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1
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Sympathetic NS rhyme

A

Fight or flight
HR increased
Guy activity decreased

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Parasympathetic rhyme

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Rest and digest

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Each part of symp and para consists of two types of neuron?

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Pre ganglionic and post ganglionic

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Cell body in CNS - axon enters PNS …

Cell body in PNS - inner aged target organ …

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Preganglionic

Post ganglionic

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5
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Where is postganglionic cell located

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In a ganglion

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Where are preganglionic neurons

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Symp- in thoracic and upper lumber spinal cord ( leave in spinal nerves T1 - L3

Para - brainstorm (leave in some cranial nerves) and sacral spinal cord ( leave in spinal nerve S2-S4 )

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Where are the ganglia

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Symp ganglia are mainly found in sympathetic chain(trunk) located next to vertebral column

Para ganglia are located in the Walls of the viscera they innervate

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meninges

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tough connective tissue surrounding and protecting the CNS

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9
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total segments of the spinal cord

A 
31 total
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12
5
5
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10
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cervical nerves C1 to 7 pass through the intervertebral foramen at what point?

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above their appropriate vertebrae

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C8 to coc 1 pass through the intervertebral foramen at what point?

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below their appropriate vertebrae

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12
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where is the lower limit of the spinal cord in an adult ?

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L1/L2 border

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13
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what does the neural tube develop from

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from a flat plate of cells - neuro-ectoderm

plate forms a tube central canal surrounded by nervous tissue - grey and white matter.

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14
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Alar plate ?

Basal plate?

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aspects of the spinal
Dorsal (sensory)
ventral( motor outputs to periphery)
(cord at time of development )

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15
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different types of SB

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occulta, lipomeningocele, meningocele, myelomeninggocele (increasing in severity)

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16
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Main features of the grey matter?

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Dorsal horn
immediate horn (connects dorsal horn to central horn )
ventral horn

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17
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dorsal and ventral aspects are bigger in which segments of the spinal cord?

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cervical and lumbar.

innervating the limbs (accommodation of muscles to consider)

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18
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the outermost layer of spinal cord?

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Dura mater.
a think inelastic membrane, fuses with the endosteum of cranium at the level foramen magnum .
guves rise to the epidural space

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19
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MIDDLE meningeal layer?

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Arachnoid mater

- much thinner than dura mater, thin fibrous membrane , bridges the subarachnoid space

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20
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CSF

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a filtrate of blood made in the choroid plexus within the ventriculatr system of the brain . Affords mechanical and immunological protection to the brain and SC.
500 ml produced a day

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21
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subarachnoid space contains …

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trabeculae, veins and CSF

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22
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what plexus of veins exits in the epidural space?

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vertebral/baston venous plexus - major rote in spread of cancer from deep pelvic regions

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23
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what is the Artery of Adamkiewicz?

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-supplies loew 1/3 of spinal cord

-typically arises from left post. intercostal artery
asscoiated with spinal artery syndrome ( loss of urinary and or faecal continence , impaired motor function of legs / spasticity)-

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24
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what is found in the ganglions?

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cell bodies of the sensory fibres

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25
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lowest portion of the spinal cord

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conus medullaris

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26
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filum terminale

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thin filament attaches the spinal cord in place

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27
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site of epidural injections ?

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lumbar cistern - L3/4 L4/5 vertebral level ( supracristal line passes through body of L4 )

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28
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4 main classes of axons

A 
A alpha (largest myelin sheath -emminate from motor neurons, proprioceptors )
A beta (mechanoreceptors of skin)
A delta (pain and temperature)
C fibres - unmyelinated( temperature , pain and itch)
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29
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what does a myelin sheath do ?

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speeds up conduction of electrical impulses

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30
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Tracts of myelinated axons

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ascending (sensory) and descending ( modulate activity

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31
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Ascending pathways

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discriminative touch - dorsal column pathway

pain - spinothalamic pathway

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32
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descending pathways

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motor

  • muscle tone
  • voluntary ( corticospinal corticobulbar)
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33
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what is a neuron

A

communicating unit of the NS
- highly specialised to transmit info from one cell to another.
• Electrically excitable → ability to signal to other
cells
• Communicates via action potentials and
synaptic transmission

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34
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what is the resting membrane potential?

