Pns exam 1 Flashcards
<p>The nervous system is divided functionally into the:</p>
<p>somatic and automatic (visceral) OR efferent and afferent</p>
<p>Name the structural and functional unit of the nervous sytem</p>
<p>Neuron</p>
<p>Name the structure which carries impulses away from the nerve cell body</p>
<p>Axon</p>
<p>Neurons communicate with each other where?</p>
<p>At the synapse</p>
<p>The nervous communication occurs by means of chemical reagents called:</p>
<p>Neurotransmitters</p>
<p>The fxn of Neuroglia</p>
<p>Support the neurons</p>
<p>What are some neuroglia of the PNS</p>
<p>Neurolemma cells</p>
<p>Schwann cells are aka</p>
<p>Neurolemma cell</p>
<p>The cranial ventricles are lined by:</p>
<p>Ependymal cells</p>
<p>A collection of nerves in the CNS is known as:</p>
<p>Nucleus</p>
<p>The white mater in the CNS includes:</p>
<p>Cranial tract</p>
<p>Name the meninges</p>
<p>Dura mater, arachnoid mater and pia mater</p>
<p>Layer which provides an effective barier of the nerve fibers</p>
<p>Perineurium</p>
<p>What does the endoneurium surround?</p>
<p>The axon and neurolemma cell</p>
<p>Name two types of ganglia in function</p>
<p>Motor and sensory</p>
<p>In the PNS what are the sensory nerve fibers aka</p>
<p>Afferent fibers</p>
<p>How many cranial nerves arise from the brain?</p>
<p>11 (not spinal accessory)</p>
<p>Where does the spinal accessory nerve arise from?</p>
<p>The upper cervical spinal cord</p>
<p>What do spinal nerves arise from the spinal cord as?</p>
<p>Anterior and posterior rootlets</p>
<p>What is the definition of a dermatome</p>
<p>The unilateral area of skin innervated by the fibers of a single spinal nerve</p>
<p>What describes proprioceptive sensations</p>
<p>Concerns the spacial orientation of the body and limbs</p>
<p>Visceral motor fibers transmit impulses to \_\_\_\_\_\_, \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_. and \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_</p>
<p>Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glandular tissue</p>
<p>What innervates the masseter</p>
<p>Branchial motor fibers</p>
<p>Name three functionally different modalities of the nerve fibers which innervate the skeletal muscles</p>
<p>Somatic motor, branchial motor, general sensory</p>
<p>Name four functional modalities of the nerve fibers which are carried by the facial nerve</p>
<p>Branchial motor, visceral motor, general sensory, special sensory</p>
<p>How many neurons make up a consecutive somatic motor pathway</p>
<p>2</p>
<p>What is embedded in the anterior gray horn and what does this make up?</p>
<p>Lower motor neurons, forms the nuclei of origin</p>
<p>Where are lower motor neuron bodies located and what do they make up</p>
<p>Located in brain stem and upper cervicals of the spinal cord and make up the nuclei of origin</p>
<p>What is atropy associated with</p>
<p>Lower motor neuron lesion</p>
<p>The second sensory neurons decussate and project to where?</p>
<p>The thalamus</p>
<p>Tertiary sensory neurons are where</p>
<p>Ventral thalamic nucleus</p>
<p>The posterior limb is a part of what and where does it carry tertiary sensory neuronal axons?</p>
<p>Part of the internal capsule, and carries axons to the postcentral gyrus</p>
<p>Where do branchial efferent cranial neurons arise from</p>
<p>Nucleus of origin</p>
<p>What neuronal type are the primary sensory neurons?</p>
<p>(pesudo)unipolar</p>
<p>Name the patent openings for the four visceral efferent cranial nerves</p>
<p>III- superior orbital fissure, VII- internal acoustic meatus, IX- jugular foramen, X- Jugular formen</p>
