Questions ch. 1 neuro Flashcards
Respiration relies on the muscles of inspiration and expiration. The thick dome shaped muscle that separated the abdomen from the thorax is called
diaphragm
Most pharyngeal muscles are innervated by Cranial nerves
IX-glossopharyngeal
X-Vagus
The primary muscles of the lips is the
orbicularis oris
The neurons that transmit information away from the brain are
efferent
An important structure adjacent to the brainstem that contains the hypothalamus (which controls emotions) and the thalamus (which relays sensory impulses to various portions of the cerebral cortex) is called the
diencephalon
The corpus striatum is compose of three nuclear masses which are the
globus pallidus, caudate nucleus, and putamen
The structure that regulates body posture, equilibrium, and coordinated fine motor movements is the
cerebellum
The anterior cerebral artery supplies blood to the
corpus callosum and basal ganglia
the laryngopharynx and the oropharynx add resonance to sounds produced by the larynx. The nasopharynx adds noticeable resonance to which sounds?
m, n, ng
These are composed of a ring of connective tissue and muscle extending from the tips of the arytenoid cartilages to the larynx. The separate the laryngeal vestibule from the pharynx and help preserve the airway.
aryepiglottic folds
The cranial nerve that innervated the larynx and also innervated the levator veli palatini, palatoglossus, and palatopharyngeus muscles is
CN X-vagus
Muscles that contribute to velopharyngeal closure through tensing or elevation the velum are the
palatoglossus, tensor veli palatini, and levator palatini
The structure at the inferior portion of the tongue that connects the tongue to the mandible is called the
lingual frenum
When a person is producing voiced and voiceless /th/, the muscle that is most involved is the
genioglossus
Which muscles are most involved in adducting the vocal folds?
lateral cricoarytenoids and transverse arytenoid
