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Neuroanatomy Flashcards

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What is the sea shell shaped structure in the brain ?

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Hippocampus in the temporal lobe

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What paired structure lies immediately medial to the putamen ?

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Globus pallidus

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Which structure is more rostral - optic chiasm or mammillary bodies ?

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Optic chiasm

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What cerebellar peduncles connect the pons to the cerebellum ?

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Middle cerebellar peduncles

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What cerebellar peduncles connect the midbrain to the cerebellum ?

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Superior cerebellar peduncles

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What cerebellar peduncles connect the medulla to the cerebellum ?

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Inferior cerebellar peduncles

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What fluid is produced in the ventricular system ?

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Cerebrospinal fluid

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Which structures of the ventricular system are connected by the interventricular foramen ?

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The lateral and third ventricles

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What is the interthalamic adhesion and where is it ?

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It’s a gap between the third ventricles which had fibres passing through it to connect both sides of the thalamus

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What is the clinical term for a rise in intracranial pressure due to obstruction of CSF ?

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Hydrocephalus

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What 2 structures does the cerebral aqueduct lie underneath ?

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Runs the length of the BRAINSTEM underneath the inferior and superior colliculi

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Where does the cerebral aqueduct open into 3rd ventricle ?

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Junction between the midbrain and forebrain

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What structures form the lateral walls of the 3rd ventricle ?

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Thalamus and hypothalamus

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What secretes CSF?

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Choroid plexus

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What is another name for interventricular foramen ?

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Foramen of monro

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At what level of the brain does the central canal open into the 4th ventricle ?

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Medulla

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What is the function of cerebral aqueduct ?

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To connect the 3rd and 4th ventricles

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Where are sensory neuron ganglions in the spinal cord ?

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Dorsal root

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Where are interneurons in the spinal cord ?

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Dorsal horn

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In the spinal cord where are you most likely to find large neuronal cell bodies ?

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Ventral horn which contains the motor neurons

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What neurons are present in the lateral column ?

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Post ganglionic sympathetic neurons

21
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Which level of the spinal cord is the lateral horn seen most clearly ?

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Thoracic

22
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Which tracts arise in the red nucleus and tectum and what one lies most dorsally ?

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Rubrospinal tract from red nucleus and tectospinal tract from superior colliculus
Rubrospinal tract lies most dorsally
Rubrospinal - controls the tone of limb flexor muscles
Tectospinal - thought to mediate reflex movement in response to visual stimuli

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What is the fasiculus cuneatus and fasiculus gracilis?

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They are dorsal column tracts which carry info about proprioception and discriminative touch
Gracilis- join spinal cord at sacral, lumbar, and lower thoracic levels
Cuneatus- join spinal cord at upper thoracic and cervical levels
Carry info from ipsilateral side of the body

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Which lies more laterally, fasiculus cuneatus or fasiculus gracilis ?

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Fasiculus cuneatus

25
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What structures make up the basal ganglia ?

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Caudate nucleus, putamen and globus pallidus

26
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Which electrodes in an EEG are positioned closest to the visual cortex ?

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O1 and O2

27
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When would you expect to see beta waves ?

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When you are awake and during REM sleep

28
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Which waves out of alpha and delta waves have the largest amplitude ?

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Delta

29
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Why do delta waves have a larger amplitude ?

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Because these waves are more active when you are sleeping so the firing is more consistent so they are more synchronised and therefore the waves can join together to create a bigger amplitude

30
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What types of clinical uses does the EEG have ?

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Diagnosis of sporadic CJD - rare and fatal brain condition that causes brain damage to get worse and worse - due to an abnormal prion protein
Diagnosis of epilepsy
Diagnosis of brain death

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What are the cranial nerves in order ?

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1- olfactory 
2- optic 
3- oculomotor 
4- trochlear 
5- trigeminal 
6- abducens
7- facial
8- vestibulocochlear 
9-glossopharyngeal 
10-vagus
11-accessory 
12- hypoglossal
32
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Which cranial nerves enter/exit the pons(pons/medulla boundary) ?

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Abducens, facial, vestibuilocochlear and trigeminal

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Which cranial nerves enter/exit the midbrain ?

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Occulomotor and trochlear

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Which cranial nerve exits on the dorsal surface ?

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Trochlear

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Which cranial nerves have both afferent and efferent branches ?

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Trigeminal
Facial
Glossopharyngeal
Vagus

36
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Which nerve would be used to carry info relating to very sweet food ?

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Facial

37
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Which cranial nerve is used to carry info relating to bitter food ?

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Glossopharyngeal

38
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Which cranial nerve is used to control chewing ?

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Trigeminal

39
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What is the function of the pons ?

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Connection between cerebrum and cerebellum involved in coordination of movements

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What is the function of the medulla ?

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Peripheral control centre and origination of seven cranial nerves

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What does hemiplegia mean ?

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An inability to move one side

42
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What are the clinical consequences of left optic tract lesion ?

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Homonymous hemianopia- loss of sight in the right visual fields from both eyes

43
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What are the common causes of hemiballismus ?

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Lesion, stroke or tumour

44
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What are common causes of upper motor neurons disease ?

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Stoke or spinal cord transection

45
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What are the causes of Trigeminal neuralgia ?!

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Pain in territory of one or more major subdivisions of trigeminal nerve caused by underlying osteitis of petrous temporal bone, compression of sensory nerve or unknown cause

Neurobiology (30 decks)

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