trapped behind pubic bone
Adults-Falling off a horse
Where does the long thoracic nerve run?
Posterior to the brachial plexus to innervate the serratus anterior
Origin of Lateral pectoral nerve
Lateral cord of the brachial plexus
Where are the lateral ventricles located?
One in each cerebral hemisphere
What comes off the lateral cord of the brachial plexus?
Lateral pectoral nerve
musculocutaneous nerve
lateral root of the median nerve
What are the first branches to come off the aorta in the heart?
The coronary arteries
Where does blood go from the left ventricle?
aortic semilunar valve
What are the problems with a slash injury to the axilla?
- Severing the axillary artery and bleeding out
- Sever brachial plexus where entire arm is then paralyzed
- Sever the axillary vein where an air bubble can be sucked in
- Server the thoracodorsal nerve and long thoracic nerve and serratus anterior is paralyzed
Innervation of the Brachialis
Musculocutaneous Nerve
What does the profundus brachii artery come off of?
Brachial Artery
What does the anterior axillary fold contain?
Pectoralis major
Part of pectoralis minor
Clavipectoral fashia
Where does the thoracoacromial artery branch off the axillary artery in the axillary region?
The first part of axillary artery artery between the lateral border of 1st rib and medial border of pectoralis minor.
What does the great Cardiac Vein supply blood to?
coronary sinus
List four ways the brain is protected
- Fused Bones of the skull
- Cranial meniges
- CSF
- Blood Brain Barrier
What is the precentral Gyrus?
Receives input from the premotor area and the upper motor neurons live there
Orientation of the Brachialis Muscle
More lateral
What does the blood exit the right atrium into and through?
Tricuspid or Right AV valve
What is another name for the left AV valve?
Bicuspid or mitral
Name the Three parts of the basal nucleui
o Caudate Nucleus (medial)
o Putamen (more lateral)
o Globus Pallidus (more inferior)
Where is the thalamus located?
Lateral to the 3rd ventricle
Where is the occipital lobe of the cerebrum?
The most posterior lobe
Which great vessel do you not see on the superior portion of the heart?
inferior vena cava
Where is the brachial plexus located in the upper limb?
Lateral to the brachial artery and lateral to median nerve
What does the lower subscapular nerve innervates?
teres major
lower part of the subscapularis
What does the thoracodorsal nerve innervate?
latissimus dorsi
Describe the blood flow from the lungs to the heart
- Blood enters a pair of pulmonary veins from each lung(4)
- left atrium
- Left AV valve (Bicuspid or mitral)
- Left ventricle
- Aortic semilunar valve
- Aorta
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What does the anterior cardiac vein supply blood to?
The small cardiac vein
What does the right coronary artery branch into?
right marginal artery and posterior interventricular artery
Describe the pathway of the blood through the heart
Sup. and Inf Vena Cava and coronary Sinus
- Right Atrium
- Right AV (Tricuspid) Valve
- Right Ventricle
- pulmonary semilunar valve
- Pulmonary Trunk
- Right and LEft Pulmonary Arteries
Where does the post circumflex anterior and posterior artery branch off the axillary artery?
between the lateral border of pectoralis minor to inferior border of teres major.
Describe the blood flow from the lungs to the heart
- Blood enters a pair of pulmonary veins from each lung(4)
- left atrium
- Left AV valve (Bicuspid or mitral)
- Left ventricle
- Aortic semilunar valve
- Aorta
- Rest of body
Where is Brocas Area located?
Inferior anterior area of the premotor area
What is located within the basal nuclei?
Nerve cell bodies
What is the function of the corpora quadrigegemina?
- Must have four to qualify
* Startle reflexes
What is the great cardiac artery paired with
anterior interventricular artery
Where is the thoracodorsal nerve in the axilla?
Lateral to the long thoracic in the deep axilla
Describe the pathway of the blood through the heart
Sup. and Inf Vena Cava and coronary Sinus
- Right Atrium
- Right AV (Tricuspid) Valve
- Right Ventricle
- pulmonary semilunar valve
Where is the pons?
First part of the brainstem
Where does the musculocutateous nerve run?
Between the biceps brachaii and brachialis muscles
What are the branches of the thoraactomial artery?
Acromial (comes off deltoid branch), clavicular, deltoid and pectoral branch
What is the function of the premotor are in the brain?
Planning motor movements (complex muscle actions)
Motor programs storage area (muscle memory)
What is the function of the primary motor cortex?
Area that moves skeletal muscle
Insertion of the Brachialis
Tuberosity of the Ulna
Where does the median nerve run in the axillary region?
Between the border of the biceps and brachialis
What is the function of the commissures of the brain?
They run left to right and transport information between white matter of the hemispheres
Interconnect lobes of different hemispheres
Origin of the Biceps Bracii
Radial Tuberosity
Origin of the brachialis
Anterior aspect of the humerus
What do the association areas do?
Interpretation and where you learn
Where is the parietal lobe of the cerebrum?
Posterior to frontal lobe and superior to the temporal lobe (its the middle one)
Function of the frontal lobe
Primary motor cortex
conscious control of skeletal muscles
Where is the Primary Motor Cortex?
Located in the precentral gyrus
What arteries are found within the axilla?
Axillary
Subclavian
Subscapular (Deep)
What is the function of the superior colliculi?
Visual startle reflex
What part of the brain is affected when you get heatstroke?
Hypothalamus-you don’t want to drink cause you don’t feel thirsty in the later stages
What are the branches of the thoraactomial artery?
