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Head Anatomy Flashcards

1
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Contents of Foramen Ovale

A 
Otic Ganglion
V3
Accessory Meningeal Artery
Lesser Petrosal Nerve
Emissary Veins

‘OVALE’

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Contents of Foramen Spinosum

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Middle Meningeal Artery

Meningeal Branch of Mandibular Nerve

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Contents of Foramen Rotundum

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Maxillary Nerve (V2)

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Contents of Foramen Lacerum

A

ICA

Nerve/Artery of Pterygoid canal

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Contents of Jugular Foramen

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Ant: Inferior Petrosal Sinus
Mid: Glossopharyngeal, Vagua + Accessory nerves
Post: Sigmoid Sinus

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Contents of Foramen Magnum

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Ant + Post spinal arteries
Vertebral arteries
Medulla Oblongata

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Contents of Stylomastoid Foramen

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Stylomastoid Artery

Facial Nerve

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Contents of Superior Orbital Fissure

A 
Oculomotor
Trochlear
Lacrimal, frontal + nasociliary branches of ophthalmic nerve
Abducens
Sup + Inf Opthalmic Vein
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CN I - Name + Exit Point

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Ophthalmic

Cribiform Plate

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CN II - Name + Exit Point

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Optic

Optic Canal

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CN III - Name + Exit Point

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Oculomotor

Superior Orbital Fissure

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CN IV - Name + Exit Point

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Trochlear

Superior Orbital Fissure

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CN V - Name + Exit Point

A 
Trigeminal
'Standing Room Only'
V1 - Sup Orbital Fissure
V2 - Foramen Rotundum
V3 - Foramen Ovale
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CN VI - Name + Exit Point

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Abducens

Superior Orbital Fissure

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CN VII - Name + Exit Point

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Facial Nerve

Auditory Canal -> Foramen Spinosum

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CN VIII - Name + Exit Point

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Vestibulocochlear

Auditory Canal

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17
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CN IX - Name + Exit Point

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Glossopharyngeal

Jugular Foramen

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18
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CN X - Name + Exit Point

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Vagus

Jugular Foramen

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19
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CN XI - Name + Exit Point

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Accessory

Jugular Foramen

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20
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CN XII - Name + Exit Point

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Hypoglossal

Hypoglossal Canal

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21
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Innervation of trigeminal nerve

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Sensory - Face
Motor - Masseter, Temporalis, Med + Lat Pterygoid
Autonomic - Ciliary, Sphenopalatine (lacrimal), Otic (Parotid), Submand Gland

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Innervation of Facial Nerve

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Sensory - Taste from ant 2/3 tongue (via Chorda Tympani)
Motor - Muscles of facial expression
Autonomic - Parasymp to sublingual and submandib

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Innervation Glossopharyngeal Nerve

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Sensory - Tonsils, pharynx, middle ear, post 1/3 tongue

Motor - Stylopharyngeus

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Innervation hypoglossal nerve

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Motor - All muscles of tongue

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Innervation of accessory nerve

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Motor - Sternocleidomastoid, Trapezius

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Sensation of Tongue

A 
Anterior 2/3 - 
  Taste: Chorda tympani branch of facial
  Sensation: Lingual branch of V3
Posterior 1/3 - 
  Taste + Sensation: Glossopharyngeal
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27
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Ciliary Ganglion

A

Parasympathetic
Found in posterior orbit
Innervates sphincter pupillae + Cillaris

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Submandibular Ganglion

A

Parasympathetic
Found above submandibular gland, suspended from lingual nerve
Important fibres: External carotid plexus, Submandibular and Sublingual fibres

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29
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Otic Ganglion

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Found below foramen ovale

Innervates parotid gland

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30
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Inpouchings of Dura

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Falx + Tentorium

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31
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Contents of Flax

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Superior sagital sinus

32
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Layers of meninges

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Pia, Arachnoid, Dura

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Folds of cerebrum

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Outward: Gyrus
Inward: Sulcus

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Cisterns

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Areas where subarachnoid space is anatomically large

35
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Structure of caudal spinal cord

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Midbrain, Pons, Medulla

36
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Floor of fourth ventricle

