Block #3 Flashcards
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What is anisocaria?
Unequal pupil size
What is the ganglia just prior to the efferent parasympathetic supply of the iris?
Ciliary ganglia
What occurs with a lesion of the optic chiasm?
Complete version and PLR loss
What might be a lesion of the optic chiasm?
Pituitary tumor
What is hemianopsia?
Loss of the opposite side of the visual field
What is central/cortical blindness?
Blindness resulting by a lesion at or after the lateral geniculate nucleus
What is a situation that would not cause anisocoria but blindness?
Lesion at or after the lateral geniculate nucleus
Is efferent or afferent dilation more marked?
Efferent
What causes a D shaped pupil?
Nasal or temporal branch of the parasympathetic innervation of a cat’s eye
What causes cavernous sinus syndrome?
Autonomic nerves passing through cavernous sinus due to the many cranial nerves through here
What is electrophysiology?
Used to asses retinal function
What is another name for the forebrain?
Proencephalon
What are the components of the forebrain?
Telencephalon and diencephalon
What diagnostics do you use for cranial bone?
CT
What diagnostic do you use for cranial tissue?
MRI
What is the most common degenerative disease in dogs?
Canine cognitive dysfunction
What is the most common anomaly/developmental disease in dogs?
Congenital hydrocephalus
What causes hepatic encephalitis?
Liver is unable to filter our toxins that enter blood
What causes hypoglycemic encephalopathy?
Brain has too little glucose, usually seizures
What causes electrolyte-associated encephalopathy?
Brain has too little Na or Ca, usually seizures
What is the most common brain neoplasia in dogs?
Meningiomas
What is the 2nd most common brain neoplasia in dogs?
Gliomas
What are the 2 viral forebrain diseases, one for each species?
Dog: Distemper
Cat: FIP
What will IPSP cause? EPSP?
IPSP: hyper polarization
EPSP: hypo polarization