Exam 4 (Neuro Upper Body) Flashcards

1
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Cutaneous, also stands for?

A

Sensory in periphery

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2
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Rostral means?

A

Front of something

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3
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Caudal/caudad mean?

A

Posterior/Rear

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4
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The anterior rootlets send or receive what?

A

Send(efferent) motor

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5
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The posterior rootlets send or receive what?

A

Receive (afferent) sensory information

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6
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Starting from the rootlets map the path of the a nerve.

A
  • Rootlets → Anterior & Posterior Root → Spinal nerve → Posterior Ramus → Medial & lateral cutaneous branches.
  • Rootlets → Anterior & Posterior Root → Spinal nerve → Posterior Ramus → Anterior Ramus → Gray Ramus → White Ramus
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7
Q

The left sympathetic ganglion chain is more ____ & ___ than the right.

A

Posterior & lateral due to the aorta

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8
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The anterior ramus of a thoracic nerve splits into?

A

The lateral & anterior cutaneous branches

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9
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Where are the anterior thoracic cutaneous branches located?

A

Inferior to the rib

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10
Q

What innervates the lower ribcage?

A

The subcostal branches

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11
Q

How many spinal nerve pairs are there?

A
  • 8 Cervical
  • 12 Thoracic
  • 5 Lumbar
  • 5 Sacral
  • 1 Coccygeal
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12
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C1 thru C7 nerves exit from?

A

Above each of their cervical vertebrae

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13
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Dermatome C8 innervates?

A

The pinky & medial part of the forearm

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14
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Dermatome C6 innervates?

A

The thumb & lateral part of forearm

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15
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Dermatome T1 innervates?

A

The elbow

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16
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What nerve/s innervates the lower back?

A

The clunial nerves

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17
Q

What nerve/s innervates the hip?

A

Iliohypogastric nerve of the lumbar plexus

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18
Q

What nerve innervates the Deltoid?

A

The axillary nerve

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19
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What nerve/s innervate someone’s flank?

A

The lateral branches of the anterior ramus

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20
Q

Accessory breathing muscles are innervated from where?

A

The cervical & thoracic nerves

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21
Q

What are the Nuchal nerves from superior to inferior?

A
  • Greater Occipital nerve
  • Lesser Occipital nerve
  • 3rd Occipital nerve
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22
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What innervates the top of the shoulder?

A

The Supraclavicular nerve

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23
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Which nerve has a purely motor function & where does it come from?

A
  • Suboccipital nerve
  • Comes from C1
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24
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What dermatome does the Greater occipital nerve innervate? What about the 3rd occipital nerve?

A
  • Dermatome C2
  • Dermatome C3
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25
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What nerve innervates hearing?

A

Great Auricular nerve

26
Q

Where do the the Nuchal nerves branch off from?

A

From the posterior (dorsal) ramus

27
Q

Where does the Great Auricular nerve branch off from?

A

Anterior Ramus of the C2 nerve

28
Q

Where does the Suboccipital nerve branch off from?

A

Posterior Ramus of C1

29
Q

What is another name for Anterior

A

Ventral

30
Q

What are the 4 nerves of the Cervical Plexus?

A
  • Lesser Occipital nerve
  • Great Auricular nerve
  • Transverse cervical nerve
  • Supraclavicular nerve
31
Q

Where does the phrenic nerve branch off from?

A

The anterior Rami of C3, C4 & C5

32
Q

The Cervical Plexus nerves branch off from?

A

The Anterior Rami of C2, C3 & C4

33
Q

What is the sensory function of the Cervical plexus nerves?

A

Innervate the anterior & lateral neck

34
Q

The phrenic nerve runs on top of what structure?

A

The anterior scalene muscle

35
Q

Where does the Sternocleidomastoid muscle fasten to?

A

The Mastoid process & the clavicular head

36
Q

What nerve innervates the Superior medial Deltoid?

A

The supraclavicular nerve

37
Q

What exits thru the interscalene space?

A

The Anterior Rami

38
Q

The Brachial Plexus is formed from which nerves?

A

C5 thru T1

39
Q

Which Brachial Plexus nerve is very hard to block?

A

Musculocutaneous nerve

40
Q

Delineate the Brachial Plexus course?

A

The 5 anterior Rami of C5 - T1 → 3 Trunks (Upper, Middle & Lower) → 3 Anterior & 3 Posterior Divisions → 3 Cords (Lateral, Posterior & Medial) → 2 Roots (Lateral & Medial) / 5 Terminal nerves

41
Q

The Posterior Cord forms which two (per lecture) nerves?

A

Axillary & Radial nerves

42
Q

The Lateral Cord divides into?

A
  • Musculocutaneous nerve & Median nerve/Lateral Root
43
Q

The Medial Cord divides into?

A

Medial Root & Ulnar nerve

44
Q

The Lateral & Medial Roots combine to form the ___?

A

Median nerve

45
Q

What are the 5 Terminal branches of the Brachial plexus?

A

Axillary, Radial, Musculocutaneous, Median, & Ulnar nerves

46
Q

The Upper Trunk of the Brachial Plexus is formed from?

A

C5 & C6

47
Q

The Middle Trunk of the Brachial Plexus is formed from?

A

C7

48
Q

The Lower Trunk of the Brachial Plexus is formed from?

A

C8 & T1 nerves

49
Q

Where does the Infraclavicular part start?

A

At the Brachial Plexus Cords

50
Q

What cervical nerves innervate the Deltoid?

A

C5 & C6

51
Q

What Anterior cutaneous regions does the Radial nerve innervate?

A
  • Lateral superior thumb
  • Lateral anterior biceps & triceps regions
52
Q

What Posterior cutaneous regions does the Radial nerve innervate?

A
  • Lateral Posterior Triceps
  • Middle Posterior Forearm
  • Posterior Thumb & 1st two fingers
53
Q

The Radial nerve is supplied from which cervical/thoracic nerves?

A
  • C5 - T1
  • Radial has 6 letters C5 + T1 adds up to 6
54
Q

The Musculocutaneous nerve is supplied from which cervical/thoracic nerves?

A

C5 - C7

55
Q

What Anterior cutaneous regions does the Musculocutaneous nerve innervate?

A

Lateral Antebrachial area

56
Q

The Ulnar nerve is supplied from which cervical/thoracic nerves?

A

C7 - T1

57
Q

What Posterior cutaneous regions does the Ulnar nerve innervate?

A
  • Medial Posterior Wrist
  • Most of Last two finger
58
Q

What Anterior cutaneous regions does the Ulnar nerve innervate?

A
  • Medial Palmar surface of last two fingers
  • Anterior medial wrist
59
Q

The Median nerve is supplied from which cervical/thoracic nerves?

A

C6 - T1

60
Q

What Posterior cutaneous regions does the Median nerve innervate?

A
  • Posterior fingertips of first two digits
  • Proper Palmar digital nerves
61
Q

What Anterior cutaneous regions does the Median nerve innervate?

A
  • Most of palm
  • Anterior thumb
  • Anterior surface of first two fingers
  • Small section of wrist