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Motor innervation of the tongue

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Hypoglossal nerve – CN XII

w/ exception of palatoglossus muscle, which is innervated by the Vagus Nerve – CN X

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General sensation (touch/pain/pressure/temp) to anterior 2/3 of tongue?

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Mandibular branch of Trigeminal Nerve – CN V3

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General sensation (touch/pain/pressure/temp) to posterior 2/3 of tongue?

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Glossopharyngeal Nerve – CN IX

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General sensation (touch/pain/pressure/temp) to posterior area of the tongue root?

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Vagus Nerve – CN X

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Gustatory sensation (taste buds) to anterior 2/3 of tongue?

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Chorda Tympani of Facial Nerve – CN VII

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Gustatory sensation (taste buds) to posterior 2/3 of tongue?

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Glossopharyngeal Nerve – CN IX

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Gustatory sensation (taste buds) to posterior area of the tongue root & taste buds of the larynx & upper esophagus?

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Vagus Nerve – CN X

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Afferent limb of pupillary light reflex?

transmits light → pretectal nucleus → Edinger Westphal nucleus

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Optic Nerve (CN II)

Marcus Gunn pupil = afferent pupillary defect due to optic nerve damage or retinal detachment

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Efferent limb of pupillary light reflex?

Pretectal nucleus → iris sphinctor & ciliary muscle → constricts pupil

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Parasympathetic fibers of Oculomotor Nerve (CN III)

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Afferent & efferent limbs of Corneal reflex?

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A = CN V1 ophthalmic (nasociliary branch)

E = CN VII (temporal branch: orbicularis oculi)

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Nerve that allows ability to close eyelid?

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Facial Nerve (CN VII)

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12
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Where is lesion?

Medially directed eye that cannot abduct

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Abducens nerve (CN VI)

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Where is lesion?

Eye looks down & out, ptosis, pupillary dilation, loss of accommodation

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Oculomotor Nerve (CN III)

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Where is lesion?
Eye moves upward, particularly w/ contralateral gaze & ipsilateral head tilt
(problems going down stairs)

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Trochlear Nerve (CN IV)

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15
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Where is lesion?

Horizontal nystagmus w/ normal convergence

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MLF

Internuclear Ophthalmoplegia

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16
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Controls circadian rhythm?

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Suprachiasmatic nucleus (Hypothalamus)

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17
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Controls heating, sympathetic?

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Posterior Hypothalamus

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Controls cooling, parasympathetic?

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Anterior Hypothalamus

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Controls satiety; lesion → hyperphagia?

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Ventromedial area (Hypothalamus)

stimulated by Leptin

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Controls huger; lesion → anorexia?

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Lateral area (Hypothalamus)

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21
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NE → Location of synthesis?

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Locus Ceruleus (Pons)

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Dopamine → Location of synthesis?

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Ventral Tegmentum & Substantia Nigra (SNc; midbrain)

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23
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5-HT → Location of synthesis?

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Raphe Nucleus (Pons)

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ACh → Location of synthesis?

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Basal nucleus of Meynert

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GABA → Location of synthesis?

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Nucleus accumbens

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26
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Location?

Reward center, pleasure, addiction, fear

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Nucleus Accumbens & Septal Nucleus

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27
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Intention Tremor = Characteristic lesion where in the brain?

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= Cerebellar dysfunction

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Hemiballismus = Characteristic lesion where in the brain?

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Contralateral subthalamic nucleus

e.g. lacunar stroke

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Chorea = Characteristic lesion where in the brain?

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Basal ganglia

e.g. Huntington’s

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30
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Athetosis = Characteristic lesion where in the brain?

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Basal ganglia

e.g. Huntington’s

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31
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Lesion Localization?

Kluver Bucy syndrome (hyperorality, hypersexuality, disinhibited behavior)

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Amigdala (bilateral)

  • ass’d w/ HSV-1
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32
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Lesion Localization?

