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The Coughing Reflex (ANATOMY) Flashcards

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Coughing occurs in response to the stimulation of receptors in _______ (3)

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Oropharyngeal mucosa
Laryngopharyngeal mucosa
Laryngeal mucosa

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From which cranial nerve will the nasopharynx and oropharynx relay action potentials from?

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CN IX (Glossopharyngeal nerve)

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From which cranial nerve does the laryngopharynx relay action potentials from?

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CN X (Vagus nerve)

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What are carotid sheaths?

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Protective “tubes” of cervical deep fascia

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Where do the carotid sheets attach?

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Superiorly to the bones of the base of the skull

Blend inferiorly with the fascia of the mediastinum

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What do the carotid sheaths (right/left) contain? (4)

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Vagus nerve
Internal carotid artery
Common carotid artery
Internal jugular vein

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How do visceral pleura & respiratory tree visceral afferents connect with the CNS? (3)

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Sympathetic trunk
Pulmonary plexus
Vagus nerve (in the carotid sheath)

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What is meant by “visceral afferent”?

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Sensory nerve (that arrives) from an organ

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What does the pulmonary plexus contain? (3)

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Sympathetic axons
Parasympathetic axons
Visceral afferents

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What is a plexus?

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An intertwining of nerves

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The sympathetic and parasympathetic axons in the pulmonary plexus are _____ nerves that supply the _____

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motor

heart

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The motor axons travel from the tracheal _____ along the branches of the _________ to supply all ____ & ______

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bifurcation
respiratory tree
mucous glands & bronchiolar smooth muscles

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Describe the route of the pulmonary visceral afferents from the visceral pleura to the medulla

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From visceral pleura & respiratory tree to the plexus then follow the vagus nerve to the medulla to the brain

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Once the sensory receptors have been stimulated the CNS responds by rapidly coordinating _____

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Deep inspiration

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Deep inspiration requires use of ___(4)

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Diaphragm
Intercostal muscles
Accessory muscles of inspiration

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Which nerves innervate the diaphragm?

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Phrenic nerves

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Which nerves innervate the intercostal muscles?

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Intercostal nerves

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What is the difference between quiet and forced inspiration in terms of action potentials via the phrenic via?

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In deep/forced inspiration a greater outflow of action potentials with a longer duration cause the diaphragm to flatten&descend maximally

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What are the muscles of normal (quiet) inspiration?

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External intercostal muscles
Internal intercostal muscles
Innermost intercostal muscles

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The intercostal nerves are the anterior rami of which spinal nerves?

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T1-T11

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What are the accessory muscles of forced / deep inspiration?

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Pectoralis Major
Pectoralis minor
Sternocleidomastoid
Scalenus anterior, menus & posterior

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Where does the pectoralis major attach?

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Between the sternum/ribs & humerus

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What is the function of the pectoralis major?

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Adduction and medial rotation of the humerus

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What position must the upper limb be in so the pectoralis major can pull the ribcage upwards/outwards?

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Upper limb position is “fixed”

