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Irene Gold Boards Part 1 Spinal Anatomy Exam Questions And Answers, Exams of Health sciences

A list of questions and answers related to spinal anatomy, embryology, and neurophysiology. It covers topics such as the development of different body systems, the resting membrane potential of muscles and nerves, and the different types of dorsal column receptors. The document also includes information on brain waves, the Ascending Reticular Activating System, and the Circle of Willis.

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Download Irene Gold Boards Part 1 Spinal Anatomy Exam Questions And Answers and more Exams Health sciences in PDF only on Docsity! Irene Gold Boards Part 1 Spinal Anatomy Exam Questions And Answers These are derived from what: →Organs, →gut, →respiratory tract (tubular structures) – ANSWER: ENDODERM Need extra help? BSR Franklin Spinal Anatomy Spinal Cord - ANSWER: Need extra help? BSR Franklin Spinal Anatomy Spinal Cord These are derived from what: →muscles →tendons →ligaments - ANSWER: MESODERM Paraxial Somatic These are derived from what: splanchnic - smooth muscle of organs - ANSWER: MESODERM Paraxial Splanchnic These are derived from what: urogenital system and kidneys - ANSWER: MESODERM Intermediate These are derived from what: →skull muscles, →dentine of teeth - ANSWER: MESODERM Head These are derived from what: →adrenal cortex CT, →cardiovascular an lymph - ANSWER: MESODERM Lateral Plate These are derived from what part of the ectoderm: →epidermis, →ant. Pituitary, →lens of eye skin, →enamel, →hair, →nails - ANSWER: Surface Ectoderm These are derived from what part of the ectoderm: →post pituitary, →retina of eye, → CNS, →oligodendrocyte - ANSWER: Surface Ectoderm - epidermis, ant. Pituitary, lens of eye skin, enamel, hair, nails These are derived from what part of the ectoderm: →post pituitary, →retina of eye, →CNS, →oligodendrocyte →CNS - brain/cord - ANSWER: Neuroectoderm/Neural Tube These are derived from what part of the ectoderm: Outside CNS - →sympathetic chain, →DRG, →ANS, →PNS, →Schwann Cells, →Parafollicular cells thyroid, →adrenal medulla - ANSWER: Neuroectoderm/Neural Tube Embryological order starting with NOTOCORD---- - ANSWER: Notocord →Neural Groove → Neural Tube → Neural Crest Cells CNS pathology from neural tube: Spina Bifida Occula - ANSWER: lamina fail to fuse Which meninges protrude from cord? - ANSWER: Meningocele Which meninges has the cord protrudes out - ANSWER: undeveloped meninges? - Myelocele Which meninges has the cord and meninges protrude out? - ANSWER: Meningomyelocele What Embryological development does this come from? →nerves - ANSWER: Dermatome (mesoderm) Ossification development embryo: →mesenchymal tissue to bone, →clavicle and →skull flat bones - ANSWER: Intramembranous/intramedullary Ossification development embryo: →cartilage to bone - ANSWER: everything but clavicle and skull - Endochondral ossification What is the GI embryology of the Mouth? - ANSWER: stomodeum What is the GI embryology of the back of throat to 1st one-third (1/3) of duodenum? - ANSWER: Foregut What is the GI embryology of the last two-thirds (2/3) duodenum to 1st two-thirds (2/3) transverse colon? - ANSWER: Midgut What is the GI embryology of the last one-third (1/3) transverse colon to anus? - ANSWER: Hindgut What is the Gubernaculum in males? - ANSWER: scrotal ligament aka gubernaculum testis What is the in Gubernaculum females? - ANSWER: suspensory ligament of ovary, ovarian ligament and round ligament Axons impulse _______ cell body - ANSWER: send impulse