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Why are smell, taste, visioin, and hearing considered special senses?

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information for each is processed in a seperate cortical region

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The cell products of primary neruulation include which of the following?

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Surface ectoderm, neural tube neuroepethial cells, neural crest cells

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The embryonic tissues produced from secondary neurulation derive from which source?

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caudal eminence (tail bud)

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Where does cerbrospinal fluid flow?

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btw pia and the arachnoid (subarachnoid space)

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A vertebral malformation in which the spinal cord is displaced into a fluid filled sac lined by the dura and arachnoid layers would be termed ?

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meningomylocele

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From picture of vertebra and vertebral nerves coming and going: what is the dorsal most nerve tract?

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somatic afferent

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From picture of vertebra and vertebral nerves coming and going: what is the ventral most nerve tract?

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somatic motor

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From picture of vertebra and vertebral nerves coming and going: what is the short nerve in the vertebral colomb that connects the efferent and afferent nerves?

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interneuron

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From picture of vertebra and vertebral nerves coming and going: what is the origin of the somatic afferent cells?

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neural crest cells

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From picture of vertebra and vertebral nerves coming and going: What is the origin of the somatic motor cells?

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ventral basal plate neurons

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From picture of vertebra and vertebral nerves coming and going: which support cells would dominate in the dorsal root ganglion?

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satellite cells

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From picture of vertebra and vertebral nerves coming and going: Which support cells would dominate in the ventral root plexus?

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Schwann cells

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From picture of vertebra and vertebral nerves coming and going: What is the origin of Schwann cells?

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neural crest cells

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Which cell type does not derive from neural crest cells?

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sympathetic preganglionic cells

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The cerebellum derive from which definitive brain region?

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metencephalon

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The corpus striatum and basal nuclei derive from which definitive brain region?

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telencephalon

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The superior and inferior colliculi derive from which definitive brain region?

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mesencephalon

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The pineal gland derives from which definitive brain region?

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diencephalon

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Otic placode comes from which brain region?

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mylencephalon

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Which meurons appear first during spinal cord development?

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somatic motor

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Spinal neural tube neuroepithelial call proliferation results in formation of ventricular, mantle, and marginal layers. How does the marginal layer relate to adult spinal cord structures?

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represents white matter myelinated axons

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Which cells are not derivatives of the spinal cord neuroepithelium?

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microglial cells

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In addition to classification as special sensory afferent, what other feature do the Olfactory, Optic, and Vestibulocochlear nerves share?

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afferent fibers include bipolar cells

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Which of the listed cranial nerves does not use basal plate derived multipolar neurons to provide GSE regulation of skeletal muscle?

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trigeminal

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The pharyngeal arch cranial nerves 3, 7, 9, and 10 all contain general visceral efferent fibers. Which other feature do they share?
all are parasympathetic
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The pharyngeal arch cranial nerves 5, 7, 9, and 10 all contain special visceral affeerent function. Which other feature do they share?
all contain cplacode and neural crest derived afferent neurons
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Which pharyngeal arch cranial nerve provides general visceral afferent innervation of the carotid body and carotid sinus?
glossopharyngeal (9)
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Which is the origin of the photoreceptor bipolar cells and ganglion cells in the neural retina?
neural tube neuroepithelium
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Which placode derived pharyngeal CN's include special visceral afferent funtion (taste)?
7, 9, and 10
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What is the embryonic origin of the anterior pituitary?
stomodeum surface ectoderm
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What is the embryonic origin of the posterior pituitary?
infundibulum
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The pyramidal tracts are a major feature on the ventral surface of which area?
mylencephalon
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Why is the cerebellum considered to more closely resemble the forebrain than the hindbrain?
derives from neuoblasts migrating through the marginal layer
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What is the embryonic origin of the lens of the eye?
placode ectoderm
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Which fearture do the eyes, posterior pituitary and third ventricle have in common?
derive from the diencephalon
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An infant is born wiht a large mass protruding from the occtipital region of the skull. Examination reveals the presence of CSF but no cerebral cortical tissue. How would you classify this?
meningocele
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Cerebellar displacement as seen in Arnold-Chiari malformation is associated with which condition?
nonobstructive hydrocephalus
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What is the origin of the CNS glial cells?
neural tube neuroepithelium
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Failure of the neural tube to close over the entire spinal cord is?
Rachischisis
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What is the correct order for the spinal meninges (from outside in)?
epidural, dural, arachnoid, subarachnoid, pia
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Which neruons would only be present in a thoracic or a sacral region spinal cord cross section?
visceral motor
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Somatic sensory information reaches the sensory cortix via a three neuron pathway. The first neurons synapse in the nucleus cuneatus/ gracilis and then ascend to the thalamus via which pathway?
lemniscal tract
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Which neuron type would not be myelinated?
sympathetic postganglionic
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The direct differentiation of mesenchyme cells into bone forming cells is classified as what type of osteogenesis?
intramembranous
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Mesenchyme cell differentiation into cartilage forming cells that create a cartilage template, followed by conversion into bone, is which type of osteogenesis?
endochondral
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The bones of the face develop from the pharyngeal arch mesenchyme and are considered part of which area?
viscerocranium
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What is the origin of the mesenchyme that gives rise to the viscerocranium?
neural crest cells
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Which are derives from paraxial mesoderm and developes by endochodral ossification?
posterior chondrocranium
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The first somite develops from which somitomere?
#8
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The vertebra and ribs derive from which cell source?
sclerotome
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Replacing forelimb bud mesoderm with hind limb mesoderm will have what effect on limb structure?
normal hind limb will form
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Which gene or factor is dicerctly involved in initiating limb bud formation?
FGF
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Limb bone and connective tissues come from which source?
lateral somatic mesoderm
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Limb somatic motor neurons derive from which source?
neural tube neuroepithelial cells
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Limb muscles come from which source?
paraxial somitic mesoderm
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Limb somatic sensory neurons comes from which source?
neural crest cells
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What CN comes from the petrosal placode?
9
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What CN comes from the geniculate placode?
7
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What CN comes from the nodose placode?
10
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What CN comes from the otic placode?
8
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What CN comes from the trigeminal placode?
5
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What are the 2 alar plate spinal cord nuclei?
GSA and GVA
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What are the 2 basal plate spinal cord nuclei?
GSE and GVE
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Know the 12 cranial nerves, if motor or sensory or both.
OOOTTAFVGVSH Olfactory, Optic, Oculomotor, Trochlear, Trigeminal, Abducens, Facial, Vestibulocochlear, Glossopharyngeal, Vagus, Spinal Accessory, Hypoglossal SS_M_M_S__MM
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What are the pharyngeal arch CNs?
5, 7, 9, and 10
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What are the Parasympathetic CNs?
3, 7, 9, and 10
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Why is brain stem like spinal cord?
neuroepithelial cells come from 2 places, then migrate to form 3 different zones; pattern is inner gray matter surrounded by outer white matter
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Why is cerebrum and cerebellum unique from spinal cord and brain stem?
neuroblasts migrate through marginal zone to form additional layer of outer gray cortex

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