NEURO 2 Flashcards

1
Q

Conus medullaris

A

End of spinal cord

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2
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Dural sac

A

End of dura mater

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3
Q

Cauda equina

A

Bundle of spinal nerves

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4
Q

Filum terminale internum

A

Extension of pia mater

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5
Q

Filum terminale externum

A

Extension of dura mater

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6
Q

Lumbar tap

A

Between L4-L5, lots of CSF

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7
Q

Ratio of white mater to gray matter

A

Superior to inferior, white matter decreases

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8
Q

Gray matter modalities

A

General sensory afferent
General visceral afferent
General visceral efferent
General sensory efferent

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9
Q

Longitudinal organization

A

Nuclei/laminae form function groups

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10
Q

Nuclear groups

A

Connections

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11
Q

Rexed’s laminae

A

Cyctoarchitecture

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12
Q

Sensory (dorsal) horn nuclei

A

Substantia gelatinosa
Nucelus propius
Nucleus dorsalis

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13
Q

Motor (ventral) horn nuclei

A

Intermediolateral cell column
Motor neuron pool

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14
Q

Intermediolateral cell column

A

Visceral sensation

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15
Q

Motor neuron pool

A

Alpha motor neurons
Preganglionic neurons for visceral autonomics

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16
Q

Medial ventral horn

A

Proximal body

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17
Q

Superior ventral horn

A

Flexors

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18
Q

Inferior ventral horn

A

Extensors

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19
Q

Lateral ventral horn

A

Distal body

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20
Q

Longitudinal organization in spinal cord

A

Ventral medial horn, substantia gelatinosa, nucleus propius, posteromarginal nucleus - go all the way through

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21
Q

White matter

A

Dorsal funiculus
Lateral funiculus
Ventral funiculus

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22
Q

Vertebral artery

A

1 anterior branch and 2 posterior branch

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23
Q

Veins in brain

A

No valves, anastomose with lower veins

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24
Q

Spinal nerves

A

Pass through vertebral column
Split into dorsal and ventral rami

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25
Q

Cervical nerves

A

8
1 extra between skull and first vertebrae

26
Q

Dermatome

A

Surface devoted to one pair of nerves, made up of multiple receptive fields

27
Q

Receptive fields

A

Area innervated by one DRG

28
Q

Motor units

A

Correlate to homonculus

29
Q

Peripheral nerve modalities

A

Somatic afferent
Somatic efferent
Visceral afferent
Visceral efferent

30
Q

Peripheral nerves

A

31 pairs between 5 regions
8 cervical
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
5 sacral
1 coccygeal

31
Q

Plexuses

A

Segments of peripheral nerves

32
Q

Cervical plexus

A

C1-5
Motor: phrenic, ansa cervicalis
Sensory: lesser occipital, greater auricular, transverse cervical, supraclavicular

33
Q

Phrenic nerve

A

Diaphragm

34
Q

Ansa cervicalis

A

Between hyoid and sternum

35
Q

Lesser occipital nerve

A

Occipital lobe

36
Q

Greater auricular nerve

A

Front of ear

37
Q

Transverse cervical nerve

A

Sternocleidomastoid

38
Q

Brachial plexus

A

C6-T2
Mix: axillary, musculocutaneous, median, radial, ulnar

39
Q

Axillary nerve

A

Deltoid

40
Q

Musculocutaneous nerve

A

Arm flexors, i.e. biceps

41
Q

Median nerve

A

Wrist/finger flexors

42
Q

Radial nerve

A

Extensors

43
Q

Ulnar nerve

A

Flexors

44
Q

Lumbar plexus

A

L1-5
Illiohypogastric, illioguinal, femoral, obturator

45
Q

Sacral plexus

A

L4-S5
Superior gluteal, inferior gluteal, pudenal, sciatic, tibial, common fibular

46
Q

Illiohypogastric nerve

A

Body wall

47
Q

Illioinguinal nerve

A

Body wall

48
Q

Femoral nerve

A

Knee flexor

49
Q

Obturator nervee

A

Thigh adductors

50
Q

Superior gluteal nerve

A

Gluteus minimus and medius

51
Q

Inferior gluteal nerve

A

Gluteus maximus

52
Q

Pudenal nerve

A

Pelvic floor

53
Q

Sciatic nerve

A

Posterior leg (ex. hamstrings)

54
Q

Tibial nerve

A

Posterior leg

55
Q

Common fibular nerve

A

Anterior and lateral leg

56
Q

Peripheral nerve contents

A

Blood vessels, CT, fibroblasts, Schwann cells, macrophages

57
Q

Peripheral neuropathies

A

Shingles

58
Q

Pain reflex

A

Recoil from noxious stimuli

59
Q

Flexor reflex

A

In response too pain, activate flexion and inhibit extension
Polysynaptic

60
Q

Crossed extensor reflex

A

Opposite to flexor, active when weightbearing

61
Q

Tendon/stretch/patellar reflex

A

Monosynaptic