away from body Dendrites impulse ______ cell body - ANSWER: send impulse toward body Path from stimulus to motor response - ANSWER: →Receptor/Dendrite →Peripheral Nerve →Cord →Brainstem/Cerebellum →Thalamus/Parietal Lobe →Wernicke's Area →Limbic System →Motor Response Resting membrane potential Muscle - - ANSWER: 90 (-85/-90) Resting membrane potential Nerve - - ANSWER: 70 (-65/-70) Overall electric charge inside cell - ANSWER: negative (large protein molecules) Overall electric charge outside cell - ANSWER: positive (NA+) What stage is this when NA+ channels open and NA+ rushes in? - ANSWER: Depolarization Which Dorsal Column Receptors is responsible for vibration? - ANSWER: Pacini Which Dorsal Column Receptors is responsible for joint position? - ANSWER: Ruffini - Which Dorsal Column Receptors is responsible for accurate touch/pressure (rapid adapt)? - ANSWER: Meissner/Merkel - Which Dorsal Column Receptors is responsible for light touch? - ANSWER: meissner Which Dorsal Column Receptors is responsible for deep touch? - ANSWER: merkel Which Dorsal Column Receptors is responsible for Pain (slow/non-adapting)? - ANSWER: Free Endings All or nothing principle refers to - ANSWER: Threshold Ascending Limb = - ANSWER: NA+ in (stimulus) Descending Limb = - ANSWER: K+ out (absolute refractory) Subnormal period - ANSWER: →Hyperpolarization →Absolute refractory period Rheobase = - ANSWER: minimum current for action potential Chronaxie = - ANSWER: time needed for 2 rheobase for action potential Inhibitory post-synaptic potential - Cl- rushes in Maybe - ANSWER: K+ out Inhibitory Neurotransmitter in Cord - ANSWER: Glycine Inhibitory Neurotransmitter in Brain - ANSWER: GABA (Gamma amino butyric acid) What is responsible for Respiratory and cardiac centers, autonomics and Cranial nerves 5 to 12? - ANSWER: Medulla/Pons What is responsible for Light and sound reflexes, proximal flexor relay, motoric relay CN III-IV? - ANSWER: midbrain What is responsible for Relay station, sensory fibers, PULVINAR region - integration of sensory info? - ANSWER: thalamus Which Nuclei of the Thalamus is responsible for sensory from face? - ANSWER: VPM Which Nuclei of the Thalamus is responsible for sensory arms and legs? - ANSWER: VPL Which Nuclei of the Thalamus is responsible for sensory from eyes? - ANSWER: Lateral Geniculate Which Nuclei of the Thalamus is responsible for sensory from ears? - ANSWER: Medial Geniculate Intellect and association areas of the brain are found in what area? - ANSWER: Cerebrum/Cerebral Cortex What area of the brain is this? →Localization - ANSWER: somesthetic cortex →Broadman 1,2,3 →Problem Solving - ANSWER: Parietal Lobe has areas for What area of the brain is this? →Vision Renshaw Cells - ANSWER: Inhibit alpha motor neuron Which brain wave is this? quiet/meditation (disappear during sleep) - ANSWER: Alpha Which brain wave is this? intense mental activity (during REM sleep) - ANSWER: Beta Which brain wave is this? deep sleep/coma - ANSWER: Delta Which brain wave is this? normal in children - ANSWER: in adults cause stress/suicide Non-rem sleep - Theta ARAS - Ascending Reticular Activating System = - ANSWER: Wakes up cortex from sleep What fiber of the cerebrum is this? connections within same hemisphere - ANSWER: Association What fiber of the cerebrum is this? connect left and right hemisphere - ANSWER: Commissural What fiber of the cerebrum is this? vertical connections in brain - ANSWER: Projection Circle of Willis - ANSWER: →Anterior Spinal/Vertebral Arteries →Inferior Cerebellar →Basilar Artery →Pontine Artery →Superior Cerebellar →Posterior Cerebral →Posterior Communicating →Internal Carotid →Anterior Cerebral →Anterior Communicating Ophthalmic Great Cerebral Vein of Galen drains into - ANSWER: Straight Sinus Straight sinus is found in the - ANSWER: Tentorium Cerebelli Superior Sagittal Sinus drains into the - ANSWER: Great Cerebral vein of Galen Superior Sagittal Sinus is found in the - ANSWER: Falx Cerebri Anterior portion of falx cerebri attaches to what? - ANSWER: Crista galli (of ethmoid) posterior portion of falx cerebri attaches to what? - ANSWER: tentorium cerebelli Confluence of sinuses receives fluid from 3 structures - ANSWER: →Occipital Sinus →Straight Sinus →Superior Sagittal Sinus Damage to middle meningeal artery = - ANSWER: Epidural hemorrhage Damage to venous system = - ANSWER: Subdural hemorrhage Beri aneurysm (circle of willis) = - ANSWER: Subarachnoid hemorrhage Rubrospinal tract from red nucleus of midbrain = - ANSWER: Proximal muscle flexors of upper and lower extremity Reticulospinal tract from reticular formation in midbrain = - ANSWER: Extensor muscles of back and arms Back muscles NOT innervated by reticulospinal tract - ANSWER: →Rhomboids (dorsal scap) →Levator (dorsal scap) →Latissimus Dorsi (thoracodorsal) Tectospinal tract from tectum of midbrain - ANSWER: →Neck muscles →Reflex to light (superior colliculus) →Reflex to sound (inferior colliculus) Vestibulospinal tract from cerebellum and vestibular nuclei - ANSWER: →Extensor muscles of back and legs →CN III, IV, VI - ANSWER: medial longitudinal fasciculus →Cerebellum - ANSWER: dentate →nucleus - ANSWER: anterior horn →spinal cord - ANSWER: gamma →motor neurons - ANSWER: intrafusal fibers for tone Corticospinal/Pyramidal tracts from precentral gyrus of frontal lobe (giant cells of Betz) - →Lateral Corticospinal - ANSWER: decussation at medulla (pyramids) flexors of distal extremities →Ventral corticospinal - ANSWER: decussates at spinal level for trunk flexors →Precentral Gyrus - anterior horn - ANSWER: alpha motor neurons - extrafusal fibers - movement Lobes of the cerebellum - ANSWER: →Flocculonodular - midline - balance of spine →Anterior lobe - ANSWER: balance from arms/legs →Posterior - ANSWER: connection to cortex Cerebellar Nuclei - →Fastigial - ANSWER: spine →Globus - ANSWER: proximal joints (glenohumeral) →Emboliform - ANSWER: middle joints (elbow) →Dentate - ANSWER: distal joints (digits) Cerebellar Peduncles - simple connections - ANSWER: →Superior - Midbrain →Middle - ANSWER: Pons →Inferior - ANSWER: Medulla Spinocerebellar pathways - ANSWER: Carry unconscious proprioception Muscle SPINDLE fibers - ANSWER: Stretch - 1a fibers Golgi TENDON organs - ANSWER: Tension - 1b fibers →Comes through internal auditory meatus of temporal →Balance and hearing - ANSWER: CNVIII What Cranial nerve is this? →Glossopharyngeal - ANSWER: sensory and motor In medulla →Comes through jugular foramen btw temporal and occipital →Taste post 1/3 and stylopharyngeus - ANSWER: CNIX What Cranial nerve is this? →Vagus - ANSWER: sensory and motor In medulla →Comes through jugular foramen btw temporal and occipital →Palate, →pharynx/larynx, tympanic membrane - ANSWER: CNX What Cranial nerve is this? →Spinal Accessory - ANSWER: motor In medulla →Comes through jugular foramen →SCM with C2/3 and Traps with C3/4 - CNXI What Cranial nerve is this? →Glossopharyngeal - ANSWER: motor In medulla →Comes through hypoglossal foramen in occiput →Innervates intrinsic muscles of the tongue - ANSWER: CNXII Cranial nerve 5 divisions - ANSWER: →Trigeminal →V1 - ANSWER: sensory forehead down bridge of nose →V2 - ANSWER: cheek/blush lines on face →V3 - ANSWER: