Neuro Flashcards

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CNS

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Brain (Cortex & sub-cortex), brain stem, cerebellum, spinal cord, cranial nerves

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Frontal Lobe

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behavior, judgement, mood, motor planning, motor cortex, some language (Broca’s area dominant hemisphere - motor/”expression” of sentence structure, plurals, tense)

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3
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Parietal Lobe

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Sensory processing

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Temporal Lobe

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Auditory processing, memory, some language (Wernicke’s area dominant hemisphere - comprehension/”fluent jargon”)

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5
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Occipital Lobe

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visual processing, visuospatial processing

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6
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Thalamus

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relays visual, auditory, and sensation but not motor pathways

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7
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Precentral Gyrus

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Motor

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8
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Postcentral Gyrus

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Sensory

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9
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CNI

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Olfaction - Smell

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10
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CNII

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Optic - Vision

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11
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CNIII

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Oculomotor - eye movement

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12
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CNIV

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Trochlear - eye movement

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13
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CNV

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Trigeminal - sensation and Taste

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14
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CNVI

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Abducens - eye movement

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15
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CNVII

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Facial - facial motor and some tasting

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16
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CNVIII

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Vestibulocochlear (Acoustic) - hearing and balance

17
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CNIX

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Glossopharyngeal - soft palate

18
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CNX

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Vagus - soft palate, voice, swallowing

19
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CNXI

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Spinal accessory - motor to trapezii

20
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CNXII

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Hypoglossal - tongue movement

21
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Brachial Plexus

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Roots exiting cervical spine - C5-C8. Located under clavicles

22
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Lumbosacral plexus

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Located in pelvis. L3 - S1 roots

23
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Plexopathies

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loss of reflexes, widely distributed weakness and multifocal numbness with or without pain

24
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Plexopathies - cause

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compression or infiltration

25
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Radiculopathies

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disease of the root, usually caused by compression or other mechanical causes

26
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Cervical Roots C5-C8

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Innervate upper extremities

27
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Lumbosacral Roots L3-S1

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Innervate the lower extremities