Neuroanatomy US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Neuroanatomy Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 111: What is the function of the Hypoglossal nerve (CN XII)?
Answer: Motor innervation to all intrinsic and extrinsic muscles of the tongue (except Palatoglossus)
Extra: The Palatoglossus muscle is innervated by the Vagus nerve (CN X) via the pharyngeal plexus. Sensations for the anterior 2/3 of the tongue are handled by the Lingual nerve (CN V3) for general sensation and Chorda tympani (CN VII) for taste.
Flashcard 112: What kind of intermediate filament is associated with neurons?
Answer: neurofilaments
Flashcard 113: What kind of intermediate filament is associated with neuroglia?
Answer: glial fibrillary acid proteins (GFAP)
Flashcard 114: Neurofilaments belong to what class of cytoskeletal element?
Answer: intermediate filaments
Flashcard 115: The _____ is the major relay station for sensory information (except olfaction) traveling to the cerebral cortex.
Answer: thalamus
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Flashcard 116: Do ventral roots of spinal nerves contain sensory or motor neurons?
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Answer: Motor neurons
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Flashcard 117: _____ circuit describes the neural circuit for emotional expression and includes the hippocampus, mammillary bodies, anterior thalamic nuclei, cingulate gyrus, and entorhinal cortex
Answer: Papez
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Atlas:
Flashcard 118: There are _____ lumbar pairs and _____ sacral pairs of spinal nerves
Answer: 5
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Flashcard 119: Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is made by _____ cells of choroid plexus
Answer: ependymal
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Flashcard 120: The _____ is a brainstem tract that coordinates conjugate eye movements.
Answer: medial longitudinal fasciculus (MLF)
Extra: The MLF connects the nuclei of cranial nerves III, IV, and VI. Lesion of the MLF results in internuclear ophthalmoplegia (INO).
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