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Neuro Workbook 2 + all diagrams from week 1 and 2 Flashcards

1
Q

what kind of fibres pass through the corpus callosum

A

commisural

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2
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what does the fornix do

A

connects hippocampus to mamillary body

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3
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what are basal ganglia

A

collections of neuronal cell bodies

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4
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5 basal ganglia

A

Caudate nucleus
putamen
globus pallidus
Subthalamic nucleus
substantia nigra

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5
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what makes up the lentiform nucleas

A

putamen and
globus pallidus

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6
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what’s the septum pellucidum

A

is a thin sheet that separates the
anterior horns of the two lateral ventricles.

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7
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where is the caudate nucleus and what does it look like

A

Identify a bulbous projection on the floor of the lateral ventricle.

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8
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what does the thalamus do

A

its a sensory relay area

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9
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what part of the thalamus does does most of the general sensory info pass through

A

ventro-postero-lateral (VPL) nucleus

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10
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Where are the colliculi (a component of the midbrain) in relation to the pineal gland?

A

inferior

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11
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what is the internal capsule made of

A

myelinated axons- white matter

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12
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What is the name given to fibres that connect the cerebral hemispheres with other parts of the brain?

and where can they be found

A

projection

internal capsule

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13
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Which cerebral artery through one of its branches supplies the internal capsule?

A

MCA

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14
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whats this

A

substancia nigra

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15
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Where would the red nucleus be in relation to the substantia nigra, anterior or
posterior to it?

A

anterior

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16
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what type of fibres does the cerebral peduncles contain

A

motor
sensory

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17
Q

in spine which is grey or white matter

A

Grey matter – IN
White matter- OUT
white appears darkly stained

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18
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which part of spinal chord is anterior
and what type of fibres

A

fat bit- ventral = anterior

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19
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What is the name of the hole in the middle of the spinal cord and what does it contain?

A

Central canal- contains CSF

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20
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what does the spinothalmic tract send

A

sensory- pain and temp

thalmic- sounds like temp

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21
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what does dorsal column send

A

all sensory apart from pain and temp

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22
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what does corticospinal tract send

A

voluntary motor

cortic-brain
spinal- spine so is descending

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23
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where does spinothalmic tract cross and synapse

A

as soon as it entres the spine

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24
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where does the dorsal column cross

A

in the medulla

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25
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where does the corticospinal tract cross

A

in medulla

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26
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Which of the cranial nerves have a parasympathetic component?

A
  1. 7,9,10
    oculomotor
    facial,
    glossopharyngeal
    vagus nerves
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27
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Which cranial nerve(s) are attached directly to the brain?

A

1 and 2- first so start early
Olfactory and optic

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28
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Which cranial nerve(s) are attached directly to the midbrain?

A

3 and 4
Oculomotor, trochlear

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29
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Which is the only cranial nerve to arise from the posterior aspect of the brain?

A

4- trochlear

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30
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Which cranial nerve(s) are attached directly to the pons?

A

V- trigeminal

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31
Q

Which cranial nerve(s) are attached directly to the pontomedullary junction?

A

6, 7, 8

abducens nerve
facial nerve
vestibulocochlear nerve

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32
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Which cranial nerve(s) are attached directly to the medulla?

A

9, 10, 11, 12

glossopharyngeal
vagus
accessory
hypoglossal

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33
Q

way to work out what nerves come out of what part of the brain

A

working the way down-
2 - brain
2 - midbrain
1 - posterior brain
1 - pons
3 - pontomedullary junction
4 -medulla

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34
Q

Which cranial nerve can be tested by the pupillary light reflex?

A

occulomotor

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35
Q

Which cranial nerve can be tested by touch over the surface of the cheek? x3

A

Trigeminal mandibular
maxillary V2 + 3

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36
Q

What cranial nerve would you be testing if you asked the patient to stick their tongue out?

