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thyroid and root of the neck Flashcards

1
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what does CN I do? how do you test it?

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olfaction. coffee or peppermint smell

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could you use alcohol to test CN1?

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nope. that would be pain => trigeminal

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what does CN II do? how do you test it?

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optic. test visual field and pupil dilation

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4
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what is the efferent portion of pupil dilation?

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occulomotor CN III

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5
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what are CN III,IV, VI?

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occulomotor, trochlear and abducens

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How would you test V? what is the name of that nerve?

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touch their face. preferably in a nice way. also check their chewing muscles V3 (have them bite and feel masseter) trigeminal

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7
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how would you test chordae tympani?

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put a little drop of sugar water on the anterior 2/3 of their tongue. this is important if you do surgery for middle ear (cochlear implant)

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how would you test VII? what is the name of that nerve.

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make faces at them and have them copy

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how would you test the reflex arc between V and VII

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put cotton on the cornea. that eliccits response from trigeminal and the muscle movement of orbicularis oculi is VII

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How would you test VIII in a not creepy way?

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close eyes and make a noise on one side of the head. which ear did they use.

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11
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what does the weber test do?

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tests which ear has better bone conduction. that ear will sense the sound louder when you put the tuning fork on the top of you head

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12
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is nostagmus normal?

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yes. if you spin in a chair and stop, then your eyes will twitch. also bosma has it

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what reflex arc tests CN IX and X? what happens?

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gag reflex. elevate the palate.

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patient says “ah” and uvula goes to the left. where is the lesion?

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check this. its either CN IX or X. but it is on the side OPPOSITE of the direction of the uvula. here, lesion is on the right

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how do you test CN XI and XII

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ask if they can shrug their shoulders against resistance

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16
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tongue deviates to the left side. where is lesion?

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you lost the left side of XII. “TOngue deviates TOwards”

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17
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what is afferent/efferent limb of the jaw jerk reflex?

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V3/V3. both ways.

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18
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what is relationship between thyroid cartilage and thyroid gland?

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cartilage is SUPERIOR to the gland (C5-T1)

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19
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what is relationship between hyoid bone and thyroid cartilage?

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hyoid is SUPERIOR to the thyroid cartilage

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20
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which muscles form the lateral border of the isthmus of the thyroid? fascia?

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sternohyoid and cricothyroid/ pretrachial fascia

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21
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what fascia layer is on the posterior portion of the thyroid?

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buccopharyngeal attaches on the posterior portion and encloses the esophagus, trachea, recurrent laryngeal n., middle thyroid vein.

22
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which fascia encloses the vagus nerve?

A

this is a trick question. the recurrent laryngeal nerve is a branch of vagus. its in the visceral layer of pretrachial fascia. the main trunk of the vagus is in the carotid sheath

23
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what fascia is directly ANTERIOR to the vertebral body

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prevertebral fascia

24
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what are the two main arteries that go to the thyroid?

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inferior thyroid that comes off the thyrocervical trunk and goes POSTERIOR to the carotid sheath; also superior thyroid off the EXTERNAL carotid

25
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what are the three veins from the thyroid?

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inferior drains drains to brachiocephalic v the middle and superior drain into internal jugular

26
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what does the R recurrent laryngeal recurrent go around?

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Right is the right subclavian and comes in more LATERALLY; left goes around the arch of the aorta

27
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relationship between inferior thyroid artery and recurrent laryngial nerve

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posterior to the lower branch of the artery and anterior to the upper branch of the artery

28
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what artery can branch directly off the arch of the aorta or the brachiocephalic?

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thyroid ima artery in 10-12% of people; if you don’t realize its there, you can tear a hole in this vessel. thats bad.

29
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relationship between thyrocervical trunk and the phrenic nerve

A

the Artery is Anterior to the phrenic

30
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review: where does the thoracic duct drain?

A

the angle between the L internal jugular and the L subclavian (venous angle)

31
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what would you use a sestamibi scan for?

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nuclear scan to light up the parathyroid. used for an adenoma

32
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you might have to remove part of the hyoid bone in the removal of ____

A

cyst of thyroid or accessory thyroid gland

33
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vagus nerve branches

what components do they have?

A

some motor to pharynx (gag reflex); superior laryngeal nerve this splits into internal laryngeal n (GVA) and external laryngeal nerve (SVE to cricothyroid and inferior constrictors); recurrent laryngeal is motor to vocal chords and some sensory below them (SVE and GVA)

34
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what are the four branches of superior thyroid

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infrahyoid, sup. laryngeal, cricothyroid, sup. thyroid

35
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three branches of lingual a

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deep lingual dorsal lingual, sublingual aa

36
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occipital a comes off of the ???

A

ECA

37
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what does cricothyroid m do

A

tilts forward to tighten the vocal fords

38
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T/F the sympathetic chain is part of the carotid sheath.

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false. its posterior to the sheath

39
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phrenic neve is between what major vessels?

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subclavian a/v

40
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thyrocervical trunk is near???

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medial edge of the anterior scalene m.

41
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what branch of thyrocervical trunk is variable?

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cervcodorsal trunk for ascending cervical a and transverse cervical a

42
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what are the three large sympathetic ganglion?

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superior(C1-C4/5), middle(C5-6), inferior cervical (C7-8/TI) ganglion

43
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ansa cervicalis? ansa subclavia

A

loop of somatic nerves; loop of sympathetic nerves that is intuitively named because it loops around the subclavian artery

44
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prevertebral fascia continues inferiorly as

A

axillary sheath

45
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T/F cardiothoracic splancnic nerves are postganglionic

A

true! the splancnics in the ABDOMEN are preganglionic

46
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which trunk sits posterior to the anterior scalene

A

costocervical trunk

47
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where does dorsal scapular artery usually come off

A

dorsal scapular usually comes directly off the subclavian a.(dives between branches of brachial plexus)

48
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remember army goes over the bridge

A

suprascapular goes over the ligament of the scapula, the nerve goes under

49
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review: what type of nerves are in the carotid plexus?

A

sympathetics follow arteries!!

50
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relationship between thoracic duct and the phrenic nerve

A

thoracic duct is anterior to the phrenic n.

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