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Spinal Anatomy Flashcards

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The notochord remains as what in the body?

A

Nucleus pulposus

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The vertebral column develops from what embryologically?

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Mesoderm

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3 primary ossification centers of the vertebrae?

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Centrum (for the body)

Right and left halves of the neural arch

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What are the 5 secondary ossification centers of vertebrae?

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Spinous process
Rt and Lt transverse processes
Upper and lower vertebral endplates

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Shapes of the vertebral bodies for each section?

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Cervical- Rectangular
Thoracic- Heart shaped
Lumbar- Kidney shaped

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Orientation of the superior articular facets for each vertebral section?

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Cervical- BUM
Thoracic- BUL
Lumbar- BM (Just backwards and medially)

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The posterior longitudinal ligament continues as the ________ from C2 and above?

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Tectorial membrane

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The supraspinous ligament continues as the ________ from C7 and above?

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Nuchal ligament

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What is the job of the alar ligament?

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Prevent axial rotation

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The anulus fibrosus fibers are angled at ____ degrees to the vertical?

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65 degrees

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The anulus fibrosus is thickest in the ______ region and thinnest in the ______?

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Lumbar

Thoracic, Respectively.

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What part of the anulus fibrosus is innervated?

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Outer 1/3

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The intervertebral disc is nourished by ______ from the vertebral endplates?

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diffusion (not well vascularized)

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What does the intervertebral foramen all contain?

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Spinal nerve, spinal nerve roots, dorsal root ganglion, spinal artery, veins, 2 to 4 sinuvertebral nerves, fat and transforaminal ligaments

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The spinal canal is largest in what region?

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Cervical

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Why is the cervical region the most common site for cord compression?

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The spinal cord is widest in this region (specifically C6)

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The atlanto-occipital joint is classified as what?

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Condylar (synovial)

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The median atlanto-axial joint is classified as?

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Pivot (synovial)

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The lateral atlanto-axial joint is classified as?

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Planar (synovial)

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Zygapophyseal (facet) joints are classified as?

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Planar (synovial)

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50% of flexion and extension in the cervical spine occur at which joint?

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Occiput-C1

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50% of the rotation in the cervical spine occurs at which joint?

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C1-C2 (Atlanto-axial)

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What is the range of motion of the SI joint? And what axis does this occur about?

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Nutation/counternutation

-Around an axis passing through S2

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Innervation of the SI joint?

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Superior gluteal nerve and branches from S1 S2

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The costochondral joints are classified as what?

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Synchondrosis (primary cartilaginous)

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The manubriosternal joint is classified as what?

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Symphysis (Secondary cartilaginous)

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The superficial layer of back muscles is made up of what?

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Trapezius and latissimus dorsi

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The intermediate layer of back muscles is made up of what?

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Levator scapulae, Rhomboid major and minor, Serratus posterior superior and inferior

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The deep layer of back muscles is made up of what?

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Splenius capitis, splenius cervicis, erector spinae, semispinalis capitis and cervicis, rotatores, interspinales, intertransversales, multifidus

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The Multifidus muscles range from what vertebral levels?

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Upper part of sacrum all the way to C2

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What is the most medial of the lumbar back muscles?

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Multifidus

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The medial intertransverarii muscles are supplied by ________ and the lateral are supplied by _________?

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Dorsal rami, ventral rami, respectively.

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What is the main function of the small back muscles such as rotatores, interspinales and intertransversales?

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mechanoreceptors (packed w/ muscle spindles?

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What level of the spine does the cord end at?

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L1/L2

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What layer that covers the spinal cord has the dentate ligaments?

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Pia mater

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The posterior/dorsal columns carry what sensations?

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Vibration, fine touch (2 point discrimination), and joint position sense (proprioception). These are known as the Gracilis and Cuneatus tracts

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The lateral spinothalamic tract carries what sensations?

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Pain and temperature

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The ventral spinothalamic tract carries what sensations?

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Crude touch and pressure

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What is the only descending tract that isn’t motor in function?

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Raphespinal (modulates nociception)

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What is the job of the raphespinal tract?

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Inhibits nociception by releasing serotonin and acts on the C fibers

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Rexed lamina II in the grey matter is also called?

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Substantia Gelatinosa (Involved w/ pain sensibility)

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41
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Substance P is found in high concentration in these laminae?

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I & II

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42
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Lamina III & IV are often combined and called?

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Nucleus proprius

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Lamina VII contains the dorsal nucleus (Clarke’s column) and axons from here ascend the spinal cord and carry what?

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Unconscious proprioception

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The single anterior spinal artery supplies approximately how much of the spinal cord? (w/ all its branches)

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Anterior 2/3

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The 2 posterior spinal arteries supply how much of the cord?

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Posterior 1/3

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The Great Radicular artery (of Adamkiewicz) supplies which part of the spinal cord?

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Lower 1/2 or 2/3 of the spinal cord

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What type of neuroglia cells make CSF?