A

hypoglossal

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37
Q

what vertebral level is this

A

cervical

short ventral horn

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38
Q

what vertebral level is this

A

thoracic

look for sticky out bit in middle

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39
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what vertebral level is this

A

lumbar

generally much thicker

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40
Q

what vertebral layer is this

A

sacral

huge ventral horn

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41
Q

whats the green tract
what does it carry

A

dorsal column
all sensation except pain and temp

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42
Q

what are the light and dark blue tracts

what do they carry

A

light = lateral
dark= ant
corticospinal tracts

voluntary movement

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43
Q

what are the orange and yellow tracts

A

orange = lat
yellow = ant
spinothalamic tracts

pain and tempurature

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44
Q

parts of the corpus collosum: whats the brown part

A

splenium

S is near end of the alphabet so is the end of corpus

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45
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parts of the corpus collosum: whats the blue part

A

body

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46
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parts of the corpus collosum: whats the pink part

A

genu
genu “like new” so not quite first- second

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47
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parts of the corpus collosum: whats the green part

A

rostrum

roosters call in the morning- start

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48
Q

whats the pink box

A

calcarine sulcus

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49
Q

whats the dark blue box

A

cerebral aquaduct

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50
Q

whats the light blur box

A

4th ventricle

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51
Q

whats the red box

A

superior colliculi

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52
Q

whats the dark blue box

A

lateral ventricle

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53
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whats the light blue box

A

third ventricle

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54
Q

whats the deep red box

A

thalamus

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55
Q

whats the purple box

and what does it do x2

A

caudate nucleas

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56
Q

whats in the green box

A

lentiform nucleas

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57
Q

whats in the orange box

what does it do

A

internal capsule

allows communication between brain, brainstem and spine- projection fibres

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58
Q

overall function of the basal ganglia

A

feedbacks sensory info to cortex- helping to refine movements

also has a role in memory and emotion

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59
Q

whats the grey box

A

corpas collosum

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60
Q

whats in the light blue box

A

lateral ventricles

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61
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whats in the pink box

A

pons

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62
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whats in the dark blue box

A

cerebral aquaduct

63
Q

whats in the blue box

64
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whats in the pink box

A

internal capsule

65
Q

whats in the pink box

A

ciliary ganglion

66
Q

whats in the blue box

A

optic nerve

67
Q

whats in the green box

68
Q

whats in the red box

A

sup devision of oculomotor

69
Q

whats in the purple box

70
Q

whats the orange structure

and what does it do

A

middle cerebeller peduncle

71
Q

what artery serves the red area

72
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what artery serves the yellow area

73
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what artery serves the blue area

