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ICAST Flashcards

1
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Layers of scalp

A
  • S = skin
  • C = cutaneous
  • A = aponeurosis
  • L = loose areolar tissue
  • P = periosteum
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2
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In which layer of the scalp does shearing occur

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Loose areolar tissue

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3
Q

Which nerve supplies posterior scalp

A

c2

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4
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Which nerve supplies lower dentition

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5c

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5
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Which nerve passes through infraorbital fossa

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Infraorbotal nerve (branch of 5b)

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6
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Where can infection in pterygopalatine fossa pass to and why

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Anywhere in head/neck - acts as a crossroads

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7
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Which nucleus is associated with primary afferents of taste

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nucleus solitaires

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8
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On which nerve are taste fibres carried in tongue?

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lingual from 5c

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9
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on which nerve are taste fibres carried into skull base

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chorda tympani

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10
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Bleeding skin cancer

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SCC

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11
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How to tell if SCC has invaded bone

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Is it mobile

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12
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Pain temp coarse touch in

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spinothalamic

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13
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pain detected in

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frontal cortex, limbic system and thalamus

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14
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brown squared syndrome

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hemisection of spinal cord
UMN lesion
ipsilateral UM signs due to lateral corticospinal tract damage

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15
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course of pudendal nerve as it enters perineum

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leaves sacrum, goes through greater sciatic foramen, allcocks canal and re-enters through lesser sciatic foramen

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16
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bony landmark for episiotomy

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ischial spine

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17
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How does infection spread from ear to sigmoid sinus

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emissary veins or direct contact via bone

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18
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which sinus empties into sigmoid sinus

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transverse sinus

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19
Q

bone surrounding ossicles and cochlea

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bony labyrinth

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20
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fluid inside bony labyrinth

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perilymph

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21
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membranous labyrinth

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system of membranes within bony labyrinth is membranous labyrinth - contains endolymph

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22
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pars…

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pars flaccida = top part, floppy

pars tensa = bottom part, rigid

cholesteatoma forms when negative pressure sucks pars flaccida into upper ear = dead skin and smell

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23
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hillocks 1-3 from pharyngeal arch

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1

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24
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hillocks 4-6 from pharyngeal arch

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2

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25
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front of ear supplied by

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auriculotemporal nerve - trigeminal

26
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posterior ear supplied by

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c2 - greater auricular

27
Q

which pharyngeal arch forms cleft lip

28
Q

what do semi-circular canals detect

A

angular movement

29
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what do utricle and saccule detect

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acceleration and elevation respectively

30
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how many turns does cochlear have

31
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how many openings from semi-circular canals into vestibule

32
Q

cognitive decline

33
Q

artery occlusion leading to right leg weakness

A

left anterior cerebral artery

34
Q

condition when foramen of Monroe occluded

A

hydrocephalus

35
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are UMN sx immediate

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no takes a while to occur

36
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what is sensory level?

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level below which sensation is lost

37
Q

uncal herniation

A

third nerve compressed and spills over tenotium cerebella

38
Q

structures passing through jugular foramen

A

jugular vein
Cn 9,10,11
sigmoid sinus

39
Q

why is it bad when tonsils coning

A

compression of respiratory centres = die

40
Q

why is it bad to do LP on coning pt

A

makes pressure difference greater so tonsils sucked further down

41
Q

motor supply to pharyngeal constrictors

42
Q

nerves damaged in waiters tip

43
Q

pair of muscles behind kidneys

44
Q

nerves passing through psoas

A

lumbar plexus

45
Q

subarachnoid aneurysm

A

berry aneurysm

thunderclap headache

46
Q

drooping eyelid and pupillary constriction

A

horner’s

47
Q

c8/t1 palsy

A

Horner’s and klumpke’s palsy

48
Q

names of neurones

A

multipolar, bipolar and unipolar

49
Q

inflammation of nervous system in brain

50
Q

sx MS

A

fatigue pain weakness visual changes

51
Q

which CN involved in tears

52
Q

what is topic nerve surrounded by

A

meninges - dura

53
Q

Where does optic nerve leave retina

A

optic disc

54
Q

What is papilloedema a sign of

55
Q

So function

A

lateral and down

56
Q

IO

A

lateral and dup

57
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LR

58
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which cn does snellen check

59
Q

cavernous sinus thrombosis

A

headache around eye, swelling and bulging eye after infected piercing

60
Q

CN in cavernous sinus thrombosis

61
Q

retinal artery occlusion

A

pale disc and cherry red spot

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