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MD2001 Week 10-11 Flashcards

1
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what type of neutrons enter the dorsal horn?

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sensory neurons and interneurons enter this horn

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interneuron

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a neurone confined throughout its length to the CNS

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motor unit

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a motoneurons and all the muscle fibres it innervates

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nerve trunk

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a bundle of axons

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spike-initiating zone

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region of a neurone from which action potentials normally arise (action potential threshold of this region normally lower)

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vestibular apparatus

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fluid-filled canals closely associated w/ the cochlea (forming inner ear). Detects head motion

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difference between a ventricular (cardiac) and neuronal action potential

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this type of action potential plateaus b/c of Ca+ entering cell. Lasts much longer than the latter.

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4 criteria for valid consent

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  1. patient must have capacity
  2. patient must give consent voluntarily
  3. patient must be informed
  4. consent must be continuing
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4 indications of adult capacity

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  1. understand info
  2. retain info
  3. use or weight the info
  4. communicate their decision
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10
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3 types of proxy-decision makers

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  1. lasting power of attorney (LPA)
  2. advance directive
  3. best interests test
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11
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root value

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spinal segments that contribute to a named nerve

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what is the only layer of the dura mater found around spinal cord?

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inner meningeal layer

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what does the dura mater become around the spinal cord?

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dural sac

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14
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where does the dural sac fuse with filum terminale?

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it fuses with the filum terminal at S2

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where does the lumbar cistern end at?

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this subarachnoid space ends at S2

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what attach pia to arachnoid in the dural sac?

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denticulate ligaments

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17
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what do the longitudinal spinal arteries branch from?

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these arteries branch from the subclavian arteries

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what do the cervical radicular arteries branch from?

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these radicular arteries branch from the vertebral arteries

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what do the thoracic radicular arteries branch from?

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these radicular arteries branch from the intercostal arteries

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what do the lumbar radicular arteries branch from?

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these radicular arteries branch from the lumbar arteries

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what do the internal vertebral venous plexuses pass through?

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these veins pass through the extradural fat

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what veins drain the medullary cavities of vertebral bodies?

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external vertebral venous plexuses drain these structures

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23
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define global health

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worldwide improvement of health, reduction of disparities, and protection against global threats that disregard national borders

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justifications for breaking confidentiality (3)

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  1. with patient’s consent
  2. unable to seek consent but in patient’s bets interest
  3. in the public interest
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4 criteria justifying breaking confidentiality in the public interest

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  1. risk must be real and serious
  2. risk must be of physical harm
  3. identifiable individual
  4. disclosure must be on need-to-know basis
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5 metaphors applied to global health

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  1. as foreign policy
  2. as security
  3. as charity
  4. as investment
  5. public health
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define globalization

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incorporation of national economies/societies into a world system through movements of goods, services, capita, technology, labour

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globalisation challenges (3)

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  1. fuel and food prices rise
  2. already challenged places struggle to cope
  3. tribal/ethnic/religious tensions may increase
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“global flow” - influences of globalization on health (5)

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  1. increased pathogen flows
  2. increased people flows
  3. increased info flows
  4. increased trade flows
  5. increased financial flows
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30
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major segmental artery that anastamoses

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great anterior segmental medullary artery

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31
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what do somites differentiate into?

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they differentiate into epaxial and hypaxial muscle and dermis

32
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infection that lies dormant in a DRG, until it is reactivated and forms rash on its dermatome

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shingles caused by varicella zoster virus infects this way

33
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explain pathway from an anterior afferent signal

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anterior ramus -> dorsal root ganglion -> dorsal root -> dorsal rootlets -> dorsal horn

34
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types of nerves that travel through dorsal ramus

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  1. sensory neurones from epaxial skin
  2. motor neurons to epaxial muscles
  3. sympathetic neurons to posterior blood vessels and sweat glands
35
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paraesthesiae

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pins and needles

36
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recurrent acute pain

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comes and go type of chronic pain

37
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intractable-benign

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benign but persistent chronic pain

38
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progressive pain

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continuing chronic pain that worsens over time; malignant

39
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what is the gate control of pain influenced by? (3)

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  1. amount of activity in pain fibres: A delta (fast) and C (slow)
  2. amount of activity in peripheral fibres: A-beta
  3. message descending from brain can open or close gate
40
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examples of psychological pain management strategies

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  • biofeedback
  • relaxation
  • distraction
  • cognitive methods ( changing perception of pain)
  • behavioural therapy
  • hypnosis
41
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5 criteria to define a neurotransmitter

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  1. synthesis
  2. storage
  3. release
  4. interaction
  5. inactivation
42
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what type of receptor do biogenic amines bind to?

