Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

Rules of 4: There are four _____ structures that start with 'M'1. Motor pathway (corticospinal tract)2. Medial lemniscus 3. Medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF) 4. Motor nuclei/nerves (CN III, IV, VI, XII)

The fasciculus _____ carries input from the spinal level T6 and above

Most (80-90%) of the corticospinal tract fibers decussate just below the _____ at the pyramidal decussation

The _____ region of the spinal cord supplied by the anterior spinal artery territory is a watershed area, as the artery of Adamkiewicz anatamoses with the ASA to supply T9 to the Conus Medullaris

Contents of superior orbital fissure: Within the common tendinous ring: BAN (Intermediate compartment)_____Abducens nerveNasociliary nerve

_____ are the predominant type of glial cell in white matter

Neuroblastoma originates from _____ cells and can occur anywhere along the sympathetic chain

_____ to a site of CNS or PNS axon injury there is anterograde (Wallerian) degeneration

The _____ segment of facial nerve runs above the oval window (stapes) and below the horizontal/lateral semicircular canal.

The axons of _____ ganglionic sympathetic neurons are lightly myelinated and leave the cord in the ventral nerve roots to form spinal nerves