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1
Q

How many cervical nerves/vertebra are there?

A

8/7

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2
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How many thoracic nerves/vertebra are there?

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12/12

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3
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How many lumbar nerves/vertebra are there?

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5/5

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4
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How many sacral nerves/vertebra are there?

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5/5 (fused together)

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5
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How many coccygeal nerves/vertebra are there?

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1/4

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6
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Define conus medullaris

A

Term for end of spinal cord

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7
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Define Cauda equina

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Horse tail-like nerves below cauda equina

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8
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Level of the end of the spinal cord

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L1 or L2 vertebra

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9
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Filum terminale function

A

Anchors end of spinal cord to proper to the coccyx

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10
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Level of the end of the dural sac

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S2

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11
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Location of lumbar cistern

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Between L2 and S1

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12
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Why perform spinal taps at the lumbar cistern?

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Because the is no more spinal cord within the subarachnoid space.

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13
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When does brainstem become spinal cord?

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Beyond the foramen magnum.

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14
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Type of information carried by the dorsal rami

A

Sensory and Motor

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15
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Type of information carried by the ventral rami

A

Sensory and Motor

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16
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Type of information carried by the dorsal root

A

Sensory

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17
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Type of information carried by the ventral root

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Motor

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18
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Location of 1st order neuron cell bodies

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Dorsal root ganglia

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19
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Define efferent

A

Information leaving

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20
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Define afferent

A

Information arriving

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21
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1st order neuron type (cell shape)

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Pseudounipolar

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22
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Where do the first order neurons of the dorsal column synapse?

A

Nucleus gracillis/cuneatus

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23
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What spinal cord structure contains the cell bodies of the sympathetic nerves?

A

Lateral horns

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24
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What ascending tract carries the sensation of pain?

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Lateral spinothalamic tract

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25
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Function of impulses transmitted in the tectospinal tract

A

Allow for movement of the neck to allow eyes to follow a moving object

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26
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The CSF in the central canal of the spinal cord is…

A

hardly circulating

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27
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Function of cervical/lumbar enlargements

A

Supply arms/legs with motor and sensory innervation

28
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Location of cervical enlargement

29
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Location of lumbar enlargement

30
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Where do the dorsal rootlets enter the spinal cord?

A

Posterolateral sulcus

31
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Where do the ventral rootlets emerge from the spinal cord?

A

Anterolateral sulcus

32
Q

Fibres in the cuneate fasciculus come from which levels

A

Above T6 vertebrae

33
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Fibres in the gracile fasciculus come from which levels.

A

Below T6 vertebrae

34
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Functions of the hippocampus

A
  1. Formation and consolidation of declarative memory
  2. Spatial orientation, navigation, and memory
  3. Pattern completion/recognition
  4. Cognitive/behavioural flexibility
  5. Emotional responses
  6. Stress responses
35
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Amygdala functions

A
  1. Autonomic and endocrine responses to fear
  2. Fear conditioning and fear memory
  3. Emotional value of events/facts
  4. Arousal
  5. Aggression
  6. Sexual orientation
  7. Social interaction
36
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Define ascending reticular activating system

A

Axons sent from reticular formation to cerebral cortex, thalamus, and hypothalamus.

37
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Ascending reticular activating system function

A

wakefullness and consciousness

38
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Reticulospinal tract functions

A

controls posture, and axial and proximal muscles

39
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Components of the central nervous system

A

Brain and spinal cord

40
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Components of the peripheral nervous system

A

Ganglia, sensory receptors, nerves, motor endings

41
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Neurotransmitter for somatic muscle contraction

A

Acetylcholine

42
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Neurotransmitter for autonomic ganglia

A

Acetylcholine

43
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Neurotransmitter for autonomic innervation

A

Acetylcholine and norepinephrine

44
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Location of pre-ganglionic parasympathetic cell bodies

A

CNIII, CNVII, CNIX, CNX, S2, S3, S4

45
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Location of post-ganglionic parasympathetic cell bodies

A

In ganglia near target organs

46
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Parasympathetic neurotransmitter

A

Acetylcholine

47
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Oculomotor n. (CNIII ) parasympathetic innervation

A

Smooth muscle in eye

48
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Facial n. (CNVII) parasympathetic innervation

A

Lacrimal gland, submandibular and lingual glands

49
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Glossopharyngeal n. (CNIX) parasympathetic innervation

A

Nasal mucosa and parotid gland

50
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Vagus n. (CNX) parasympathetic innervation

A

Heart, lungs, liver, gallbladder, stomach, pancreas, large intestine, small intestine

51
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Ganglia innervated by oculomotor n. (CNIII)

52
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Ganglia innervated by facial n. (CNVII)

A

Pterygopalatine G and Submandibular G

53
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Ganglia innervated by glossopharyngeal n. (CNIX)

54
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S2 - S4 parasympathetic innervation

A

Rectum, urinary bladder, genitalia, uterus

55
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Location of pre-ganglionic sympathetic cell bodies

A

T1 - L2 lateral horns

56
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Location of post-ganglionic sympathetic cell bodies

A

sympathetic trunk ganglia, collateral ganglia, adrenal gland

57
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Pre-ganglionic sympathetic neurotransmitters

A

Acetylcholine

58
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Post-ganglionic sympathetic neurotransmitters

A

Norepinephrine (and a little acetylcholine)

59
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Sympathetic effector organs that are innervated with acetylcholine

A

Sweat glands and blood vessels of skeletal muscles

60
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Structures innervated by sympathetic division ONLY

A

sweat glands, arrector pili muscles, smooth muscle of blood vessels, and adrenal gland

61
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3 features of sympathetic trunk ganglia

A

Paravertebral, paired, segmented

62
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2 features of collateral ganglia

A

prevertebral, unpaired

63
Q

Structure sympathetic signal passes through to get from spinal nerve to sympathetic trunk

A

white rami communicantes

64
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Structure sympathetic signal passes through to get from sympathetic trunk to spinal nerve

A

grey rami communicantes

65
Q

Explanation for referred pain

A

Visceral sensory signals combined with somatic sensory fibers

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