Anatomy Flashcards
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Which hormones are released from anterior pituitary ?
GH
TSH
LH & FSH
ACTH
Prolactin
Melanocyte releasing hormone
Which hormones are released from Posterior pituitary ?
Oxytocin
ADH
What is the mneumonic to remember branches of external carotid?
“Some Ancient Lovers Find Old Positions More Stimulating”
What are the branches of the external carotid?
Superior thyroid
Ascending pharyngeal
Lingual
Facial
Occipital
Posterior Auricular
Maxillary
Superficial temporal
What does “face, ear, taste, tear” demonstrate?
Supply of facial nerve:
Muscles of facial expression
Nerve to stapedius
Taste to ant 2/3 of tongue
Parasympathetic fibres to lacrimal and salivary glands
Which foramen is cartilaginous and closed?
Foreman Lacerum
Which formamen does olfactory nerve pass through?
Cribriform foramina
Which nerve and artery pass through optic canal?
Optic nerve
Ophthalmic artery
Which 4 CNs pass through superior orbital fissure?
CN 3, 4, 6 & Ophthalmic division of trigeminal nerve (V1)
Name the foramen which the 3 branches of trigeminal nerve pass through?
V1 - Ophthalmic - Superior orbital fissure
V2 - Maxillary - Foramen Rotundum
V3 - Mandibular - Foramen Ovale
Which foramen transmits the middle meningeal artery?
Foramen spinosum
What is the middle meningeal artery a branch of?
The maxillary artery (which is a branch of the external carotid)
The internal carotid artery passes over the surface of which foramen?
Foramen Lacerum - internal carotid passes over it’s superior aspect
The foramen itself is cartilaginous
Which 2 CNs pass through the internal auditory meatus?
Facial nerve
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Which 3 CNs pass through the Jugular foramen?
CN 9, 10, 11
Glossopharygeal
Vagus
Accessory (the cranial part of accessory nerve)
Which foramen does the hypoglossal nerve pass through?
The hypoglossal canal
What 3 components pass through the Foramen Magnum?
Medulla Oblongata
Vertebral arteries
Spinal part of accessory nerve
Which artery passes through foramen spinosum? What is it a branch of?
Middle Meningeal Artery
A branch of the maxillary artery, which is a terminal branch of external carotid
Name the 4 branches of the basilar artery? (inferior to superior)
Anterior inferior cerebellar arteries
Labrythine arteries
Pontine arteries
Superior cerebellar arteries
Which foramen do the labrythine arteries pass through, with which 2 CNs?
Internal acoustic meatus
alongside the facial nerve and vestibulocochlear nerve
What does the basilar artery bifurcate into?
What do these form?
Left and right posterior cerebral arteries
The posterior part of the circle of willis
Which artery can be decompressed to treat trigeminal neuralgia?
Superior cerebral artery
Branches of which 2 arteries make up the circle of willis?
Internal carotid artery
Vertebral artery
Which 3 muscles does musclocutaneous nerve supply?
Biceps
Coracobrachialis
Brachialis