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these type of NTs bind to metabotrophic receptors

43
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proper name for ecstasy

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methylenedioxymethampethamine (MDMA)

44
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psychostimulants

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group of drugs that release and inhibit reuptake of amines

45
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where is epinephrine released?

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this NT is released in the locus coeruleus

46
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what does norepinephrine control?

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this NT affects sleep, wakefulness, attention, and feeding behaviour

47
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what NT is involved in bi-polar disorder?

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norepinephrine is involved to this disorder

48
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roles of dopamine

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  1. control movement
  2. symptoms of psychiatric disease
  3. released by hypothalamus to control release of hormones in adenohypophysis
49
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signs of Parkinson’s disease

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  • tremor
  • muscle rigidity
  • bradkinesia or akinesia
50
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where does 5-HT (serotonin) originate from?

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this NT originates from the Raphe nuclei

51
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what disorders arise from a reduction of serotonin? (2)

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a reduction of this NT can cause depression and OCD

52
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treatment for decreased serotonin

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fluoxetine (Prozac) is a reuptake inhibitor of this NT

53
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co-agonists of 5-HT (3)

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  1. LSD
  2. psilocybin
  3. mescaline
54
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what chemical prevents the breakdown of serotonin?

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MAOIs (monoamine oxidase inhibitors)

55
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peptide NTs (7)

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  1. dynorphin
  2. encephalin
  3. endorphin
  4. substance P
  5. neuropeptide Y
  6. neurotensin
  7. Cholecystokinin
56
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what do peptide NTs affect?

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these NTs affect pain transmission

57
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examples of opiates

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morphine, diamorphine (heroin) codeine, pethidine, methadone

58
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nalaxone

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an endorphin agonist given to heroin addicts

59
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what is the principle peripheral excitatory NT?

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acetylcholine

60
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4 ways a channel can be opened

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  1. voltage
  2. ligand
  3. stretch
  4. light
61
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example of a stretch-activated ion channel

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mechanosensative channel

62
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example of a light-activated ion channel

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channelrhodopsin

63
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calculation for probability of channel gating

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Popen = topen/ttotal

64
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tetrodotoxin

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Na+ channel inhibitor

65
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tetraethylammonium

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K+ channel inhibitor

66
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RhR isoforms

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RhR 2: cardiac isoform
RhR 1: skeletal isoform
RhR 3: neuronal isoform

67
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autosomal dominant condition related to RhR 2

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catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT)

68
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example of calcium-induced calcium coupling

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cardiac muscle excitation-contraction coupling is an example of this type of coupling

69
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disorder related to RhR 1

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malignant hyperthermia

70
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kyphosis

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excessive concaving spine

71
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listhesis

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displacement of a vertebra

72
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what factors affect the firing of an action potential? (3)

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  1. inherent excitability of neurone
  2. amount of EPSPs
  3. amount of IPSPs
73
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reciprocal inhibition

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muscles on one side of a joint relaxing to accommodate contraction on the other side of that joint

74
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functions of chemical synapses (3)

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  1. compute summation of EPSP and IPSP input to fire/inhibit action potential
  2. impulses transfer in one direction, which allows information transmission
  3. plasticity of transmitter
75
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2 examples of neuronal convergent neurons

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  1. cortical pyramidal cell

2. cerebellar Purkinje cells

76
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2 examples of neuronal divergence

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  1. knee jerk reflex

2. golgi tendon organ reflex

77
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where is dopamine secreted?

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this NT is secreted in the substantia nigra and ventral tegmental area

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