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Lecture 1- Cervical fascial planes
The neck extends from the,
Structues int he neck are compart...,
Types of cervical fascia
21  cards
Lecture 1- Muscles of facial expression
Muscles of the head and face can ...,
2 muscle groups,
Most of the muscles of facial exp...
24  cards
Lecture 1- Muscles of mastication
How many muscles of mastication,
All muscles act to,
Movement of the tmj needed
9  cards
Lecture 1- Muscles of the neck
Two very important muscles in the...,
Most important triangles of the neck,
Key muscles of the enck
24  cards
Lecture 2- Cervical lymph nodes and neck lumps
The lymphatic system functions,
Once this collection of substance...,
Lymph is subsequently
55  cards
Lecture 3- Internal branch of the carotid artery
The head and neck recieves most i...,
Anatomy of of the carotid arterie...,
The right common carotid arery ar...
26  cards
Lecture 3- External branch of the carotid artery
External carotid artery supplies ...,
How does the external carotid art...,
Where does the external carotid a...
28  cards
Lecture 4- Venous drainage of the head and neck
Majority of veins follow a simila...,
Anatomically the venous drainage ...,
There are three main jugular veins
25  cards
Lecture 4- Osteology and radiology of the brain
How many bones does the skull con...,
Shallow depression or hollows,
Bony tunnels
35  cards
Lecture 4- Cranial nerve foramina
Which foramen is 1,
Which foramen is 2,
Which foramen is 3
28  cards
Lecture 5- Intracranial haemorrhage
Intracranial haemorrhage,
Blood vessels run,
Injury and bleeding from these bl...
16  cards
Lecture 5- Layers of the meninges, dural folds and venous sinuses
The meninges is made up of,
Gyrae,
Sulcae
31  cards
Lecture 6- Introduction to neuroanatomy
Central nervous system,
Peripheral nervous system,
Motor neurone
47  cards
Lecture 7- Integrated cases (retrieve and refresh)
If someone presents to gp with a ...,
Red flags,
If the lump is painful changes sl...
9  cards
Lecture 8- Cranial nerves introduction
How many cranial nerves,
Acronyms for learning 12 cranial ...,
On 1
42  cards
Lecture 8- Summaries of the cranial nerves
Cn i,
Cn ii,
Cn iii
56  cards
Lecture 8- CN I- IV
Cranial nerves stem from,
How many pairs of cranial nerves,
Cranial nerves supply the
51  cards
Lecture 8- CN V - the trigeminal nerve
Arises from the,
Target tissues,
Type of innervation
32  cards
Lecture 9- CN VI- VIII
Cn vi,
Where does abducens vi arise from,
Abducens is purely
31  cards
Lecture 9- IX- XII
Cn ix,
Where does the glossopharyngeal a...,
Route
28  cards
Lecture 10- Embryology of the head and neck
Label,
How many pharangeal arches,
Each arch associated with
52  cards
Lecture 10- Development of the face and nose
External human face develops between,
The palate begins to develop betw...,
The palate
35  cards
Lecture 11- Autonomic innervation of the head and neck
The autonomic visceral nervous sy...,
Autonomic visceral nervous system...,
Autonomuc nervous system controls
32  cards
Lecture 11- Autonomic innervation of the head and neck- Parasympathetics
Which cranial nerves carry parasy...,
Each cranial nerve associated wit...,
30  cards
Lecture 12- Integrated cases
Cranial nerve lesion,
When we think about contra ipsila...,
Right motor cortex nerve will syn...
13  cards
Lecture 13- Anatomy of the ear introduction
Signs and symptoms of ear disease...,
Why do we get reffered ear pain,
Which nerves and branches of nerv...
30  cards
Lecture 13- The external ear
The pinna,
How long is the external auditory...,
Function of external ear
32  cards
Lecture 13- The Middle ear
The middle ear is a,
Ossicles of the inner ear,
Stapes looks like a
22  cards
Lecture 13- The Inner ear
Inner earconsists of 2 important ...,
Both the cochleae and vestibular ...,
Cochlea
21  cards
Lecture 15– The Eye: Orbit and Lacrimal apparatus (Pt1)
Orbital cavities,
How many walls does the orbital c...,
Base of pyramid faces
37  cards
Lecture 15- The Eye: Globe
How many layers of the eyeball globe,
Name the layers of the globe from...,
The sclera
30  cards
Lecture 15- The Eye: How we see
Light must reach andf be focused ...,
Features of the eye that help us ...,
Transparency of the eye
35  cards
Lecture 16- Extraocular eye muscles
Why binocular vision,
To allow binocular vision,
Misalignment of visual axes causes
31  cards
Lecture 16- Movement of extraocular muscles
Outline which movement and which ...,
Abduction mediated by,
Adduction mediated by
38  cards
Lecture 16- Clinical examination of eye movement
Aim of eye exam,
Basics of eye exam,
Some muscles share
31  cards
Lecture 17- The nose
Functions of the nose,
What is the external nose called,
Anterior nares
72  cards
Lecture 17- Epistaxis
Epistaxis,
Immediate treatment,
Squeezing soft part of nose
15  cards
Croup and epiglottitis
Typical symptoms of group,
Croup is also called,
What causes croup
17  cards
Review of the anatomy of the neck
Which layer comes directly beneat...,
Superificial fascial layer,
Platysma
23  cards
The cervical plexus- teachmeanatomy
What is the cervical plexus,
Where is the cervical plexus found,
38  cards
Thyroid gland - teachmeanatomy
The thyroid gland is an,
Anatomical location of the thyroi...,
Gross structure of the thyroid gland
24  cards
The parathryoid gland- teachmeanatomy
The parathyroid glands,
They are responsible for the prod...,
Parathyroid hormone pth
22  cards
Lecture 18- The oral cavity and the pharynx
What separates the nasal cavity f...,
Tip of the soft palate is the,
How many teeth do we have
77  cards
Lecture 19- The larynx
The pharynx deals wtih a bit of a...,
Function of the larynx,
Anatomy of the larynx
74  cards
Lecture 20- Conditions involving the larynx and airway management
Conditions affecting the larynx,
Laryngitis,
Laryngeal nodules
49  cards
Rinne's and Weber Test
Which tuning fork do you use,
Rinnes test,
Outline how one would conduct a r...
20  cards
Neck lump differentials
What should you look for in a his...,
What should look for when examini...,
Features to look for when palpati...
49  cards
Lecture 21- Head and neck cancer
What is the blood supply to the t...,
What is the course of the recurre...,
What is the relationship between ...
39  cards
Lecture 22- Larynx and the airway cases
Key features of illness,
What is epiglottitis,
What would be your differential d...
21  cards
Lecture 23- Imaging of the head and neck
What colour are denser objects on...,
Why would a ct scan be used over ...,
What mode of imaging would you us...
29  cards
Modalities of the cranial nerves
Sensory afferents modalities,
Motor efferents modalities,
General somatic sensory gss
9  cards

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