Neuro Flashcards

1
Q

Name dural folds

A

falx cerbri
falx cerebri
tentorium cerbelli

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2
Q

what sinuses directly flow into inf jugular vein

A

inf petrosal and sigmoid?

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3
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what sinuses flows directly into sigmoid sinus

A

transverse and super petrosal

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4
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what flows directly into trans. sinus

A

confluence of sinus and inf cerebral veins

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5
Q

what makes of confluens of sinus

A

occipital, superior sagittal, straight sinus

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6
Q

contains most of dopamine sensitive neurons

A

frontal lobe

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7
Q

lobe associated with touch, taste and temp

A

parietal

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8
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lobe associated with reward, short term memory, attention and planninf

A

frontal lobe

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9
Q

where can the cell bodies of pyrimdal trcats be found

A

precentral gyrus

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10
Q

where and what is broca’s area?

A

inf gyri of frontal lobe

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11
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broca’s aphasia

A

difficulty speaking, word recall, understanding speech

problems writing and reading

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12
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wernicke’s aphasia

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major impairment of language comp
speech in a natural sounding rythm and syntax
language is meaningless

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13
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corpus collosum

A

nerve tracts full of commissural fibers

integrates motor sensory and cognitive performance

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14
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what can injury to the fornix cause

A

long term memory loss but you can recall familiar objects

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15
Q

Thalmus function?

A

sensory signals, including motor signals, to the cerebral cortex, and the regulation of consciousness, sleep, and alertness

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16
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Thalmaus can be defined as paired structure of white matter (located in mid brain) with nerve fibers projecting out to the cerebral cortex in all directions. T/F ?

A

FALSE.
GRAY MATTER
AND LOCATED IN FOREBRAIN

17
Q

Pons relay signals from forebrain to __?

A

cerbellum

18
Q

Pons has nuclei in what cranial nerves

A

5-8

19
Q

what is the function of the pons ?

A

controlling, sleep, bladder, respiration, swallowing, hearing, equilibrium, taste, facial expression, posture

20
Q

what would be the effect to injury to the pons

A

the brain would not be able to function because messages would not be transmitted

21
Q

medulla f(x)

A

cardiac, respiratory, vasomotor, swallowing, vomitting, coughing, sneezing

22
Q

Cerebellum

A

responsible for balance and coordination

volunary ations done w/ intent i.e walking, writing, standing upright

23
Q

what can damage to cerbellum cause ?

A

disorders in fine movement, equilibrium, posture, and motor learning

24
Q

CN7 has parasympathetic fibers that innervate ?

A

salivary and lacrimal glands via submandibular and pterygopalatine ganglia

25
Q

CN9 has sensory fibers that innervate

A

eustachian tube, carotid body(chemoreception) and sinus (baroreception), pharynx, and pos 1/3 tongue

26
Q

CN9 has parasympatheric fibers that innervate ?

A

salivary glands through otic ganglion

27
Q

the greater petrosal and deep petrosal nerve converge at the

A

pterygoid canal and go to pterygopalatine ganglion of the lacrimal glands

28
Q

trigeminal sensory fibers innervate ?

A

face, scalp, cornea, nasal and oral cavity and dura matter

29
Q

trigeminal motor fibers innvervate ?

A

muscle of mas. and tensor tympani

30
Q

sensory fibers of cn7 innervate

A

ant 2/3

31
Q

motor fibers of cn7 innervate

A

muscles of facial expression and stapedius

32
Q

the common carotid devides the ECA/ICA at ?

A

sup borders of thyroid cartilage

33
Q

what does the ICA trifuricate into in the brain

A

middle cerebral a, ant cerebral a., pos communicating arteries