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Back of medulla

37
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Nerves from medulla

A

9 - 12

38
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Nerves from pons

A

5, 6, 7, 8

39
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Location of superior and inferior colliculi + pons

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Posterior midbrain

40
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Mid-brain divides into

A

Cerebral Peduncles

41
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Geniculate bodies

A

Produce Optic Tract

42
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Lobes of cerebellum

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Anterior, Posterior, Vermis

43
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Source of cerebellar peduncles

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Midbrain, Pons, Medulla

44
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Roof of fourth ventricle

A

Cerebellum

45
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Corpus callosum

A

Connects two cerebral hemispheres

46
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Uncus

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Tip of temporal lobe

47
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Horns of lateral ventricle

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Anterior, Posterior, Inferior (+ Body)

48
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Choroid Plexus

A

Produces CSF

49
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Cerebral Aqueduct

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Joins 3rd + 4th Ventricles

50
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4th ventricle openings

A

Medial and lateral

51
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Optic Nerve Connections

A

Optic Nerve -> Chiasm -> Tract -> Lateral geniculate Nucleus -> Radiation -> Visual Cortex

52
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Origin Oculomotor Nerves

A

III - Between cerebral peduncles
IV - Posterior Midbrain
VI - Below Pons

53
Q

Muscles of the eye

A

Superior / Inferior Rectus
Medial / Lateral Rectus
Superior / Inferior Oblique

54
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Branches of Trigeminal Nerve

A

Opthalmic
Maxillary
Mandibular

55
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Origin of Trigeminal Nerve

A

Originates from anterior pons. Passess foward into trigeminal cave (Lateral to sella tursica). Divides into three branches within trigeminal cave

56
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Branches of opthalmic nerve

A

Frontal, Lacrimal, Nasociliary

57
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Pterygomaxillary Fissure

A

Between lateral pterygoid plate and maxilla, continuous with inferior obital fissure.
Maxillary nerve emerges deep in pterygomaxillary fissure

58
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Mandibular Nerve Exit From Skull

A

Foramen Ovale, Behind lateral pterygoid plate

59
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Branches of Maxilalry Nerve

A

Infra-orbital nerve, Superior Alveolar Nerve, Palatine, Naso-palatine, Zygomatic

60
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Branches of mandibular nerve

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Motor to muscles of mastication, buccal, auriculotrmporal, Inferior Alveolar Nerve, Lingual Nerve

61
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Lingual Nerve - Taste Sensation

A

Lingual nerve carries teste sensation from ant. 2/3 of tongue, then passess them on to chorda typani in pterygomaxillary fissure

62
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Facial nerve exit from skull

A

Internal auditory meatus -> Facial canal (passing high in tympanic cavity) -> Stylomastoid Foramen

63
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Branches of facial nerve within facial canal

A

Greater petrosal nerve, Neve to stapedius, Chorda Tympani

64
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Path of Chorda Tympani

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Passess upwards on inside of tympanic membrane

65
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Branches of Facial Nerve

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Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Mandibular, Cervical + Post. Belly Digastric + Stylohyoid

66
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Path of rucurrent laryngeal

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R: Around Subclavian
L: Around Arch of Aorta

67
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Branches of subclavian

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Internal thoracic, Thyrocervical Trunk, Vertebral Artery

68
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Level of Division of Common Cartoid

A

Angle of Mandible

69
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Branches of ICA

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Opthalmic Artery, Ant Cerebra, Post. Communicating, Middle Cerebral

70
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Inferior Cerebellar Arteries - Source

A

Vertebral Arteries

71
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Superio Cerebellar Arteries - Source

A

Basilar Artery

72
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Relationship of posterior cerebral artery to oculomotor

A

Posterior cerebral curves round oculomotor nerve

73
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Contents of cavernous sinus

A

Lateral Wall: CN III, IV, VI, ICA, Trigeminal Ganglion

74
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Exits of cavernous sinus

A

Inferior and Superior Petrosal Sinus

75
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Branches ECA

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Superior Thyroid Artery, Ascending Pharyngeal, Lingual Artery, Facial Artery, Occipital Artery, Posterior Auricular Artery, Maxillary, Superficial Temporal

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Middle meningeal artery

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Branch of Maxillary artery, passess through foramen spinosum

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