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Arises due to a difference in charge (due to
ions) between the inside and outside of the
neuron at rest
• More +ve ions outside cell / more –ve ions
inside cell
• Measured in relation to outside, therefore RMP
is a –ve value
• Typical RMP of neurons -60mV to -70mV

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35
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what is the distribution of ions across the membrane of a typical neuron

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extracellular - Na (high) K (low) Cl (high)

intracellular - opposite

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36
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what is the equilibrium potential ?

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membrane potential where No
ions entering cell =
No
ions leaving cell (no net gain or loss of ions). concentration gradient and electrical gradient cancel each other out.

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37
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what does the opening and closing of voltage gated channels depend on?

A

membrane potential

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38
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what does the opening of a ligand gated channels depend on?

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= opened in response to binding /

activation by neurotransmitter or drug

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39
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what is an action potential?

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• An action potential is
a very brief, but
dramatic change in
membrane potentia

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40
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what is depolarisation related to?

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Depolarisation related to
increased permeability
to Na+
ions

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41
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Repolarisation and

hyperpolarisation due to….

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Repolarisation and
hyperpolarisation due to
increased permeability
to K+ ions

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42
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Action potential summary?

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• Very brief, but dramatic change in membrane
potential
• All or nothing response
• Changes in membrane permeability to Na+ & K+
• Depolarisation: fast opening of voltage-gated Na
channels (Nav
)
• Repolarisation / hyperpolarisation: slow opening
of voltage-gated K channels (Kv
)

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43
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what is the propagation of the action potential?

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Opening of voltage-gated Na channels during action potential → depolarises axon either
side of depolarised zone reaching threshold → opening of voltage-gated Na channels

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44
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how can a positive charge travel?

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  1. along axon or 2. out of axon via

membrane

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45
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what does myelin do?

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saltatory induction - action potential jumps between gaps - no leakage - action potentials travel much faster

46
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Destination of current depends on …

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  1. axon diameter and 2. number of

open pores / channels in membrane

47
Q

synaptic transmission ?

A

chemical transmission between excitable cells

48
Q

7 steps to synaptic transmission?

A 
1. AP enters presynaptic
terminal
2. Ca2+ entry through voltagegated
Ca2+ channels
3. Docking of synaptic vesicles
containing neurotransmitters
4. Neurotransmitters released
(exosytosis)
5. Neurotransmitter binds to
and activates receptors on
postsynaptic membrane
6. Ions (Na+
/ Cl)
enter cell
7. = depolarisation (excitation)
or hyperpolarisation
(inhibition)
49
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what does an excitatory post synaptic potential do?

A

An EPSP brings the post-synaptic membrane closer to threshold
(depolarisation), therefore increasing the probability of the postsynaptic
cell producing an action potential

50
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Inhibitory postsynaptic

potential (IPSP)?

A

An IPSP moves the post-synaptic membrane further away from threshold
(hyperpolarisation), therefore reducing the probability of the postsynaptic
cell producing an action potential

51
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types of neurotransmitters

A
  • Cholinergic
  • acetylcholine
  • Biogenic amines
  • catecholamines: noradrenaline, adrenaline, dopamine
  • 5-hydroxitryptamine (5-HT / serotonin)
  • Amino acids
  • excitatory: glutamate
  • inhibitory: gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)
  • Neuropeptides
  • endogenous opioids
  • Miscellaneous
  • gases: nitric oxide
  • pruines: adenosine, ATP
52
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Precentral gyrus is posterior or anterior to central sulcus ?

A

Anterior

53
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Motor homunculus refers to what gyrus ?

A

Precentral gyrus

54
Q

Broccas area?

A

Motor component of speech . Damage leads to slow speech

55
Q

Wernickes area ?

A

Sensors language area
Damage - aphagia
Normally left hemisphere

56
Q

Influences motor activity and motor control

A

Basal ganglia

57
Q

Corpus striatum

A

Causdage nucleus
Putamen
Globus pallidus

58
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Basal ganglia

A

Corpus striatum
Sub thalamic nuclei
Substantia Nigra

59
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Parkinson’s
Huntingtons
Due to damage disease of what

A

Substantia nigra

Corpus Stratium

60
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What sends info between two hemispheres

A

Corpus callosum

61
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Helps generate and synthesise what

A

Cerebrospinal fluid

62
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What is a dermatome ?

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An area of the skin supplied by nerves from a single spinal nerve route

63
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Info carried , myelin sheath, diameter and conduction speed of A-alpha nerve fibres?

