SF2 Unit 3 Memorization Flashcards
Rule of 4: Four M’s
Motor Nucleus
Motor Pathway
MLF
Medial Lemniscus
Rule of 4: Four S’s
Sympathetic
Spinothalamic
Sensory V
Spinocerebellar
Midbrain: Lateral Blood Supply
PCA
Midbrain: Medial Bloody Supply
PCA
Pons: Lateral Blood Supply
AICA
Pons: Medial Blood Supply
Basilar
Medulla: Lateral Blood Supply
PICA
Medulla: Medial Blood Supply
ASA
Metencephalon
Pons and Cerebellum
Myelencephalon
Medulla
Other Name for Lateral Sulcus
Sylvian Fissure
Other Name for Central Sulcus
Rolandic Fissure
Alexia
Acquired loss of ability to read
Agraphia
Acquired disorder of writing
Visual Agnosia
Can see but cannot recognize object by sight alone
Circle of Willis Arteries
Anterior Cerebral Artery Anterior Communicating Artery Internal Carotid Artery Posterior Cerebral Artery Posterior Communicating Artery
Most common Saccular/Berry Aneurysm
Anterior Communicating Artery (causes diplopia)
Diplopia
Blurred/Double Vision
Aneurysm which can cause sensory aphasia
Middle Cerebral Artery (supplies Wernicke’s Area)
Primary Branches of the Internal Carotid Artery
Opthalmic Artery Posterior Communicating Artery Anterior Cerebral Artery Anterior Choroidal Artery Middle Cerebral Art
Clinical Consequences of Middle Cerebral Artery Damage
1) Supplies most of Motor Cortex
2) Supplies Broca’s Area
3) Supplies Wernicke’s Area
Important Temporal Lobe Structure Damaged by Occlusion of PCA
Hippocampus
Wallenburg’s Syndrome
Lateral Medullary Syndrome
Dysphagia, Dysphonia, Dysarthria
Dysphagia
Difficulty swallowing
Dysphonia
Lack of speech coordination
Dysarthria
Unclear speech articulation
Symptoms: Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Headache, seizures, focal neurological deficits
Vasogenic Edema
Disruption of BBB; protein enters ISF, drawing water