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Ependymal cells

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The blood supply for anterior circulation of the brain is supplied by?

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Internal carotid arteries

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The blood supply for posterior circulation of the brain is supplied by?

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Vertebrobasilar system

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The connections between the blood supply in the brain is called?

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Circle of Willis

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The basilar artery supplies which part of the brain?

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Pons which contains nuclei for CN V, VI, VII, & VIII

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What artery supplies the medulla which has nuclei for CN IX, X, XI, and XII?

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Vertebral artery

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Where is the primary olfactory cortex located? (Where CN I fibers end)

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In the temporal lobe

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The only sensory CN that is not linked directly with the thalamus?

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Olfactory nerve (CN I)

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CN III also carries parasympathetic fibers to what?

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Circular iris muscle and ciliary body

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What is the only CN that exits the brainstem dorsally?

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Trochlear (CN IV)

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Parasympathetic fibers do what to the pupil?

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Constrict

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The ophthalmic division of CN V gives off what branches?

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NFL:
Nasociliary
Frontal
Lacrimal

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The maxillary division of CN V gives off what branches?

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PINZ
Pharyngeal
Infraorbital
Nasopalatine
Zygomatic
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CN VII innervates what muscle in the middle ear?

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Stapedius (nerve to the stapedius)

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CN VII conveys taste via what nerve? To what nucleus?

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Chorda tympani

Solitary tract nucleus

62
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The primary auditory cortex is located where?

A

Middle portion of the superior temporal gyrus (Brodmann’s area 22)

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CN IX (glossopharyngeal) contains motor fibers from the nucleus ______ to 1 muscle, which is?

A

Nucleus ambiguus

-Stylopharyngeus muscle

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CN IX carries taste from the posterior 1/3 of the tongue to the nucleus ______?

A

Solitarius

65
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What are the 3 CN’s that pass through the jugular foramen?

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CN’s IX, X, and XI

66
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CN X can go as far down as the?

A

Transverse colon in the abdomen

67
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Which triangle of the neck does CN XI pass through?

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Posterior cervical triangle

68
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All of the intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue are supplied by CN XII except??

A

Palatoglossus (pharyngeal plexus of the vagus nerve)

69
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Special Somatic Afferent (SSA) fibers are for which special senses?

A

Vision, hearing and balance

70
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Special Visceral Afferents (SVA) fibers are for which special senses?

A

Taste

Smell

71
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The caudate nucleus, putamen, and globus pallidus are collectively called the?

A

basal ganglia

72
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The internal capsule is divided into what 3 parts?

A

Anterior limb
Genu
Posterior limb

73
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The caudate nucleus and putamen can be collectively called?

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Corpus striatum (they are separated by the anterior limb of the internal capsule though)

74
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The left and right cerebellar hemispheres are joined centrally by the?

75
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What part of the vertebral artery is most prone to dissection?

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3rd part (between C1 transverse foramen and foramen magnum)

76
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The 2 vertebral arteries come together near the pons to form the?

A

Basilar artery

77
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What produces CSF and where?

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Choroid plexus in the lateral ventricles at a rate of 500 ml/day

78
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Sometimes the superior sagittal and straight sinuses join to form the?

A

Confluence of sinuses

79
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The sigmoid sinus passes through the jugular foramen and becomes?

A

Internal jugular vein

80
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The anterior fontanelle should be closed by?

A

The first 18 months of life

81
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The posterior fontanelle should be closed by?

A

The first 2-3 months of life

82
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What is the highest point on the skull in the sagittal plane called?

83
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What are the 5 layers of the scalp?

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Skin, Closed connective tissue, Aponeurosis, Loose connective tissue, and Pericranium (SCALP)

84
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The periosteum is attached to the underlying bone by?

A

Sharpey’s fibers

85
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What is the blood supply to the scalp?

A

External Carotid Artery

86
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The muscles of facial expression are innervated by what branches from CN VII?

A

Temporal, Zygomatic, Buccal, Marginal mandibular, Cervical (Ten Zebras Broke My Car)

87
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All of the muscles of the larynx are supplied by the recurrent laryngeal nerve of the vagus except?

A

Cricothyroid (superior laryngeal branch of CN X)

88
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The cervical plexus is derived from the ventral rami of which nerves?

89
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The ansa cervicalis is made up of which cervical nerves?

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C1, C2, C3

90
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What nerve supplies the diaphragm and from what levels?

A

Phrenic nerve

“C3, C4, C5 keep the diaphragm alive”

91
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The axillary nerve (C5-6) supplies which muscles?

A

Deltoid and teres MINOR

92
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Damage to what branch of the brachial plexus will result in “Winged scapula?”

A

Long thoracic nerve (C5-7)

93
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Damage to C5 & C6 roots will result in?

A

Erb-Duchenne palsy

94
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Damage to C8 and T1 roots will result in?

