NEURO: 470-473 Flashcards
What are the nerve roots for all the reflexes?
S1, 2 - “buckle my shoe” (Achilles reflex)
L3, 4 - “kick the door” (patellar reflex)
C5, 6 - “pick up sticks” (biceps reflex)
C7, 8 - “lay them straight” (triceps reflex)
L1, 2 - “testicles move” (cremaster reflex)
S3, 4 - “winks galore” (anal wink reflex)
What are the nerve roots for the Achilles reflex?
S1, 2 - “buckle my shoe”
What are the nerve roots for the patellar reflex?
L3, 4 - “kick the door”
What are the nerve roots for the biceps reflex?
C5, 6 - “pick up sticks”
What are the nerve roots for the triceps reflex?
C7, 8 - “lay them straight”
What are the nerve roots for the cremaster reflex?
L1, 2 - “testicles move”
What are the nerve roots for the anal wink reflex?
S3, 4 - “winks galore”
What are primitive reflexes?
CNS reflexes that are present in a healthy infant, but that are absent in a neurologically intact adult
When do primitive reflexes normally disappear?
Within the first year of life
What causes the primitive reflexes to disappear?
Inhibition by a mature/developing frontal lobe
When do we see reemergence of primitive reflexes?
Frontal lobe lesions - loss of the normal inhibition
What are the 6 primitive reflexes?
2 involve the mouth:
- Rooting reflex
- Sucking reflex
2 involve fingers/toes
- Palmar reflex
- Plantar reflex
2 involve whole body:
- Moro reflex
- Galant reflex
What is the Moro reflex?
Abduct/extend limbs when startled, and then draw together
“Hang on for life” reflex
What is the rooting reflex?
Movement of head toward one side if cheek or mouth is stroked (nipple seeking)
What is the sucking reflex?
Sucking response when roof of mouth is touched
What is the palmar reflex?
Curling of fingers if palm is stroked
What is the plantar reflex?
Dorsiflexion of the large toe and fanning of others with plantar stimullation
(AKA Babinski sign)
What is the Galant reflex?
Stroking along one side of the spine while newborn is in ventral suspension (face down) causes lateral flexion of lower body toward stimulated side
Know where the cranial nerves are located in the brain stem.
General Principles:
- 4 in the midbrain or above, 4 in the pons, 4 in the medulla
- CN III, IV, VI, XII in the middle (factors of 12, except for 2)
- CN IV is the only one that exits on the dorsal side
What 2 processes is the pineal gland involved in?
Melatonin secretion and circadian rhythms
Are the colliculi located on the ventral or dorsal side of the brain stem?
Dorsal
Which brain stem colliculi are involved in vision and which ones are involved in hearing?
Superior = visual
Inferior = auditory
Think: Your eyes are above your ears
What is Parinaud syndrome?
Paralysis of conjugate vertical gaze due to lesion in superior colliculi (e.g. pinealoma)
What are the cranial nerves?
I - olfactory
II - optic
III - oculomotor
IV - trochlear
V - trigeminal
VI - abducens
VII - facial
VIII - vestibulocochlear
IX - glossopharyngeal
X - vagus
XI - accessory
XII - hypoglossal