HDC STRX Flashcards
(165 cards)
What muscle does the parotid duct pierce on its way to the oral cavity?
Buccinator
What vessels are embedded in the parotid gland?
Parotid plexus of facial n
Retromandibular vein
External Carotid Artery
What nerves innervate the parotid sheath and overlying skin?
Auriculotemporal n (CNV3) and Great auricular n (C2-3)
What nerves provide sympathetic and parasympathetic innervation to the parotid gland?
Sympathetic: cervical ganglia through external carotid nerve plexus
Parasympathetic: Glossopharyngeal n carries presynaptic fibers to otic ganglion –> postsynaptic fibers carried by auriculotemporal n
What structure divides the Maxillary artery into three parts?
Lateral pterygoid m
What nerve supplies motor fiber to muscles of mastication?
CNV3
What is the cutaneous innervation of CNV3?
Ear, lower face and jaw, lower lip, anterior 2/3 of the tongue, lower teeth
What can occur as a direct result of obstruct lymphatics flow?
Edema
What are the four stages of lymphedema?
- Asymptomatic
- Swelling
- Permanent swelling that cannot be relieved through elevation
- Lymphostatic elephantiasis
Outline the lymphatic drainage of the face
Parotid nodes, Posterior auricular nodes, occipital nodes –> Superficial Cervical Nodes –> Deep cervical nodes –> R lymphatic duct/ thoracic duct
Submandibular nodes, submental nodes –> deep cervical nodes –> R lymphatic duct/ thoracic duct
What are the boundaries of the retrovisceral space?
Buccopharyngeal fascia - anteriorly
Prevertbral fascia - posteriorly
Carotid sheath - laterally
Base of skull - superiorly
Root of neck - inferiorly
Describe Danger Space #3
Retropharyngeal space between the alar fascia and the buccopharyngeal fascia
Continuous with the lateral pharyngeal space
Describe Danger Space #4
Posterior to the alar fascia, superior to the prevertebral fascia
Continuous with posterior mediastinum
What is the name of this foramen and the strcuture that passes through it?
Incivisve canal - greater palatine artery
Explain why you get a runny nose when you cry
Fluid flows from the lacrimal glands –> lacrimal ducts –> lacrimal canal –> nasolacrimal duct –> naris (nostril)
PRNP is a gene that encodes for
Prion proteins
Explain the etiology of prion disease
PrPsc (abnormal) prion prtein contacts PrPc (normal) protein –> PrPsc induces conformational change in PrPc –> PrPc converted into prion –> prions form fibrils thought to lead to disease
How long is the incubation period of prion disease?
Anwhere from 1-30 years!
What are the three diseases caused by germline PrP gene mutations
Familial CJD
Gerstmann-Strussler-Scheinker disease
Fatal familial insomnia
The gene mutation in prion disease is substitution of Asp to Asn at [ ]
If the disease is fCJD, the next allele is [ ]
If the disease is FFA, the next allele is [ ]
178
VAL @ 129
MET @129
How is a diagnosis for prion disease made?
Clinical grounds
Elevated protein markers in CSF
Sometimes western blot
What key features in the brain are characteristic of prion disease?
Sponge-like lesions in the brain tissue
Esmeralda Jones, a previously healthy 20 y/o woman, comes to your primary care office reporting a one-month history of cough, fever, and unexplained weight loss.
After history and physical, you decide an imaging test is indicated. What do you order first and why?
Pregnancy test - female of childbearing age
What Xray orientation is best for detecting pneumonia and why?
Less magnification of the heart, done in a standardized way so good for progression comparison