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Neuro: embryo, A&P random memorization Flashcards

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What day are the neural crest cells formed?

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Day 21

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What’s the embryologic origin of Schwann cells?

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NCCs

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What’s the embryologic origin of oligodendrocytes?

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Neuroectoderm

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You’ve already found increased AFP. Increased levels of what other enzyme in amniotic fluid help confirm a neural tube defect?

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Fetal AChE

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What’s it called when meninges and spinal cord both herniate through a spinal canal defect?

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Meningomyelocele

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What maternal auto-immune condition is associated with anencephaly?

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DM 1

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Mutations in what signaling pathway are thought to be related to holoprosencephaly?

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Sonic hedgehog

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What structure transmits input to the cerebellum from the contralateral cortex?

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Middle cerebellar peduncles

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Which structure transmits ipsilateral proprioceptive info from the spinal cord to the cerebellum?

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Inferior cerebellar peduncles

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10
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What are the output nerves of the cerebellum?

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Purkinje cells

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Cerebellar purkinje cells signal the deep cerebellar nuclei, which then transmit info to the contralat cortex via what structures?

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Superior cerebellar peduncles

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Lateral cerebellar lesion: do you fall toward or away from the injured side?

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Toward

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Anterior limb of internal capsule: what 2 nuclei does it run btwn?

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Caudate and lentiform

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What’s the blood supply to the anterior limb of the internal capsule?

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ACA: medial striate branches
MCA: lateral striate branches

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15
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The genu of the internal capsule contains what fibers?

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Corticonucleate

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What’s the blood supply to the genu of the internal capsule?

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ICA: direct branches

Anterior choroidal a: pallidal brnaches

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What 2 structures does the posterior limb of the internal capsule run btwn?

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Thalamus and lentiform nucleus

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What’s the blood supply of the posterior limb of the internal capsule?

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Anterior choroidal a

MCA: lateral striate branches

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In PD, what are Lewy bodies made of?

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Alpha-synuclein

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20
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Exposure to what drug has been linked to Parkinson’s dz (albeit a rare link)?

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MTMP

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21
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An intention tremor can signal dysfunction of what part of the brain?

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Cerebellum

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22
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What is a blepharospasm?

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Sustained eyelid twitch (a type of dystonia)

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Kluver-Bucy syndrome has been linked to what type of viral encephalitis?

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HSV-1

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24
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A lesion of what general area can cause spatial neglect syndrome?

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Right parietal-temporal cortex

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25
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Someone has agraphia, acalculia, finger agnosia, and L-R disorientation. What’s the name for this syndrome?

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Gerstmann syndrome

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26
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Gerstmann syndrome is seen with lesions in what general area of the brain?

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Left parietal-temporal cortex

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27
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Lesion of what area causes hemiballismus? Is it ipsilat or contralat?

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Subthalamic nucleus; contralateral

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28
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What is it called when you can’t make new memories?

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Anterograde amnesia

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PPRF lesion: do eyes look toward side of lesion or away?

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Away from side of lesion

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Frontal eye fields lesion: do eyes look toward side of lesion or away?

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Toward side of lesion

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31
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Which hypothalamic nucleus drives sleep?

32
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SCN releases a neurotransmitter that stimulates the pineal gland to release melanin. What is this neurotransmitter?

33
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How does duration of REM change throughout the night?

34
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DOC for bedwetting?

35
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How do you treat night terrors and sleepwalking?

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Don’t sleep. Sleep is for bitches and PT students. JK… BNZs

36
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EtOH, BNZs, and barbiturates decrease what two types of sleep?

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Delta wave and RREM

37
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Which EEG wave has the highest freq and lowest amplitude? What two (physiologic) times is it seen?

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Beta waves; REM sleep and when you’re awake with your eyes open

38
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When do you see alpha waves on EEG?

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Awake with eyes closed

39
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What’s the shortest stage of sleep?

40
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WTF is bruxism and what sleep stage does it occur during?

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Teeth grinding; N2

41
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When do you see sleep spindles and K complexes

42
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What stage do sleepwalking, night terrors, and bedwetting occur?

43
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What waveforms are on the EEG in stage N3 sleep?

44
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What’s the most important neurotransmitter in REM sleep induction?

45
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What does the OVLT sense?

A

Changes in osmolarity

46
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How can infarction or neoplasm lead to cerebral vasogenic edema?

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They destroy BBB endothelial cell tight junctions

47
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Which part of a nerve invests single nerve fiber layers?

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Endoneurium

48
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Which part of a nerve surrounds a fascicle of nerve fibers?

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Perineurium

49
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What’s the name of the dense CT surrounding an entire nerve (including fascicles + blood vessels)?

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Epineurium

50
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What 2 muscles elevate the tongue?

A

Styloglossus

Palatoglossus

51
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What level do the vertebral AAs enter the spinal column, and through what foramina do they travel upward?

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C6; transverse foramina

52
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What is a classic way that the vertebral arteries can be compressed in OA?

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Osteophyes–>external compression as they travel through the transverse foramina

53
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What’s a potentially lethal complication of rapid correction of hyponatremia?

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Central pontine myelinolysis

54
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What’s a potentially lethal complication of rapid correction of hypernatremia?

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Cerebral edema +/- herniation

55
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How low does PO2 have to be before hypoxemia increases cerebral perfusion P?

56
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At what level of PCO2 does cerebral perfusion P stop being directly proportional to PCO2?

57
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What cells make the CSF?

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Ependymal cells of the choroid plexus

58
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Hydrocephalus ex vacuo: what causes the apparent increase in CSF?

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Decreased neural tissue

59
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What kind of shunting should you use in treatment of normal P hydrocephalus?

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Ventriculoperitoneal shunting

60
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Vertebral disc herniation: what structure actually herniates through the annulus fibrosis?

A

Nucleus pulposus

61
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In adults, how far down does the spinal cord extend?

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L1-L2 vertebrae

62
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In adults, how far down does the subarachnoid space extend?

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Lower border of S2 vertebra

63
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25 y/o woman with scanning speech, intention tremor, and nystagmus. Dx?

64
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What mutation is seen in some familial cases of ALS?

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SOD-1 mutation

65
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At what vertebral level does the artery of Adamkiewicz start supplying ASA territory?

66
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What 2 sites does poliovirus replicate in before it spreads to blood?

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Oropharynx and small intestine

67
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What inheritance pattern does Werdnig-Hoffman dz have?

68
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What gene is disabled in Friedrich ataxia?

69
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What is the normal fxn of frataxin? What happens when it’s impaired in FA?

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It’s essential for mitochondrial Fe regulation. Impairment–>Fe buildup–> FR damage

70
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Ant 2/3 of the tongue is formed by which pharyngeal arches?

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1st and 2nd

71
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Post 1/3 of the tongue is formed by which pharyngeal arches?

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3rd and 4th

72
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What are the tongue muscles derived from?

A

Occipital myotomes

73
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What structure separates the ant 2/3 from post 1/3 of the tongue?

A

Terminal sulcus

*foramen cecum also would have been an acceptable answer as it lies at the midline in the terminal sulcus

74
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Ant 2/3 of tongue: taste and sensation from?

A

Taste: 7
Sensation: V3

75
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Post 1/3 of tongue: taste and sensation from?

76
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Extreme posterior tongue: sensation from?

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