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Chiropractic Boards Part A > Neuro > Flashcards

Neuro Flashcards

1
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Brachial plexus entrapment

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scalenes, pec minor, cervical rib, 1st rib dysfunction

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Radial nerve entrapment

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supinator

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3
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Axillary nerve entrapment

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quadrangular space

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4
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Median nerve entrapment

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pronator teres or carpal tunnel

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Ulnar nerve

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cubital tunnel

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dorsal scapular nerve

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middle scalene

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7
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sciatic nerve

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piriformis

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8
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common peroneal nerve

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fibular head

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9
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tibial nerve

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tarsal/tibial tunnel

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10
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interdigital nerves

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morton’s neuroma

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cervical cardiopulmonary splanchnic

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heart (T1-4 travels up to superior, middle, and inferior cervical trunks)

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thoracic cardiopulmonary splanchnic

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heart (T1-4 travels up to superior, middle, and inferior cervical trunks)

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Greater splanchnic nerve to the celiac ganglion

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T5-9; liver, duodenum, stomach, pancreas

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Lesser splanchnic nerve to the superior mesenteric ganglion

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T10-T11; kidney and ureters

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15
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Least splanchnic nerve to aorticorenal ganglion

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T12; kidney and colon

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16
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lumbar splanchnic nerve to adjacent plexus near the aorta

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L1-L2; intestines

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17
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sacral splanchnic nerve to the hypogastric plexus

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L3-S1; prostate, bladder, rectum (sympathetic)

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18
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pelvic splanchnic nerve, preganglionic to parasympatheitc

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S2-S4; descending colon (parasympathetic)

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19
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Sympathetic trunk (T1-L2)

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Lamina 7

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20
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Heart visceral referral

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left chest, medial arm to 5th digit

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21
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Gallbladder visceral referral

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right shoulder around AC joint

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Spleen visceral referral

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left shoulder around AC joint

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23
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Pancreas visceral referral

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mid back and inter-scapular area

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24
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Prostate visceral referral

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low back pain

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25
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Appendix visceral referral

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lower right quadrant pain

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26
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COPS 3977

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Ciliary ganglion - CN III
Otic ganglion - CN IX
Pterygopalatine ganglion - CN VII
Submandibular ganglionion - CN VII

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27
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CN sensory, motor, or both

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Some say marry money but my brother says big brains matter more

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28
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vasodilation

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sympathetic

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29
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vasoconstriction

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parasympathetic

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30
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Dorsal Column

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proprioception, vibration, 2-point discrimination

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31
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Lateral spinothalamic

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Pain and temperature

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32
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Anterior spinothalamic

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crude touch

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33
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Lateral (dorsal) spinocerebellar

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ipsilateral trunk unconscious proprioception

34
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Anterior (ventral) spinocerebellar

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ipsilateral lower extremity unconscious proprioception

35
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Anterior corticospinal

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trunk, neck, and shoulders motor

36
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Lateral corticospinal

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extremities (appendicular) motor

37
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tectospinal

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visual auditory reflexive pathway

38
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rubrospinal

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activates flexors (pre-central gyrus)

39
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vestibulospinal

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activates extensors

40
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Pyramidal

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motor or sensory from the brainstem to the brain

41
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Extra-pyramidal

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anything in the spine outside the pyramids

42
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CoPs

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CNS= oligodendrocytes
PNS= Schwann cells
43
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Microglia

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macrophages of the nervous system, derived from mesoderm

44
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Astrocytes

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helps with the blood-brain barrier

45
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Ependymal cells

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make CSF

46
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CN

A

on on on they traveled and found Voldemort guarding very ancient Horcruxes

47
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cholinergic neurotransmitter

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acetylcholine, all acetylcholine receptors are nicotinic

48
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adrenergic NT

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norepinephrine

49
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adrenergic receptors

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alpha= contraction of smooth muscle
beta1= increase HR and contraction
beta2= relaxation of smooth muscle
50
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where are Schwann cells found

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PNS, make myelin

51
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raphe nucleus

A

sertonin

52
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locus ceruleus

A

stress

53
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fasciculus gracilis

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carries information from the lower extremities in the dorsal column

54
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fasciculus cuneatus

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carries information from the upper extremities in the dorsal column

55
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guy has sensory over his lateral shoulder, what cord does the nerve that supplies this area come from

A

posterior cord

56
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what nerve supplies temporalis and masseter

A

CN V

57
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what nerve supplies the posterolateral part of the leg sensory

A

sural

58
Q

what nerve root would be affected in an L4/L5 disc herniation

A

L5

59
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what nerve root would be affected in an L4/L5 IVF narrowing

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L4

60
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what nerve is toe walking

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L5

61
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what nerve root is the brachioradialis

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C6

62
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what nerve tract is involved in Parkinsons

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nigrostriatal

63
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where is heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing controlled in the brain

A

medulla

64
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what does the hypothalamus control

A

motivated behaviours like sexuality and hunger

65
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if someone sustains an injury to the primary motor area (pre-central gyrus) what tract will take over and what positioning will the body have

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rubrospinal, decorticate; flexor activation, extensor inhibition

66
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if there is trauma to the midbrain, which motor tract would take over, and what is the resulting body position

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vestibulospinal, decerebrate since both corticospinal and rubrospinal would be damaged; activates extensors

67
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cerebral palsy affects which tract

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corticospinal tract

68
Q

biceps femoris compresses what nerve

A

common fibular

69
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what cord is damaged if no sensation in the pinky finger and medial forearm

A

medial cord

70
Q

facet joints are innervated by what

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medial branches of dorsal rami of corresponding spinal nerve below

71
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proteinuria, pain in the back, glucosuria, what organ is responsible

A

kidney damage

72
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someone is acutely smoking marijuana, what’s the most likely to not happen

A

lung infection

73
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a patient presents with paralysis of the lower portion of their face, what tract is likely involved

A

corticobulbar

74
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lack of reflex of the brachioradialis, what disc is involved

A

C5, C6

75
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a surgical procedure was performed in the posterior cervical triangle and a nerve was cut, based on the nerve being damaged, what would be a deficit

A

drooping of the shoulder

76
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the C5 and C6 nerve roots are both damaged, which muscles would be affected

A

brachialis and extensor carpi radialis

77
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the left optic nerve is damaged, which retinal fields would be affected

A

left nasal and temporal fields

78
Q

patient with a pituitary tumor has what kind of visual deficit

A

bitemporal hemianopsia

79
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the C5-6 nerve root creates what from the brachial plexus

A

long thoracic nerve

80
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what is the most superior nerve root that is found in the lumbar plexus

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T12

Chiropractic Boards Part A (8 decks)

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