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How many pairs of cranial nerves?
12
How many pairs of spinal nerves?
31
What is the forebrain called? What is it composed of?
Prosencephalon
- Cerebrum
- Diencephalon
What is the midbrain called?
Mesencephalon
What is the hindbrain called? What is it composed of?
Rhombencephalon
-Medulla oblongata
Pons
Cerebellum
What is tectum?
Visual and auditory processing
What is the reflex to visual stimuli in the midbrain via?
The superior colliculus
What is the reflex to auditory stimuli in the midbrain via?
The inferior colliculus
What is tegmentum?
Subconscious control of upper limb position and muscle tone
What is the pons?
The bridge linking the cerebellum with the mesencephalon, diencephalon, cerebrum and spinal cord
What nuclei of cranial nerves are on the pons?
V, VI, VII and VIII
What cell does myelination in the PNS?
Schwann cells
Are unmyelinated axons still encased by Schwann cells?
Yes, but only a single cell membrane layer
What is a dermatome?
The area of skin innervated by a single spinal nerve
How do dermatomes spiral down the limb during foetal development?
The dramatic medial rotation of the lower limbs during the 6th to 8th week causes the mature dermatomes to spiral down the limb.
What is the space located between the sternum, spine, lungs and diaphragm?
The mediastinum
How many layers of pericardium?
Three
Two main types of pericardium?
Fibrous and serous
Two types of serous pericardium?
Parietal layer - outer Visceral layer (epicardium)
What is the fluid between the two layers of the pericardium called?
The pericardial cavity
Three layers of the heart? Which one is the contractile layer?
Epicardium
Myocardium - contractile
Endocardium (deep)
What is the endocardium of the heart comprised of?
Sheet of simple squamous epithelium on a thin layer of connective tissue (lines chambers and valves)
What are cardiac cells interconnected at? What type of junctions are they?
Junctions called intercalated discs
- Gap junctions
- Desmosomes
What are atria of the heart separated by?
The inter-atrial septa