E.g. by holing on to the air of the chair or the thigh

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What is the recruitment of accessory muscles a clinical sign of?
Dyspnoea?
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What is the function of the pectoralis minor in terms of deep inspiration?
Puling ribs 3-5 superiorly towards the coracoid process of the scapula
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Where does the sternocleidomastoid attach?
Between the sternum/clavicle & mastoid process of the temporal bone
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Where do the scalenus anterior, medius & posterior attach?
Between cervical vertebrae & ribs 1&2
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Which nerve stimulates the adduction of the vocal cords to close the rims glottidis during the coughing reflex?
CN X - Vagus nerve
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Where do the vocal cords approximate?
Midline
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Where do the intrinsic muscles of the larynx attach?
Between the cartilages
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What do the intrinsic muscles of the larynx move? What does this result?
The cartilages - movement of the vocal cords
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What type of muscle are the intrinsic muscles of the larynx?
Skeletal (voluntary) muscle
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What type of nerve is CN X?
Mixed (sensory & motor)
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Where does the cranial nerve connect with the CNS?
At the medulla oblongata of the brainstem
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Through which structure do the vagus nerves (left&right) pass through the neck?
Within the carotid sheath
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What is the important function of CN X to coughing?
Supply somatic sensory & somatic motor tons to the larynx
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To which part of the larynx do the sensory parts of CNX go?
Mucosa lining of the larynx
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To which part of the larynx do the motor parts of CNX go?
Intrinsic muscles of the larynx
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In the chest, the vagus nerves descend ______ to the chest organs (including the lungs via the pulmonary plexus)
posterior
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The vagus nerves pass through the diaphragm on the _______
oesophagus
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Where do the vagus nerves divide into many parasympathetic braches?
On the surface of the stomach
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Which structures do the parasympathetic branches of the vagus nerve supply? (2)
Foregut & Midgut organs
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Does the vagus or the phrenic nerve pass anterior to the root of the lung?
The phrenic nerve
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What is the purpose of anterolateral abdominal wall muscle contraction in terms of the cough reflex?
Raise intra-abdominal pressure
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Which muscles forcefully increase the the intra-abdominal pressure during deep expiration?
Right & left anterolateral abdominal wall and the diaphragm
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Which muscles are involved in deep expiration? (4 - right & left of each)
Rectus abdominis External oblique Internal oblique Transverses abdominus
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What is an aponeurosis?
Flattened tendon
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The aponeurosis of the right external oblique blends with the aponeurosis of the left external oblique the the midline ________
Linea alba
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Where does the external oblique attach superiorly?
Superficial aspects of the lower ribs
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Where does the eternal oblique attach inferiorly?
Anterior part of the iliac crest & the pubic tubercle
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The fibre direction of the external oblique is the _____ as the external intercostal muscle
same
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Where is the lines semilunaris? (right and left)
Where the muscle fibres end and the aponeurosis begins
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_____ of the right internal oblique bless with the aponeurosis of the _______ at the midline linea alba
Aponeurosis | Left internal oblique
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Where does the right internal oblique attach superiorly?
The inferior border of the lower ribs
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Where does the internal oblique attach inferiorly?
Iliac crest & thoracolumbar fascia of the lower back
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Does the internal oblique have the same/opposite fibre direction as the internal intercostal muscles?
same
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Where does aponeurosis of the right transverses abdomens blend with the aponeurosis of the left transversus abdomens?
Linea alba
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Where does the transversus abdominus attach superiorly?
Deep aspects of the lower ribs
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Where does the transversus abdominus attach inferiorly?
Iliac crest & thoracolumbar fascia of the lower back
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What encapsulates the rectus abdominus?
Internal oblique External oblique Skin Transversus abdominis
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Where does the the rectus abdominis attach superiorly?
Xiphoid process | Costal margin
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Where does the rectus abdominis attach inferiorly?
Pubis bone | Pubic symphysis
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The somatic motor, somatic sensory and sympathetic nerve fibres supplying the structures of the abdominal part of the body wall (soma) are convey within the _____
thoracoabdominal nerves
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The 7th-11th intercostal nerves travel ______ then their terminal branches leave the _________ in which plane?
anteriorly intercostal spaces In the plane between the internal oblique & transversus abdominus
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What is the name of the nerves in the plane between the internal oblique & transversus abdominus?
Thoracoabdominal nerves
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What innervates the upper part of the abdominal wall?
Thoracoabdominal nerves
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What innervates the area below T12?
Subcostal nerve
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What does the iliohypogastric nerve innervate?
Half of L1 anterior ramus
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What does the ilioinguinal nerve innervate?
Half of L1 anterior ramus
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What are the functions of tonic (continuous low level) contractions of anterolateral abdominal muscles?
Maintain posture | Support the vertebral column
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What are the function of contractions of the anterolateral abdominal muscles?
Movements of the vertebral column (flexion; lateral flexion; rotations) Guarding - protect the abdominal viscera Increase intra-abdominal pressure (to assist defecation; micturition; labour) Aid forced expiration

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