A

Proprioception
Myelinated
13-20
80-120m/s

64
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Info carried , myelin sheath, diameter and conduction speed of A-beta nerve fibres?

A

Touch ( mechanoreceptors)
Myelinated
6-12
35-90m/s

65
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Info carried , myelin sheath, diameter and conduction speed of A-delta nerve fibres?

A

Nociception(mechanical and thermal)
Myelinated
1-5
5-40m/s

66
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Info carried , myelin sheath, diameter and conduction speed of C nerve fibres?

A

Nociception
Non-myelinated
0.1-1.5
0.5- 2 m/s

67
Q

chemical transducers associated with pain include what?

And what do they do?

A

Peptides - bradykinin
Lipids - prostaglandins
Neurotransmitters - serotonin , 5HT and ATP
Neurotrophins - NGF
They sensitise ( lower the threshold ) or excite the terminals of the nociceptor by interacting with cell- surface receptors expressed by the neurons

68
Q

what is pain

A

unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage

69
Q

what is

nociception?

A

nociception mechanism by which an individual detects the presence of a potential tissue harming stimulus.
transduction , transmission, modulation, perception

70
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what is allodynia?

A

pain from a stimulus not normally painful.

71
Q

….analgesia

A

when mildly painful stimulus is much more painful than normal

72
Q

what does the monosynaptic reflex involve

A

a proprioceptive afferent and a motor neuron .

73
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example of monosynaptic reflex

A

muscles contain muscle spindles, which provide info about the stretching of the muscle . this info is conveyed to the CNS by proprioceptive afferents , the largest of which are called Ia afferents. among their connections, these afferents form excitatory synapses onto the motor neurons that supply the same muscle. passive stretching of the muscle will activate the afferents which will inturn excite the motor neurons , leading to contraction of the muscle.

74
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what is a tract ?

A

consists of groups of axons which travel together and have a common origin and destination. they are usually named from the location of their cell bodies and target of their axons

75
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what are ascending tracts

A

consists of axons which pass up to the brain from the cell bodies in the spinal cord or dorsal root ganglion. they relay sensory info that the spinal cord receives from primary afferents to the brain. much of this info passes through the thalamus to reach the cerebral cortex where it is consciously perceived

76
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descending tracts

A

pass from cells in various parts in the brain to the spinal cord . they are concerned with control of movement , as well as regulation of autonomic and sensory functions.

77
Q

sensory tranduction is detected by nociceptors , in the skin what are examples of these

A 
free nerve endings - pain temp
merkels disc - touch
meissners corpuscle - touch
pacinian corpuscle - vibration 
ruffini's ending - stretch
78
Q

example of transducer receptors

A 
TRPV2 - detects heat 
TRPV1 - heat and acid
ASIC - acid and mechanosensation 
TRPM8 - cold 
TRPA1 - irritats , mechanosensation, cold
79
Q

IN DORSAL HORN , the superficial laminae is made up of

A

lamina I + II

80
Q

IN DORSAL HORN , the deep laminae is made up of

A

lamina III + VI

81
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SOURCES OF LOWER BACK PAIN

A 
disc- bulge/rupture
vertebrae - lumbar instability,OA
joints - facet , sacroiliac 
muscle- paravertebral, gluteal
ligaments - anterior/posterior longitudinal
82
Q

what kind of pain a a herniated disc and lumbar radicular pain

A

twwo types of pan

  • constant ache , throbbing due to activation of local nociceptors
  • shooting , burning pain in the footdue to ectopic discharges from nerve root lesion
83
Q

how to assess chronic pain

A

NRS - numerical rating
VRS - verbal rating
VAS- visual analogue

84
Q

co morbid symptoms associated with neuropathic pain

A 
poor appetite
anxiety
depression
drowsiness
lack of energy
difficulty sleeping
85
Q

how does codeine work as an analgesia

A

it is metabolised to morphine by cytochrome P450 CYP2D6

86
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WHEN PRESCRIBING OPIOIDS what is to be considered

A

appropriate pain model, pain patient (screen for risk of dependancy and addiction), pain prescription(drug , dose, duration)

87
Q

neuropathic analgesics

A

anti-depressants - amitriptyline
anti-convulsants - gabapentin , pregabalin
anti-arrhythmics - lidocaine

88
Q

harmful beliefs - 4 Ps

A

progressive pathology

passive ( sickness behaviour , extended rest)

dePression

Problems (social withdrawal, work, financial, legal claim)

89
Q

psychology input to chronic pain

A 
clinical explanation
education classes
support groups - pain association
pain management programme
1:1 psychology
90
Q

From which early embryonic tissue is the adult cerebellum derived?