<p>Describe the superficial or apparent origin of the cranial nerve VI</p>
<p>Inferior pontine sulcus</p>
<p>What is the main secondary olfactoy neuron</p>
<p>Mitral cell</p>
<p>Name 2 sensory olfactory neurons</p>
<p>Mitral cell, tufted cell</p>
<p>where are primary olfactory neurons located?</p>
<p>On the superior nasal concha</p>
<p>Where do olfactory cilia attach?</p>
<p>To the olfactory vesicle of the primary olfactory neuron</p>
<p>What are fila olfactoria</p>
<p>gathered bunches of Axons of the primary olfactory neuron</p>
<p>What neurons continually replace thru out life?</p>
<p>Olfactory receptor neurons</p>
<p>What forms fila olfactoria</p>
<p>The synapses between the primary and secondaey olfactory neurons (in olfactory bulb)</p>
<p>Name the laminar structure of the olfactory bulb from the surface inward</p>
<p>Olfactory nerve layer, Golmerular layer, external plexiform layer, mitral layer, internal plexiform layer, granule cell layer, olfactory nerve tracts</p>
<p>What happens in the glomerular layer of the olfactory bulb?</p>
<p>Incoming olfactory axons synapse with dendrites of the secondary olfactory neuron</p>
<p>What does the granule cell layer of the olfactory bulb become?</p>
<p>Becomes the anterior olfactory nucleus in the olfactory tract</p>
<p>What does the olfactory trigone split into?</p>
<p>The medial and lateral olfactory striae</p>
<p>What are the 2 main intrinsic neurons in the olfactory bulb?</p>
<p>periglomerular and granule cells</p>
<p>What neuron has no axon in the olfactory bulb?</p>
<p>Granule cells</p>
<p>The medial stria of the olfactory nerve ends where?</p>
<p>the subcallosal area</p>
<p>What does the subcallosal area contain (areas)?</p>
<p>Parolfactory and paraterminal area</p>
<p>What does the subcallosal area connect with via the cingular gyrus?</p>
<p>Parahippocampal gyrus</p>
<p>What 3 things are connected by the lateral stria of the olfactory nerves?</p>
<p>Gyrus semilunaris, amigdaloid body, and entorhinal area</p>
<p>Describe olfactory nerve fibers</p>
<p>Extremely minute and unmyelinated</p>
<p>What is anosmia/hyposmia?</p>
<p>Result of damage to any part of the olfactory system (lack/absence of smell)</p>
<p>What are all neuronal elements of the eye derived from</p>
<p>Optic vessicle of prosencephalon</p>
<p>What are the optic nerves composed of?</p>
<p>Axons of multipolar neurons in the ganglionic layer</p>
<p>What is the layer of optic nerve in the retina formed by?</p>
<p>Axons of multiple multipolar neurons</p>
<p>Name the layers of the eyeball</p>
<p>Fibrous tunic, vascular tunic, internal sensory</p>
<p>What is the uvea formed by?</p>
<p>Iris, ciliary body, and choroidea</p>
<p>What is the choroidea and where is it located?</p>
<p>The vascular tunic located in the posterior portion of the eyeball</p>
<p>Name the 10 layers of the retina from inner surface to outward</p>
<p>Internal limiting membrane, layer of nerve fibers, ganglionic layer of the retina, inner plexiform layer, inner nuclear layer,outer plexiform layer, external nuclear layer, external limiting membrane, rods and cones/Jacob's membrane, pigmented epithelium</p>
<p>Where do glial cells of muller (vertical) extend and mark?</p>
<p>Between the internal and external limiting membranes</p>
<p>What retinal layer are horizontal cells located?</p>
<p>Outer plexiform layer</p>
<p>What is the outer layer of the retina</p>
<p>Pigmented epithelium</p>
<p>What are lamina cribrosa and what penetrates them</p>
<p>Very thin choroid and sclera layers, penetrated by the optic nerve fibers at the optic disc</p>