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FINAL Flashcards

1
Q

Which type of glial cell is a satellite cell most like?

A

Astrocyte

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2
Q

What type of cells are located in the ventricular zone of the neural tube?

A

Pluripotent stem cells

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3
Q

What CN innervates the inferior oblique?

A

Oculomotor N.

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4
Q

All of the following are mechanoreceptors except?

Thermoreceptors
Follicular receptor
Pacinian’s corpuscle
Meissner’s corpuscle

A

Thermoreceptors

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5
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What is the minimal number of neurons required for a simple reflex circuit?

A

2

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6
Q

What functional component is associated with taste?

A

SVA

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7
Q

The upper and middle trunks of the brachial plexus combine to form the ____ cord

A

Lateral

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8
Q

Which splanchnic nerves receive their input from the sympathetic trunk levels T10 and T11?

A

Lesser

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9
Q

Which nerve runs with the Hypoglossal N?

A

Geniohyoid N.

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10
Q

What type of reflex is stimulated by tapping the patellar tendon?

A

Myotatic

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11
Q

Which of the following is true of BOTH the parasympathetic and sympathetic divisions of the ANS?

A

They use ACh as the NT in the ganglia

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12
Q

Where are the receptors for the auditory system?

A

Spiral Organ

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13
Q

What dermatome is at the umbilicus?

A

T10

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14
Q

What roots contribute to phrenic nerve?

A

C3, C4, C5

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15
Q

Which supraclavicular branch is also known as the anterior branch?

A

Medial

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16
Q

Which layer of the neural tube produces stem cells?

A

Ventricular

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17
Q

Which nerve carries GSA input from the mucosa of the anterior 2/3rd of the tongue?

A

Mandibular

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18
Q

Which cell (soma) is part of the PNS??

A

pseudounipolar neuron

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19
Q

What nerve innervates the laryngeal mucosa?

A

Internal Laryngeal

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20
Q

Compensatory eye movement is stimulated by activating the

A

Superior Olive

21
Q

Which of the following converts pressure waves in the endolymph into nerve impulses?

A

Spiral Organ

22
Q

Which nerve provides the preganglionic GVE innervation to the submandibular ganglion?

A

Chorda Tympani

23
Q

The junction between an axon and a muscle fiber is called

A

Neuromuscular junction

24
Q

Which nerve branches directly from a root?

A

Long Thoracic

25
Q

The glossopharyngeal nerve provides parasympathetic innervation to the

A

Parotid Gland

26
Q

The neuroglia cell involved in the blood brain is the

A

Ependymal Cell

27
Q

What fluid bathes in the optic nerve?

A

CSF

28
Q

Which are thermoreceptors?

A

Free nerve endings

29
Q

What type of fiber does the intermediate nerve carry?

A

Sensory

30
Q

Which nerve roots form the lumbosacral trunk?

A

L4, L5

31
Q

There are ___ pairs of spinal nerves

A

31

32
Q

Which cranial nerve exits caudal to the inferior colliculus?

A

Trochlear

33
Q

The nerves of the brachial plexus innervate the

A

Upper Limb

34
Q

Where are the olfactory (receptor) nerves?

A

Nasal epithelia

35
Q

Which nerve pierces the anterior surface of the psoas major, runs inferiorly, and innervates the genitilia and femoral triangle?

A

Genitofemoral

36
Q

Which plexus is covered by the psoas major?

A

Lumbar

37
Q

Where are the golgi tendon organs?

A

Muscle Tendon Junction

38
Q

What is the most common type of glioma?

A

Astrocytoma

39
Q

Neurons that conduct nerve impulses from the receptors to the CNS are

A

Afferent

40
Q

Embryologically, the optic nerve is derived from the

A

Diencephalon

41
Q

A patient comes in, having burned the tip of his tongue. What nerve was stimulated?

A

Trigeminal

42
Q

Ciliary gangion lies lateral to which nerve?

A

Optic

43
Q

What is the CT layer that encloses a single nerve fiber?

A

Endoneurium

44
Q

Lesion of the femoral nerve causes which condition?

A

Paralysis of vastus lateralis

45
Q

What leads to the formation of the filum terminale?

A

degeneration of the spinal cord

46
Q

Compared to unmyelinated axons, myelinated axons

A

conduct impulses faster

47
Q

What type of photoreceptor is in the fovea centralis of the retina?

A

Cones

48
Q

The sense that tells us which muscles are contracted, the amount of tension in a joint, the position of the joints, and orientation of the head is called?

A

Proprioception

49
Q

What are the main output neurons from the olfactory bulb?

A

Mitral

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