Neurosurgery Flashcards
II (optic)
Impulses for sight
III (oculomotor)
Muscles that move the eye and iris
IV (trochlear)
Oblique muscle of the eye
V (trigeminal)
Sensations of the face, mouth, nose, forehead, top of head
VI (abducens)
Lateral movement of the eye
VII (facial)
Muscles in face and scalp, tears and salvation
VIII (vestibulocochlear) [acoustic]
Hearing and equilibrium
IX (glossopharyngeal)
Sense of taste and pharyngeal movement, parotid gland and salvation
X (vagus)
Heart, pancreas, lungs, and digestive system
Pharyngeal and laryngeal muscles
XI (accessory)
Two parts
Cranial portion and spinal portion
XII (hypoglossal)
Innervates muscles of the tongue
I (olfactory)
Sense of smell
Soma
Sending and receiving area for nerve impulses and its energy center for the cell
Axon
Carries nerve impulses AWAY from the cell
Dendrites
Carries nerve impulses TOWARDS the cell
Frontal lobe
Responsible for thoughts and behaviors
Temporal lobe
Controls memory, the senses, language, and emotions
Parietal lobe
Primarily controls language
Occipital lobe
Controls vision
Outermost layer of the brain
Dura mater
Middle layer of the brain
Arachnoid mater
Innermost layer of the brain
Pia mater
Cerebral peduncles is responsible for relaying auditory and visual impulses
True or False?
False
Corpora quadrigemina is responsible for relaying auditory and visual impulses
True or False?
True
Broca’s area is responsible for motor speech
True or False?
True
The skulls bony plates are connected by a thin membrane called a wig
True or False?
False
The cerebral cortex is the outer tissue layer of the cerebrum
True or False?
True
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
7
How many thoracic vertebrae are there?
12
How many lumbar vertebrae are there?
5
How many sacral vertebrae are there?
5
How many coccygeal vertebrae are there?
1
During a microdiscetomy, tubular retractor is used?
True or False?
True
