Lecture 6: Nervous System Introduction, Brachial Plexus Flashcards

1
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What are the functions of the nervous system?

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sensory
motor
cognitive

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What is the central nervous system?

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unpaired, bilaterally symmetrical structures extending along the longitudinal axis of the midsagittal plane of the body.

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3
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What structure arises directly from the neural tube?

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Central nervous system

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4
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What makes up the CNS?

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brain and spinal cord

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5
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What is the peripheral nervous system?

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made up of transmission pathways carrying information between the CNS and external/internal environments

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What does the afferent pathway do?

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carry information to the CNS (sensory)

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7
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What does the efferent pathway do?

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Carry information from the CNS (motor)

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8
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How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?

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12

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9
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?

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31

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10
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What is the autonomic nervous system?

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Entirely motor, innervates smooth muscle and glands

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11
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What are the divisions of the autonomic nervous system?

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sympathetic or parasympathetic

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12
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What are the stages of neural tube development?

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neural plate, neural folds, neural tube

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13
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What are the subdivisions of the cranial end of the neural tube?

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tripartite brain and pentapartite brain

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14
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What are the stages of the brain development?

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prosencephalon, mesencephalon, rhombencephalon

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15
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What are the parts of the prosencephalon?

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telencephalon and diencephalon

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16
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What are the parts of the rhombencephalon?

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mesencephalon and myelencephalon

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17
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What are the derivatives of the telencephalon?

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lateral ventricles, basal ganglia, olfactory lobes and nerves, cerebral hemispheres

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18
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What are the derivatives of the diencephalon?

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third ventricle, epithalamus, thalamus, hypothalamus and infundibulum

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19
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What are the derivatives of the mesencephalon?

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cerebral aqueduct (of Sylvius), tectum: corpora bigemina in lower vertebraes
corpora quadrigemina in higher vertebraes, tegmentum
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20
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What are the derivatives of the metencephalon?

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part of fourth ventricle, cerebellum, pons

21
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What are the derivatives of the myencephalon?

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rest of fourth ventricle, medulla oblongata, posterior choroid plexus

22
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nucleus

A

aggregation of dendrites and nerve cell bodies in CNS

23
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ganglion

A

aggregation of dendrites and nerve cell bodies in PNS

24
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nerve

A

bundle of fibers (axons) in PNS

25
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tract

A

bundle of fibers (axons) in CNS

26
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commissure

A

tract in the CNS that crosses from one side to the other

27
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white matter

A

areas of myelinated axons

28
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gray mattera

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areas of unmyelinated axons, cell bodies, and dendrites

29
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What are spinal nerve branches?

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dorsal primary ramus, ventral primary ramus, ramus reccurrens, white ramus communicans and gray ramus communicans

30
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What fibers make up the autonomic nervous system?

A

paravertebral ganglion, splanchnic nerve, prevertebral ganglion

31
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What are the contents of the axillary sheath?

A

axillary artery, axillary vein, brachial plexus

32
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What makes up the reflex arc?

A

afferent (sensory) pathways, efferent (motor) pathways, association neurons (interneurons)

33
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What makes up the synapse?

A

presynaptic membrane, synaptic cleft, postsynaptic membrane

34
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What does dorsal mean?

A

posterior

35
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What does ventral mean?

A

anterior

36
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What are the horns of a spinal cord?

A

gray matter

37
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What are the columns of the spinal cord?

A

white matter

38
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Where does the dorsal scapular nerve go to?

A

rhomboids

39
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Where does the long thoracic nerve go to?

A

serratus anterior

40
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Where does the supra scapular nerve go to?

A

supraspinatus and infraspinatus

41
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Where does the lateral pectoral nerve go to?

A

clavicular head of pectoralis major muscle

42
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Where does the medial pectoral nerve go to?

A

sternal head of pectoralis major muscle and pectoralis minor

43
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Where does the subscapualris nerve go to?

A

subscapularis

44
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Where does the thoracodorsal nerve go to?

A

latissimus dorsi

45
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Where does the lower subscapula nerve go to?

A

subscapuarlis and teres major

46
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Where does motor branches of the axillary nerve go to?

A

deltoid and teres mino

47
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Where does sensory branches of the axillary nerve go to?

A

skin on deltoid muscles, upper lateral cutaneous nerve

48
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Where does the motor branches of the radial nerve go to?

A

posterior compartment of arm and forearm

49
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Where doe the sensory branches of the radial nerve go to?

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back of arm, forearm, hand