Mock Flashcards
what can cause axillary nerve damage?
dislocation at glenohumeral joint
crutches use
proximal humerus fracture - surgical neck
what can cause ulnar nerve damage?
compression at elbow
guyon canal syndrome
cubital tunnel syndrome
what can cause radial nerve damage?
crutches
improper positioning in operating room
humerus shaft fracture
what can cause median nerve damage?
cubital fossa compression
carpal tunnel syndrome
suicide attempts
what is the lymphatic drainage of the scrotum
superficial inguinal
what is the anatomical position of the uterus?
anteverted anteflexed
What are the abnormal positions of the uterus?
anteverted retroflexed
retroverted anteflexed
retroverted retroflexed
what is the parasympathetic innervation of the uterus?
pelvic splanchnic nerves
what structure extends to form the glans penis?
corpus spongiosum
what action does the piriformis do?
internal rotation of hip
what do the quadriceps femoris muscle do?
knee extension
what does the rectus femoris do?
knee extension and hip flexion
piriformis syndrome
irritation of sciatic nerve
what does the recurrent laryngeal nerve branch off of?
vagus nerve
location of the recurrent laryngeal nerve?
right loops under right subclavian artery
left loops under aortic arch
what does damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve cause?
hoarseness
what are the branches of the facial nerve
zygomatic temporal buccal marginal mandibular cervical
where are glucocorticoids produced?
zone fasciculata in adrenal cortex
what are the layers of the adrenal cortex
zona glomerulosa
zona fasciculata
zona reticularis
another name for ADH
vasopressin
which organ in the fetus receives the most oxygenated blood?
liver
what is cushings syndrome?
hypersecretion of cortisol from adrenal cortex
what is addisons disease?
hyposecretion of glucocorticoids and aldosterone by adrenal cortex