Acromial (comes off deltoid branch), clavicular(Main branch), deltoid and pectoral branch
What does the lower subscapular nerve innervate?
teres major
lower part of the subscapularis
Location of the axillary nerve in the upper arm
Runs deep and lateral to the brachial artery
What veins are found within the axilla?
Axillary vein
Where does blood go from the right ventricle?
pulmonary semilunar valve
What is a fissure in the brain?
Deep groove
Where is the central sulcus of the brain?
It seperates the frontal and pareital lobes
Starts at the longitudinal fissure down to the temporal lobe.
It usually starts posterior and moves anterior
The left and right sides may be different
Straightest line possible
What runs through the dectopectoral groove?
The cephalic vein
What is the function of the subclavis muscle>
Depresses clavicle ans stabilizes the sternocovicular joint
Where is the pons located?
• Located in the brainstem (Belly of the seahorse)
What does the cerebellum coordinate?
Coordinates complex somatic motor patterns
What is the Substanchia Nigra?
Basal ganglia structure in the midbrain that is associated with the basal nuclei
What i is the role of the white matter in the brain?
Transport of information
What is the function of the diencephalon?
- Connects cerebrum to brain stem both structurally and functionally
- Connect higher (brainstem) brain centers to lower brain centers
- Almost all subconscious activity
What supplies blood to the deep axilla?
Subscapular artery which provides blood supply to many muscles.
Describe the pathway of the blood through the heart
Sup. and Inf Vena Cava and coronary Sinus
- Right Atrium
- Right AV (Tricuspid) Valve
- Right Ventricle
- pulmonary semilunar valve
- Pulmonary Trunk
- Right and Left Pulmonary Arteries
- Lungs
What does the thoracodorsal nerve innervate?
Lattisimus dorsi
What does the vermis do?
o Connects two hemoispheres of the cerebellum
Origin-Median nerve
Comes off from the union of medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus
What are sulci?
Shallow grooves in the brain
What does the pulmonary trunk split into?
Right and Left pulmonary arteries
Where does the subclavian artery and vein change names are what are they?
Axilally (pass clavicle)
Overall Function of the cerebrum
Conscious thought processes and intellectual functions
Memory storage and processing
Conscious and subconscious regulation of muscle contractions
If you look up whether left or right what cranial nerve do you use?
III-Oculomotor
What is the function of the basal nuclei in the brain?
Controls starting, stopping and intensity of motor movements
Inhibits antagonistic muscles during movement
What is the Corpus Callosum?
The largest commissure of the brain
Temporal Lobe Function
Auditory and olfactory cortex
Conscious perception of olfactory and auditory stimuli
What is the origin of the right and left coronary arteries?
ascending aorta
Explain how you differentiate between the anterior and posterior sides of the heart.
The posterior side has more openings (pulmonary veins)
Anterior side you can see the auricles better
Where is the Deltopectoral groove?
Between the Deltoid (superior) and pectoralis major muscles
What makes up the diencephalon?
Hypothalamus and thalamus
What blood vessels take blood into the heart?
Superior vena cava
inferior vena cava and the coronary sinus into the right artrium
Origin-Axillary nerve
Posterior cord of the brachial plexus
What does the lateral sulcus seperate?
temporal and frontal lobes
What arteries comes off the left coronary artery?
On the anterior side-the anterior interventricular artery
2nd branch -left marginal artery
Where does the subclavian artery and vein change names are what are they?
Axilally (pass clavicle)
Brachial (past lateral border of scapula)
Innervation of pectoralis minor
Medial pectoral nerve
Where is the Jugular Fossa?
Between the sternoclediomastoid muscles
Where do the pulmonary arteries go?
To each lung
What is the function of Brocas area?
Planning Area for speech (usually only on left side)
Part of a motor program (speech takes lots of coordination of muscles)
What is the function of the Thalamus?
• Relay and processing centers for sensory information
Where is the lower subscapular nerve in the axilla?
Lateral to the thoracodorsal nerve in the deep axilla
What does the middle cardiac vein run next to?
posterior interventricular artery
Where is the posterior interventricular artery?
Within the posterior interventricular sulcus
when can you see the thymus?
Only in younger people
Origin of the posterior interventricular artery
right coronary artery
Where does the ulnar nerve run in relation to the median nerve?
Runs slightly posterior to it and runs with it.
How many pulmonary veins are there?
4 (2 from each lung)
What is the function of the inferior colliculi?
Auditory startle reflex
What does the coronary sinus drain into?
The right atrium
What nerves are parasympathetic?
4,
Where is the longitudal fissure?
It splits down the middle and seperates right and left hemispheres
What are the three functions of the CSF?
- Mechanical Protection (Shock absorption)
- Provides Nutrients (Metabolically active brain)
- Gets rid of waste products (pH and CO2)
Action of pectoralis Minor
Anteriorly tilts and depresses scapula
Where do the left and right marginal arteries run?
On the border of the heart
Origin of the pectoralis minor
Ribs 3-5
What does the long thoracic nerve innervate?
serratus interior
Origin of Long Thoracic Nerve
Brachal Plexus (C5-C7)
Where is the 3rd ventricle located?
Midline within the diencephalon medial to the thalamus
Origin of coracobrachialis
Coracoid process of the scapula
Orgin-Ulnar nerve
Medial cord of the brachial plexus
What nerve innervates Biceps Brachii?
Musculocutaneous
Medulla oblongota-Location
o Physically connects brain with spinal cord
o Most inferior portion of brainstem