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1.1 General Organisation of the Head and Neck
What two parts make up the cranium,
What are the joints between bones...,
What are the two main nerves of t...
39  cards
1.2.1 General Organisation of the Head and Neck
What is the superficial anatomy o...,
What are the key muscles of the neck,
What supplies the supra and infra...
22  cards
1.2.2 Organisation of Neck structures, Fascial Compartments
What do fascial compartments of t...,
Label the image,
Label the image
9  cards
2.1.1 Role of Lymphatic System
What are the roles of the lymphat...,
What is lymphoedema,
What is lymphadenopathy
10  cards
2.1.2 Cervical Lymphadenopathy
What is a common cause for neck l...,
Is lymphadenopathy concerning,
When are we more concerned about ...
11  cards
2.1.3 Organisation of Cervical Lymph Nodes and Tissues Drained
Where are superficial cervical ly...,
Where do you find deep cervical l...,
What do deep cervical lymph nodes...
23  cards
2.1.4 Neck Lumps
How do you approach a neck lump,
Features of palpation,
What are the possible causes of n...
13  cards
2.2.1 Neck Vessels and the Carotid Triangle
What are the major vessels in the...,
What are the origins of the commo...,
What does the subclavian form
16  cards
2.2.2 Internal & External Carotid Arteries
Do icas branch in the neck,
What is the course of the icas,
What do verterbral arise from
27  cards
2.2.3 Venous Drainage of the Head and Neck
What is the drainage of the scalp...,
What is the drainage of the scalp...,
Where do the ejv and ijv drain into
12  cards
3.1.1 Osteology of the Skull
What are the two main parts of th...,
What bones make up the neck,
What are some characteristics abo...
24  cards
3.1.2 Bones Forming Cranial Floor
Describe the structure of the cra...,
Why are the 3 cranial fossae,
What bones form the anterior cran...
20  cards
3.1.3 Bones of the Viscerocranium, Facial Fractures & TMJ
What bones make up the viscerocra...,
What are some common fractures of...,
What are some uncommon facial fra...
15  cards
3.2.1 Meningeal Layers and Dural Venous Sinuses
What are the 3 meningeal layers,
What meningeal layers make up the...,
What is the structure of the dura
22  cards
3.2.2 Intracranial Haemorrhages
What are the 3 types of intracran...,
Where else can bleeding occur int...,
What is the major problem within ...
11  cards
4.1.1 Introduction to Neuroanatomy
What are the main divisions of th...,
What makes up the cns,
What makes up the pns
19  cards
4.1.2 Brainstem & Cerebrum
What are the 3 parts of the brain...,
What are the major functions of t...,
What are the major functions of t...
16  cards
4.1.3 Decussation and Peripheral Nervous System
How is the primary motor cortex a...,
At what level do pathways conenct...,
What type of control do spinal ne...
6  cards
4.2.1 Cranial Nerves and the CNS
What do the cranial nerves supply,
What part of the nervous system a...,
How do cranial nerves arise
8  cards
4.2.2 Cranial Nerves I & II
What is different about cni and i...,
What is the function of cni olefa...,
How would you test cni
24  cards
4.2.3 Cranial Nerves III,IV & VI
What do cranials nerves iii iv an...,
After exiting the brainstem what ...,
What nerves are associated with t...
29  cards
5.1.1 Cranial Nerve V
What fibres does the trigemnial n...,
What are the 3 branches of the tr...,
What do branches of the trigemnia...
15  cards
5.1.2 Cranial Nerve VII
What fibres does the facial nerve...,
What do each of the fibres of cnv...,
How do you test the facial nerve
9  cards
5.1.3 Cranial Nerves VIII,IX and X
What fibres does cnviii vestibulo...,
What parts of cnviii are responsi...,
How do you test cnviii
16  cards
5.1.4 Cranial Nerves XI and XII
What fibres do the accessory and ...,
Outline the route of cnxi and xii,
What does cnxii supply
9  cards
5.2.1 Development of the Head and Neck 1
What are the features of the embr...,
What are the 5 parts of the phary...,
What does the cartilage bar have
23  cards
5.2.2 Development of the Head and Neck 2
What is the swelling called that ...,
What is the nasal placode,
What do nasal placodes begin to form
17  cards
5.2.3 Development of the Head and Neck 3
What pharyngeal arches contribute...,
What separates the anterior 2 3 o...,
What part of the tongue that is t...
