Neuro 3 - Skull, orbit, ear Flashcards

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Name the bones of the skull

A
  • frontal
  • parietal
  • occipital
  • temporal
  • sphenoid
  • ethmoid
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Name the foramina in the skull

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  • ethmoidal foramina
  • optic canal
  • superior orbital fissure
  • foramen rotundum
  • foramen spinosum
  • foramen ovale
  • foramen lacerum
  • jugular foramen
  • hypoglossal canal
  • foramen magnum
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What passes through foramen magnum?

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  • vertebral arteries
  • anterior and posterior spinal arteries
  • spinal cord
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What blood vessels passes through the ethmoidal foramina?

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ethmoidal artery and vein

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5
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What passes through the optic canal?

A

CN II and ophthalmic artery

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What passes though the SOF?

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Superior ophthalmic vein and CN III, IV, V1, VI

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What passes through the foramen rotundum?

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CN V2

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8
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What passes through foramen ovale?

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CN V3

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9
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Where do CN VII and VIII exit the skull from?

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internal acoustic meatus

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Apart from the cranial nerves, what passes through the IAM?

A

labrynthine artery

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Through which foramen do the internal carotids enter the skull?

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foramen lacerum

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12
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Which vessel can be found in the foramen spinosum?

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middle meningeal artery

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13
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What passes through the hypoglossal canal?

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CN XII - hypoglossal

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What passes through the jugular foramen?

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CN IX, X, XI and jugular veins

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15
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Which muscle opens the eyelid?

A

levator palpabrae superioris

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16
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The superior and inferior tarsals do what?

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provides structural support to the eyelid

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17
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Name the extraoccular muscles

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  • LPS
  • SO, IO
  • SR, IR, LR, MR
18
Q

Nerve supply of superior oblique?

A

trochlear nerve CN IV

19
Q

Which one of the recti muscles are not supplied by the occulomotor nerve?

A

lateral rectus - supplied by abducens CN VI

20
Q

Which EOM muscles have an isolated action?

A

lateral and medial recti

21
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What does the superior rectus do?

A

elevates, abducts and intorts eye

22
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What does the inferior oblique do?

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elevates, abducts and extorts eye

23
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What does the superior oblique do?

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depresses, abducts, intorts eye

24
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Blood supply to the eye and retina?

A

eye: ophthalmic artery
retina: central artery of the retina

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3 layers of the eye
- outer: sclera, cornea - middle: choroid, ciliary body, iris - inner: retina
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Where are tears produced?
lacrimal gland
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What is the lacrimal sac?
upper dilated end of nasolacrimal duct
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What carries tears from the eyes the nose?
nasolacrimal duct - drains tears into inferior meatus
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What is the retina?
light sensitive region lining the back of the eye - contains photoreceptors
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Where is the blind spot?
where optic nerve and retinal blood supply pierce the retina - LACKS PHOTORECEPTORS
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What focuses light onto the retina?
lens
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What part of the eye has the highest visual acuity?
macula lutea
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What controls the amount of light entering the eye?
iris
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Venous drainage of the eyeball
superior/inferior ophthalmic veins - drain into the cavernous sinus
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3 parts of the ear
- outer: pinna, external acoustic meatus and canal - middle: tympanic membrane, ossicles, Eustachian tube inner: semi circular canals, vestibule, cochlea
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What is the middle ear and what does it contain?
air filled cavity in the temporal bone containing tympanic membrane, ossicles and Eustachian tube
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What do the ossicles do?
convert vibrations of the eardrum into amplified pressure waves
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Which muscles contract in response to loud sounds to reduce transmission of sound to the inner ear?
stapedius and tensor tympani
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Which part of the ear is responsible for sound detection and balance?
inner ear
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Which geniculate ganglion is receives auditory info?
medial geniculate ganglion