Mistakes Flashcards
Which of the following is the brainstem nuclei for taste sensation?
Trigeminal nucleus
Nucleus of solitary tract
Hypoglossal nucleus
Nucleus ambiguus
Nucleus of solitary tract
Which statement is correct regarding photoreceptors?
Rod photoreceptors contain only a single opsin
What are the visual projections to hypothalamus important for?
There are visual projections to the hypothalamus for circadian rhythms
In which region of the brain is the emotional content of pain associated?
Cingulate cortex
Proprioceptors monitor
the muscles and joints
Which statement is correct regarding the auditory system?
a) The sensory epithelium of the auditory system is referred to as the organ of Corti
b) Stereocilia of auditory hair cells are embedded within the basilar membrane
a) The sensory epithelium of the auditory system is referred to as the organ of Corti
Scala media contains
endolymph
What serves as the medial boundary of the external ear?
The tympanic membrane is the medial boundary of the external ear
Where is the gustatory cortex found?
On the side
Olfactory receptors have cilia that
project into the olfactory mucosa
Where does sensory information ascending up the dorsal column decussate?
Sensory information ascending in the dorsal column decussates in the medulla oblongata
What structures are found in the posterior cranial fossa?
jugular foramen, foramen magnum, internal acoustic meatus, hypoglossal canal
What structures are found in the anterior cranial fossa?
Cribriform plate, and foramen caecum
What structures are in the middle cranial fossa?
foramen rotundum, ovale, spinosum, superior orbital fissure, carotid canal
Spinocerebellum
Vermis and intermediate
cerebrocerebellum
Lateral
vestibulocerebellum
Flocculonodular
Descending tract comes from where in the cerebellum
Middle cerebellum
Ascending tract comes from the
inferior tract of the cerebellum
Where does the superior cerebellar peduncles go
To the cortex via the thalamus
What is the external ear consist of?
External acoustic canal and tympanic membrane
What does the middle ear consist of
auditory ossciles, oval and round window and eustachian tube
What does the inner ear consist of
cochlear, semicircular canals, petrous bone, facial and vestibulocochlear nerves
Scala vestibuli and tympani consist of
perilymph
Trigeminal mandibular branch exists
the skull through foramen ovale
All muscles of masticaiton are innervated by
mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve
Origin and insertion of the masseter
Zygomatic arch to larteral ramus of mandible