A

Klumpke’s palsy (Claw hand)

95
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The Sciatic nerve (L4, L5, S1-3) supplies all of the skin below the knee except?

A

A thin strip along the medial aspect of the leg and foot which is supplied by the saphenous branch of the femoral nerve

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Where does the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system originate?

A

Posterior nuclei in the hypothalamus

97
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The main end organ neurotransmitter in the sympathetic system is what?

A

Norepinephrine (except the sweat glands- acetylcholine)

98
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Cardiac plexuses are from what thoracic sympathetic level ganglia?

99
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The greater splanchnic nerves are derived from what levels and go to what ganglion?

A

T5-T9 ganglia (to celiac ganglion)

100
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The lesser splanchnic nerves are from what levels and go to what ganglion?

A

T10 & T11 (to superior mesenteric ganglion)

101
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The least splanchnic nerves are from what level and go to what ganglion?

A

T12 (to aortico-renal ganglion)

102
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The inferior hypogastric nerve is from what sympathetic levels?

103
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The parasympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system originates from where?

A

Anterior nuclei in the hypothalamus

104
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Parasympathetic fibers are carried in what nerves?

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CN III, VII, IX, X and S2-4

105
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The main neurotransmitter for the parasympathetic system is what?

A

Acetylcholine

106
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What are the tissues that have ONLY parasympathetic innervation?

A

Bronchial glands

107
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What are the tissues that have ONLY sympathetic innervation?

A

Blood vessels, Arrector pili muscle, Adrenal Medulla, Sweat glands

BAAS

108
Q

What does the Myenteric plexus of Auerbach do?

A

Regulates Motility of the muscularis externa in the intestine wall (M with M)

109
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What does the Submucosal plexus of Meissner do?

A

Regulates the Secretion of intestinal glands (S with S)

111
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What are the 3 types of autonomic mediated reflexes?

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  1. Viscerovisceral
  2. Viscerosomatic
  3. Somatovisceral
112
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What roots make up the Lesser Occipital nerve?

113
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This nerve is sensory to the posterolateral neck

A

lesser occipital

114
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what roots make up the greater auricular nerve

115
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what roots make up the transverse cervical nerve?

116
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What roots make up the supraclavicular nerve?

117
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what roots make up the nasa cervicalis (superior and inferior roots)?

118
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What roods make up the segmental branches of the cervical plexus?

119
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What roots make up the phrenic nerve?

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C3, C4, C5

“keep the diaphragm alive”

120
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What is sensory to the ear and parotid gland?

A

greater auricular

121
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what is sensory to the anterior and lateral neck?

A

transverse cervical

122
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what is sensory to the shoulder and anterior chest?

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supraclavicular

123
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what is motor to the geniohyoid and infra hyoid muscles of the neck?

A

ansa cervicalis

124
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what is motor to the neck and scalenes, levator, trapezius, and SCM?

A

segmental branches

125
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what is motor to the diaphragm?

126
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what roots make up the femoral nerve?

127
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what roots make up the obturator nerve?

128
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what roots make up the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve?

129
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what roots make up the iliohypogastric?

130
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what roots make up the ilioinguinal?

131
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What roots make up the genitofemoral?

132
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what nerve is sensory to the thigh, leg, foot, hip and knee joints and motor to the anterior thigh, psoas, pectinous, and iliacus?

133
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what nerve is sensory to the medial thigh and hip joint and motor to the adductors, gracilis, and obturator externus?

134
Q

what nerve is sensory to the lateral thigh, and branches to the peritoneum?

A

Lateral Femoral Cutaneous

135
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what nerve is sensory to the lower abdomen, lower back and hip, anterolateral abdominal wall and pubic region?

A

iliohypogastric

136
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what nerve is sensory to eh scrotum, labia ,thigh and cremasterics?

A

genitofemoral

137
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what nerve roots make up the sciatic nerve?

138
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what nerve roots make up the tibial?

139
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what nerve roots make up the common peroneal?

140
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what nerve roots make up the superficial peroneal?

141
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What nerve roots make up the Deep Peroneal?

142
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What nerve roots make up the superior gluteal

143
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What nerve roots make up the inferior Gluteal

144
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What nerve roots make up the pudendal?

A

S2-S4 “S2-S4 help keep it off the floor”

145
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what is motor to the tibial and common peroneal?

A

sciatic nerve

146
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what is sensory to the posterior leg and foot and motor to all muscles back of thigh, leg and foot?

147
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what is sensory to the anterior leg and dorm of foot and motor to the peroneals, tibias anterior and extension of toe?

A

Common peroneal

148
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what is motor to the lateral compartment of the leg

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superficial peroneal

149
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what is motor to the anterior compartment of the leg?

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deep peroneal

150
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what is motor to the gluteus medium, minimum and TFL?

A

Superior gluteal

151
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what is motor to the gluteus maximus?

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inferior gluteal

152
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what is sensory to the muscles of the perineum, and motor to the external anal sphincter?

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