Disinhibition & deficits in concentration, orientation, & judgment; may have re-emergence of primitive reflexes

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Frontal lobe

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33
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Lesion Localization?
Spatial neglect syndrome
(agnosia of the contralateral side of the world)

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Right parietal lobe

34
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Lesion Localization?
Reduced levels of arousal & wakefulness
(e.g. coma)

A

Reticular activating system (midbrain)

35
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Lesion Localization?
Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome
- Confusion, ophthalmoplegia, ataxia
- Memory loss (anterograde & retrograde amnesia)
- Confabulation, personality changes
A

Mammilary Bodies (bilateral)

  • ass’d w/ Thiamine (B1) deficiency & alcoholics
  • can be precipitated by giving glucose w/out B1 to a B1-deficient patient
36
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Lesion Localization?

May result in tremor at rest, chorea, or athetosis

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Basal ganglia (Parkinson’s Disease)

37
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Lesion Localization?

Intention tremor, limb ataxia, & loss of balance

A

Cerebellar hemispheres

  • affects lateral limbs, ipsilaterally
38
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Lesion Localization?

Contralateral hemiballismus

A

Subthalamic nucleus

39
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Lesion Localization?

Truncal ataxia, dysarthria

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Cerebellar vermis

  • “centrally” located, affects “central” body
40
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Lesion Localization?

Anterograde amnesia

A

Hippocampus

41
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Lesion Localization?

Eyes look away from side of lesion

A

Paramedian Pontine Reticular Formation (PPRF)

42
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Lesion Localization?

Eyes look toward lesion

A

Frontal eye fields

43
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Lesion Localization?

Parinaud Syndrome - paralysis of conjugate vertical gaze

A

Superior Colliculi

e.g. pinealoma; pineal body lies just above the superior colliculi

44
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What nerve root controls the Biceps reflex?

45
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What nerve root controls the Triceps reflex?

46
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What nerve root controls the Patella reflex?

47
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What nerve root controls the Achilles reflex?

48
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Which cranial nerve nuclei lie in the Midbrain?

A

CN III & IV

49
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Which cranial nerve nuclei lie in the Pons?

50
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Which cranial nerve nuclei lie in the Medulla?

A

CN IX, X, XII

51
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Which cranial nerve nuclei lie in the Spinal Cord?

52
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Afferent & effent limbs of lacrimation reflex?

A

A = V1
(loss of reflex does not preclude emotional tears)

E = VII

53
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Afferent & effent limbs of jaw-jerk reflex?

A

A = V3 (sensory - muscle spindle from masseter)

E = V3 (motor - masseter)

54
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Afferent & effent limbs of pupillary light reflex?

A

A = II

E = III

55
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Afferent & effent limbs of gag reflex?

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A = IX

E = X

56
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Lesion Localization?

Paralysis of upper & lower face

A

CN VII, LMN
- Ipsilateral
(Facial nerve palsy)

57
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Lesion Localization?

Paralysis of lower face w/ forehead spared

A

Lesion of motor cortex OR corticobulbar tract (cnxn btwn cortex & CN VII)

  • Contralateral, UMN
  • Forehead sparing due to bilateral UMN innervation
58
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Lesion Localization?

Jaw deviation to one side

A

Ipsilateral CN V

unopposed force from opp. pterygoid muscle

59
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Lesion Localization?

Uvula deviation to one side

A

Contralateral CN X

60
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Lesion Localization?

Weakness turning head to one side w/ shoulder droop on other side

A

CN XI lesion on side of shoulder droop (trapezius)

  • SCM causes weakness turning head
61
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Lesion Localization?

Tongue deviation to one side

A

Ipsilateral CN XII lesion

62
Q

Lesion Localization?
“Waiter’s tip”
(Limb hangs by side, medially rotated, forearm pronated)

A

Upper Trunk of Brachial Plexus (C5 & C6 roots)

  • Lesioned by trauma (seen in infants w/ trauma following delivery)
  • Paralysis of Abductors, Lateral rotators, & Biceps, respectively
63
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Lesion Localization?

Total Claw hand (Klumpke’s palsy)

A

Lower Trunk of Brachial Plexus (C8, T1)

  • Loss of function of all lumbricals
  • Compressed by cervical rib or by Pancoast tumor of the lung
64
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Lesion Localization?