8  cards
6.1.1 Autonomic Innervation of Head and Neck Structures
What is the autonomic nervous system,
How does the sympathetic nervous ...,
How does the parasympathetic nerv...
6  cards
6.1.2 Sympathetic Innervation of Head and Neck Structures
How do sympathetic nerves reach t...,
How do sympathetic nerves reach s...,
Where can sympathetic innervation...
7  cards
6.1.3 Parasympathetic Innervation of Head and Neck Structures
How do parasympathetics reach the...,
What is pathway of parasympatheti...,
What is pathway of parasympatheti...
7  cards
7.1.1 Signs and Symptoms of Ear Disease
What symptoms and signs can a pat...,
Label the image,
What are the 3 different parts of...
20  cards
7.1.2 External and Middle Ear Conditions
What are some common conditions t...,
What is a rare complication of ot...,
Label the image
10  cards
7.1.3 Middle Ear Conditions
Describe the middle ear,
How are ossicles connected,
What is the function of ossicles
17  cards
7.1.4 Inner Ear Anatomy
What are the two parts of the inn...,
How does sound get produced,
How fluid movement generated in t...
21  cards
7.1.5 Weber's and Rinne's Test
When do we use webers and rinnes ...,
What does conductive hearing loss...,
What does sensorineural hearing l...
13  cards
8.1.1 Functional Anatomy of Orbit and Eye
What bones form the orbit,
What bones form the walls of the ...,
What are the weakest parts of the...
37  cards
8.1.2 Orbital Contents, Lacrimal Apparatus and Vision
What are the contents of the orbi...,
What is the tear film and lacrima...,
What are the layers of the tear film
41  cards
8.2.1 Extraocular Muscles
Why do we have binocular vision,
What needs to happen to allow bin...,
What happens if the visual axis a...
14  cards
8.2.2 Anatomical Actions of Extra-Ocular Eye Muscles
What is the insertion of superior...,
What is the action of the superio...,
What is the insertion of the infe...
14  cards
8.2.3 Clinical Examination of Eye Movements
How do you test muscles that shar...,
What type of movement can be used...,
What is strabismus
11  cards
9.1 The Oral Cavity & Pharynx
Label the diagram important,
What are the different types of m...,
What innervates the 4 pairs of in...
48  cards
9.2 The Nasal Cavity & Paranasal Air Sinuses
What are the 5 functions of the n...,
What is the structure of the nasa...,
What is the entrance to the nose ...
57  cards
10.1.1 Functional Anatomy of the Larynx
What are the 4 functions of the l...,
Where is the larynx suspended from,
What is the larynx
19  cards
10.1.2 Mucosal Lining and Internal Anatomical Appearance of Larynx
What is the larynx lined with,
What are the 3 sections of the la...,
What are the borders of the supra...
13  cards
10.1.3 Muscles and Movements of the Larynx
Why does the pharynx collpase,
What are the functions of the int...,
How do intrinsic laryngeal muscle...
18  cards
10.1.4 Larynx During Swallowing
What happens to the larynx during...,
What happens to the hyoid during ...,
What happens to the true vocal co...
19  cards
10.2 Conditions Affecting the Larynx
What are 3 conditions affecting t...,
What is laryngitis,
What are laryngeal nodules
27  cards
11.1.1 The Thyroid and Head & Neck Cancers
What is the course of the recurre...,
What is the relationship between ...,
What is the predominant type of c...
38  cards
11.1.2 Cervical Plexus
What nerves contribute to the cer...,
Where is the cervical plexus,
Where do the sensory branches of ...
8  cards
IUPA Skull Holes
What is this structure and what d...,
What is this and what does it do,
What is this and what does it tra...
11  cards

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