THRC.7 Flashcards

1
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The tracts of the CNS can be divided into…

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  • Ascending pathways
  • Descending pathways
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2
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What are the divisions of the ascending pathways?

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  • Medial lemniscus
  • Extra-lemniscal system
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3
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List the ascending pathways

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  • Visual
  • Vestibular + auditory
  • Somatic afferent pathways
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4
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The medial lemniscus can be divided into…

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  • Spinal lemniscus (trunk + limbs)
  • Trigeminal lemniscus (sensory nerves of the head)
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5
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The sensory neurons of the spinal lemniscus run along…

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The dorsal funiculus of the spinal cord

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6
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Decussation of lemniscus

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7
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Medial lemniscus

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8
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Cuneate nucleus

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9
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Gracile nucleus

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10
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Fasciculus gracilis

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11
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Tracts from the caudal trunk + lumbosacral plexus are located…

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  • Medially:​
    • Fasciculus gracilis
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12
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Tracts from the cranial trunk + brachial plexus are located…

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  • Laterally:
    • Cuneate fascicle
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13
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Fasciculus cuneatus

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14
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Optic nerve (CN-II)

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15
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Thalamus

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16
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Sensory area of neopallium

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17
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Medial lemniscus

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18
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Bulbothalmic tract

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19
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Spinothalmic tract

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20
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Pontine sensory nucleus of trigeminal nerve

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21
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Gracile + cuneate nucleus

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22
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Where does the lateral-most tract terminate?

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Nucleus cuneatus of dorsal medulla oblongata

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23
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Where does the medial-most tract terminate?

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Nucleus gracilis of dorsal medulla oblongata

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24
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Where does the medial lemniscus join with sensory fibres of the trigeminal nerve?

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The brain stem

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25
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Which tract is formed by the extra-lemniscal system?

A

Spinothalamic tract

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26
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Give the termination pathway of the spinothalamic tract

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  1. Neurons of the dorsal horns (close to spinal root) →
  2. White matter → Ventrolateral funiculi
  3. Thalamus
  4. Some tertiary neurons project more rostrally
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27
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Pathway of proprioceptive information to the brain

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  1. Receptors in tendons + muscles
  2. Dorsal horn → Cerebellum (via spinocerebellar tracts)
28
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Optic chiasm

29
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Optic tract

30
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Optic thalamus

31
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Visual cortex

32
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Rostral colliculus

33
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Pituitary gland

34
Q

Give the pathway of the optic tract

A
  • Eyes → Optic chiasm
  • Optic tract:
  • → Optic thalamus
  • → Rostral colliculus
  • Visual cortex → Rostral colliculus
35
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Where is the visual cortex located?

A

Occipital lobe

36
Q

Which system is shown?

A

Medial lemniscal system

37
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What is shown?

A

Vestibular + auditory pathway

38
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A

Vestibulocochlear nerve (CN-VIII)

39
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A

Vestibulocochlear nuclei

40
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Caudal colliculus

41
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Rostral colliculus

42
Q
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Acoustic area

43
Q
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Medial geniculate nucleus

44
Q
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Lateral lemniscus nucleus

45
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Location of primary neurones concerned with the vestibular + auditory pathways

A
  • Spiral ganglion
  • Vestibular ganglion
  • Cochlea
46
Q

The vestibulocochlear nerve enters the…

A

Trapezoid body

47
Q

Fibres leading to the temporal lobe are associated with which sense?

A

Conscious perception

48
Q

List the descending pathways

A
  • Somatic motor pathways
    • Lower motor neurons
    • Upper motor neurons
  • Pyramidal system
  • Extrapyramidal system
49
Q

Location of lower motor neurons

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  • Ventral column of the grey matter (Spinal cord)
  • Motor nuclei of the cranial nerves
50
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Function of lower motor neurons

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  • Simple reflexes
  • Controlled by upper motor neurons
51
Q

Location of upper motor neurons

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  • Neopallium
    • Red nucleus
52
Q

The connection of the upper and lower motor neurons are grouped into which descending pathways?

A
  • Pyramidal system
  • Extrapyramidal system
53
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Function of:

  • Pyramidal system
  • Extrapyramidal system
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  • Pyramidal system: Finely adjusted movement
  • Extrapyramidal system: Coarse movement
54
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What is shown?

A

The pyramidal system

55
Q
A

Motor area of neopallium

56
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Corticostriate tract

57
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Corticorubral tract

58
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Striate body

59
Q
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Red nucleus

60
Q
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Oculomotor nuclei

61
Q
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Motor nuclei of the spinal cord

62
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Structure of the extrampyramidal system

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  • Multisynaptic pathways
  • Originate from:
    • Corpus striatum
    • Subthalamic nuclei
    • Substantia nigra
    • Red nucleus
63
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Central autonomic nervous system is concerned with…

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  • Function of inner organs (viscera)
  • Inspiration, digestion, metabolism, temperature
  • Regulated by hypothalamus
64
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Pathway of the autonomic nervous system

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  1. Hypothalamus
  2. Autonomic nuclei of the brain/spinal cord
65
Q

Hypothalamus receives information from almost all parts of the body via…

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Mesencephalic nuclei

66
Q

Pathways of the central autonomic nervous system

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  • Visceral pathway
    • Afferent pathway
    • Efferent pathway
      • Sympathetic
      • Parasympathetic