Wrist drop

A

Posterior Cord of Brachial Plexus OR Radial Nerve

Radial Nerve:

  • compressed in axilla by incorrect use of crutch
  • lesioned by midshaft fracture of humerus
  • stretched by subluxation of radius
65
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Winged scapula

A

Long Thoracic Nerve (C5, 6, 7)

66
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Deltoid paralysis

A

Axillary Nerve

lesioned by:

  • fracture of surgical neck
  • dislocation of humerus
  • intramuscular injections
67
Q

Difficulty flexing elbow, variable sensory loss

A

Musculocutaneous Nerve

68
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“Pope’s blessing”:

2nd & 3rd digits remain extended when asked to make a fist & thumb remains unopposed

A

Proximal Median Nerve lesion

compressed in:

  • carpal tunnel syndrome
  • dislocated lunate
69
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“Claw hand” of pinky & ring finger when trying to open the hand

A

Ulnar Nerve lesion

  • Loss of medial lumbricals function
  • lesioned by trauma to heel of the hand; fracture of hook of hamate
70
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Loss of sensation over the dorsum of the foot along w/ loss of dorsiflexion & eversion

A

Lesion to common perineal nerve:
Deep Peroneal Nerve = dorsiflexion
Superficial Peroneal = eversion & sensation to dorsum of foot

(Fibular neck fracture = common injury)

71
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Loss of sensation over sole of the foot along w/ loss of plantar flexion & inversion of the foot

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Tibial nerve

common injury = as it passes through the middle of the popliteal fossa

72
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Loss of sensation on the medial aspect of the leg

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Saphenous Nerve lesion (branch of femoral nerve)

73
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Function of the intrinsic Lumbrical muscles of the hand?

A
  • Flex MCP joints

- Extend DIP & PIP joints

74
Q

“Claw hand” of index & middle finger when trying to open hand completely

A

Distal Median Nerve lesion

  • Loss of lateral lumbrical function
75
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"Ape Hand":
Unopposable thumb (inability to abduct thumb)
A

Proximal median nerve lesion
(similar to “Pope’s Blessing”)

  • Loss of Opponens Pollicis muscle function
76
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Anterior Hip Dislocation – potential nerve damaged & symptoms?

A

Obturator Nerve (L2-4)

Motor Deficit = Thigh adduction
Sensory Deficit = Medial Thigh

77
Q

Pelvic Fracture – potential nerve damaged & symptoms?

A

Femoral Nerve (L2-4)

Motor Deficit = Thigh flexion & leg extension
Sensory Deficit = Anterior thigh & medial leg

78
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Trauma or compression of lateral aspect of leg – potential nerve damaged & symptoms?

A

Common Peroneal Nerve (L4-S2)

Motor Deficit = Foot eversion & dorsiflexion; Toe extension (foot drop, foot slap, steppage gait)
Sensory Deficit = Anterolateral leg & dorsal aspect of foot

79
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Fibula neck fracture – potential nerve damaged & symptoms?

A

Common Peroneal Nerve (L4-S2)

Motor Deficit = Foot eversion & dorsiflexion; Toe extension (foot drop, foot slap, steppage gait)
Sensory Deficit = Anterolateral leg & dorsal aspect of foot

80
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Posterior Hip Dislocation – potential nerve damaged & symptoms?

A

Superior Gluteal Nerve (L4-S1)
Motor Deficit = Thigh abduction (Trendelenburg Sign - contralateral hip drops when standing on leg ipsilateral to site of lesion)

Inferior Gluteal Nerve (L5-S2)
Motor Deficit = Can’t jump, climb stairs, or rise from seated position; can’t push inferiorly (downwards)

81
Q

Polio – potential nerve damaged & symptoms?

A

Superior Gluteal Nerve (L4-S1)
Motor Deficit = Thigh abduction (Trendelenburg Sign - contralateral hip drops when standing on leg ipsilateral to site of lesion)

82
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Sciatic nerve roots? What nerves does it become/split into?

A

L4-S3
Posterior thigh, splits into Common Peroneal & Tibial Nerve

(PED - Peroneal Everts & Dorsiflexes, if injured foot dropPED)
(TIP - Tibial Inverts & Plantarflexes, if injured can’t stand on TIP-toes)

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