74
Q

whats the green sulcus

A

central sulcus

75
Q

whats the orange sulcus

A

parieto-occipital sulcus

76
Q

whats the yellow sulcus

77
Q

whats the dark blue sulcus

A

congulate sulcus

78
Q

whats the red sinus

A

superior saggital sinus

79
Q

whats the pink sinus

A

inferior saggital sinus

80
Q

whats the dark red vein

81
Q

whats the light blue sinus

82
Q

whats the orange sinus

A

transverse sinus

83
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whats the green sinus

84
Q

whats in the grey box

A

confluence of sinuses

85
Q

name for the thing that produces CSF

A

choriod plexus

86
Q

hard function of the post central sulcus

A

GENERAL sensory

special sensory done via cranial nerves

87
Q

whats the yellow lobe

88
Q

grey lobe

A

anterior lobe

89
Q

brown lobe

A

posterior lobe

90
Q

dark red lobe

91
Q

blue thing

A

flocculonodular lobe

92
Q

whats the blue area

what number is it

what does it control

A

pre central gyrus

4

primary motor- voluntary

93
Q

what is the red area

what number is it

what does it control

A

post central gyrus

3,1,2

somatosensory- proprioception

94
Q

what is the orange area

what number is it

what does it control

A

wernikes area

22

comprehension of speech

95
Q

what is the purple area

what number is it

what does it control

A

brocas area

44,45

motor control of speech

96
Q

what is the yellow area

what number is it

A

primary auditory cortex

41

97
Q

what is the green area

what is its number

A

primary visual cortex

17

98
Q

whats the purple thing

and what does it do

A

thalamus

sensory relay system

99
Q

whats the pink thing

what does it have a role in

A

mamillary body

memory

100
Q

whats the red thing

what does it have a role in

A

hipocampus

learning and memory

101
Q

whats the blue thing

what does it too

A

fornix

connects mamillary bodies to hippocampus

102
Q

whats the blue thing

A

lateral ventrical

103
Q

whats the yellow thing

104
Q

what is the red thing

whats sitting just above

what do either do

A

inferior colliculi

superior colliculi

sup- integrates sensory info to ensure head and eyes are looking at right thing

inf- integrates sound info

105
Q

what are the dark and light green things

A

dark = caudate nucleas

ligh = thalamus

106
Q

what are the light and dark red things

A

light = internal capsule

dark= hippocampus

107
Q

what is the yellow thing

108
Q
A

grey = grey
white = white

simple in the brain- opposite spinal cord

109
Q

what are the light and dark blue things

A

light = 3rd ventrical
dark = choriod plexus

110
Q

what tract is this
what does it transmit

A

spinothalamic- crosses straight away

pain and tempurature

111
Q

what tract is this
what does it transmit

A

dorsal column- uses dorsal horn

all sensory

112
Q

what tract is this
what does it transmit

A

corticospinal tract- does through ventral horn

voluntary movement

113
Q

whats the yellow nerve

114
Q

whats the dark purple nerve

A

vestibulocochlear- 8

115
Q

whats the light purple nerve

A

glossopharyngeal- 9

116
Q

whats the orange nerve

117
Q

whats the dark blue nerve

A

accessory- 11

118
Q

whats the light blue nerve

A

hypoglossal- 12

119
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whats the pink nerve

A

abducent- 6

120
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whats the light yellow nerve

A

olfactory- 1

121
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whats the light blue nerve

122
Q

whats the dark blue nerve

A

occulomotor- 3

123
Q

whats the orange nerve

A

trochlear- 4

124
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whats the red nerve

A

trigeminal- 5

125
Q

whats the purple bit

A

olfactory bulb

126
Q

whats the blue bit

A

olfactory tract

127
Q

whats the yellow bit- be specific

A

cribiform plate in the ETHMOID bone

128
Q

whats the purple bit

and what is its function

A

lateral geniculate body

relay center in the thalamus for the visual pathway- sends optic nerve info to occipital lobe

129
Q

whats the blue bit

A

optic radiation

130
Q

whats the green bit

and what does it do

A

Pretectum

Controls reflexes of
pupil and lense

131
Q

what are the dark and light blue nerves

A

dark = ophthalmic trigeminal
light = supraorbital
branch of trigeminal

132
Q

what are the red and pink nerves

A

red = maxillary trigeminal
pink = Ant superior alveolar
branch of maxillary

133
Q

what are the 3 green nerves

A

dark = mandibular trigeminal
lime = inferior alveolar of mandibular
light = lingual of mandibular

134
Q

whats the purple nerve

A

chordae tympani

135
Q

whats the yellow nerve

A

parotid plexus

136
Q

whats the yellow thing

A

parotid gland

137
Q

whats the red thing

A

carotid sinus

138
Q

what nerve is this

A

accesory- 11

139
Q

what nerve is this

A

hypoglossal- 12

140
Q

identify B

141
Q

identify C

A

3rd ventrical

142
Q

identify A and B

A

A = oculomotor
B = abducens

143
Q

identify C

144
Q

What four cranial nerves carry parasympathetic fibres

A

3,7, 9, 10

145
Q

identify A

what type of fibres are present in it

A

chordae tympani

special sensory and parasympathetic

146
Q

identify A

A

cricothyroid muscle

147
Q

what is B

what does it innervate

A

recurrent laryngeal nerve- branch of X

Intrinsic laryngeal muscles

148
Q

what type of fibres does A contain

A

commiseral- corpus collosum

149
Q

what is A

what does it do

A

septum pellucidum

seperate the 2 lateral ventricals

150
Q

whats B

A

genu- not curved round yet so not rostrum

151
Q

whats C

152
Q

what region of the spine is this from

153
Q

whats A and B

A

A = caudate nucleus
B = internal capsule

154
Q

whats C

A

globus pallidus- smaller bit = globus

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