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Year 2 Neuro anatomy > Week 1 - wet room > Flashcards

Week 1 - wet room Flashcards

1
Q

3 parts of brainstem

A

midbrain, pons, medulla

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2
Q

Which 2 vesicles give rise to brainstem?

A

mesencephalon and rhombencephalon

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3
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Which cranial nerves come off the pontomedullary junction?

A

6,7,8

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4
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What are the cavities within the brainstem?

A

cerebral aqueduct and 4th ventricle

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5
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Which of the cranial nerves emerging from the pontomedullary junction has the longest course?

A

facial

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6
Q

3 surface features on medulla

A

pyramids
decussation of pyramids
olives

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7
Q

Which cranial nerve emerges from the surface of the pons?

A

trigeminal

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8
Q

What peduncle emerges from the surface of the pons

A

middle cerebellar peduncle

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9
Q

What fibres makes up the middle cerebellar peduncle

A

centripetal

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10
Q

What part of the brain lies superiorly to the midbrain?

A

thalamus

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11
Q

What fibres make up the cerebral peduncles and where are they found?

A

motor fibres, for cortex from the brainstem

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12
Q

What part of brainstem is pineal gland and inferior and superior colliculi found?

A

midbrain

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13
Q

What is the diencephalon made up from?

A

thalamus and hypothalamus

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14
Q

What 2 parts of the brain do the diencephalon lie between?

A

cortex and midbrain

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15
Q

What are the surface projections of the hypothalamus called?

A

mammillary bodies

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16
Q

What is the midline structure connecting the 2 cerebellar hemispheres?

A

vermis

17
Q

3 lobes of each cerebellar hemisphere

A

anterior, posterior, flocculonodular

18
Q

Ventricle lying anterior to cerebellum

A

4th

19
Q

What part of the cerebellum lies on top of the foramen magnum?

A

tonsils

20
Q

What large fissure separates the cerebral hemispheres?

A

median longitudinal fissure

21
Q

What type of fibres are in the corpus callosum?

A

commissural

22
Q

What vertebral level does the spinal cord terminate in an adult and newborn?

A

L1/2

L3/4

23
Q

What level does the dura and arachnoid mater terminate?

A

S2

24
Q

What happens to the pia mater?

A

carries on as filum terminale

25
Q

Vertebral level of lumbar puncture in adult

A

L3-5

26
Q

What occupies the space between the end of spinal cord and termination of dura+arachnoid mater?

A

subarachnoid space filled with CSF

27
Q

How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?

A

31

28
Q

Is damage to the cauda equina LMN or UMN?

A

LMN

29
Q

Lobes and functions - 1:primary motor cortex 2:primary visual cortex 3:primary sensory cortex and 4:primary auditory cortex

A

frontal
occipital
parietal
temporal

30
Q

From which arteries do the vertebral arteries arise?

A

subclavian

31
Q

What fissures do the cerebral arteries run in?

A

median longitudinal fissure
lateral sulcus
calcarine sulcus

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