A

metencephalon

91
Q

the 3 divisions of the trigeminal ganglion

A

opthalmic V1
Maxillary V2
Mandibular V3

92
Q

where does the maxillary branch of CN V leave the skull

A

the foramen rotundum

-infraorbital foramen

93
Q

where does the opthalmic branch of CN V leave the skull

A

the superior orbital fissure

- supraorbital foramen

94
Q

where does the madibular branch of CN V leave the skull

A

the foramen ovale

-mental foramen

95
Q

The cribriform plate of the ethmoid bone is

A

a sieve-like structure between the anterior cranial fossa and the nasal cavity. fibres of the olfactory nerve pass through the holes

96
Q

drug entry to the CNS is severely restricted by the

A

blood brain barrier

97
Q

the blood brain barrier function to

A
  • maintain a constant environment
  • protect brain from foreign substances
  • protect brain from peripheral transmitters
98
Q

WHAT ARE THE Multiple routes of administration for drug entry to the CNS and what are approaches to aid entry?

A

enteral - lipophilic drugs
perenteral
invasive routes (intrathecal).

prodrugs - L-DOPA
carrier molecules
trasient BBB disruption - mannitol

99
Q

Anxiolytics and sedatives

A

Definition: drugs that cause sleep and reduce anxiety

100
Q

Antischizophrenia (antipsychotic) drugs

A

Definition: drugs that are effective in relieving the
symptoms of schizophrenic illness.
“typical” - e.g. chlorpromazine, haloperidol

101
Q

Antidepressant drugs

Examples:

A
  • monoamine oxidase inhibitors (phenelzine)
  • tricyclic antidepressants (imipramine)
  • SSRIs (fluoxitine)
    • Rapid onset (~10 mins) - (ketamine)
102
Q

Psychomotor stimulants

A

drugs that cause wakefulness and euphoria
Examples:
• cocaine, amphetamine (e.g. Vyvanse for ADHD)
• methylphenidate (Ritalin)
• caffeine

103
Q

. Psychotomimetic drugs

A 
drugs that cause disturbances of perception
and of behaviour, that cannot be simply characterised
as sedative or stimulant effects
•
Examples:
• LSD
• mescaline
• ketamine, phencyclidine
• THC
104
Q

Cognition enhancers

A 
drugs that improve memory and cognitive
performance
Examples:
• galantamine, donepezil (AChE inhibitors – Alzheimer’s
disease)
105
Q

clinical importance of dopamine in the CNS

A
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Schizophrenia
  • Hormone regulation
  • Addiction
  • Vomit/sickness..
106
Q

Different dopamine pathways

A

nigrostriatal - motor control - parkinsons

mesolimbic/cortical -behavioural effects - schizophrenia

tuberohypophyseal - prolactin secretion - galactorrhoea

107
Q

what causes parkinsons

A

degeneration of the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway - required for fine motor control. disease characterised by a tremor , hypokinesia , rigidity . substantia nigra is diminished in parkinsons.

aging , synuclein gene , toxins

108
Q

Parkinson’s disease pharmacotherapies

A

Therapies aim to ENHANCE dopaminergic signalling in this pathway

  1. Replace dopamine (precursor - L-DOPA – crosses BBB) effective 1st 5 yrs
  2. Mimic the action of dopamine (D2/3 agonists -
    bromocriptine) effective in some (side effects)
  3. Reduce breakdown of dopamine (MAOIs - selegiline)
109
Q

side effects of dopamine agonists

A

hallucinations

pathological gambling / shopping

110
Q

Schizophrenia

Problems with DA theory:

A
  1. D2 receptor blockade is immediate, but therapeutic benefit
    takes weeks to appear
  2. Some patients do not respond, despite D2 receptor
    blockade
  3. These drugs are effective against the positive symptoms,
    but not against the negative and cognitive symptoms.
111
Q

what is the tuberoinfundibulum system

A

group of short neurons that run fro the hypothalamus (arcuate nucleus) to the median eminence.
DA cell bodies in arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus, terminals in median eminence, secrete DA into the portal blood vessels leading to anterior pituitary

112
Q

how does dopamine affect prolactin

A

• DA binds to D2 DA receptors on the
prolactin-secreting cells to inhibit prolactin
secretion

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