chin strap beard →All go to VPM of thalamus, dorsal columns - ANSWER: touch, spinothalamic tract - pain/temp PARASYMPATHETICS: REST & DIGEST Cranial nerve 3 nucleus/ganglion - ANSWER: →Edinger-Westphal Nucleus to →Ciliary Ganglion causing →Pupillary Constriction Cranial nerve 7 nucleus/ganglion - ANSWER: Sphnopalatine ganglion to Superior Salvitory Nucleus to Sphenomandibular ganglion to Geniculate Nucleus - ANSWER: Taste or Salivary Glands Cranial nerve 9 nucleus and ganglion - ANSWER: Inferior salivatory nucleus to Otic ganglion to Parotid glands Vagus innervates that portion of transverse colon? - ANSWER: →First two-thirds (2/3) →S2-4 innervate distal one-third (1/3) - ANSWER: S2,3,4 keeps it off the floor Nucleus with greatest parasympathetic input to taste? - ANSWER: Nucleus Solitarius - CN VII, IX, X Where is the sympathetic nervous system housed? ANSWER: - Lateral Horns T1-L2 Cardiac Plexus is made of - ANSWER: T1-T4 Greater splanchnic is made of - ANSWER: T5-T9 Lesser Splanchnic is made of - ANSWER: T10/11 Least Splanchnic is made of - ANSWER: T12 Inferior hypogastric nerves innervate the colon and come from what spinal levels? - ANSWER: L1/2 Adrenergic receptors are receptive to norepinephrine and epinephrine. Which receptor is this? →vasoconstriction of central arteries/dilate pupils - ANSWER: Alpha 1 Adrenergic receptors are receptive to norepinephrine and epinephrine. Which receptor is this? →autoinhibitory to alpha 1 (shut off) - ANSWER: Alpha 2 Adrenergic receptors are receptive to norepinephrine and epinephrine. Which receptor is this? →increase heart rate and contractility of muscles - ANSWER: Beta 1 Adrenergic receptors are receptive to norepinephrine and epinephrine. Which receptor is this? →shut down digestion and cause bronchodilation - ANSWER: Beta 2 Alpha receptors are more sensitive to ________ - ANSWER: norepinephrine Beta receptors are more sensitive to __________ - ANSWER: epinephrine Cholinergic receptors are found in - ALL PARASYMPATHETICS In the sympathetic nervous system what types of receptors are found? - ANSWER: →Muscarinic (ANS) - sweat glands/ piloerector →Nicotinic (AND+Sk Muscle) - ANSWER: arterioles of muscles/skin Cervical Chain Ganglia Superior Sympathetic - ANSWER: →Ganglia - above C4 pupil dilation →Middle Sympathetic Ganglia - ANSWER: C4-5 →Inferior Sympathetic Ganglia - ANSWER: C6-8 →Stellate Ganglion - ANSWER: C8-T1 - merges cervical and thoracics Ganglia - Ganglia - ANSWER: above C4 pupil dilation Middle Sympathetic Ganglia - Middle Sympathetic Ganglia - ANSWER: C4-5 →Hyperreflexia →LACK OF INHIBITION - ANSWER: upper motor lesions These are signs of what kind of motor lesion? →Fasciculations - ANSWER: muscle dying/spontaneously firing due to no innervation →Hypotonia due to loss of 1a/1b afferents which maintain muscle tone →Hyporeflexia - ANSWER: no connection - lower motor lesions 2 main functions of the ear - ANSWER: Hearing and balance Overview of how hearing works - ANSWER: Sound waves converted to fluid waves - sound vibrates tympanic membrane which moved the malleus then incus then stapes transfers vibrations through oval window which contains perilymph (NA+out K+in) - organ of corti/spiral ganglion/hair cells of CN VIII are depolarized firing cochlear nerve Anatomy to know of Cochlea S - →Scala Media - ANSWER: cochlear canal →Scala Vestibuli - ANSWER: vestibular canal →Scala Tympani - ANSWER: tympanic canal →Vestibular/Reissners membrane Structures and function of vestibular system - ANSWER: →Utricle - static equilibrium →Macula/Saccula - functional part of utricle - ANSWER: linear mvmt →Semicircular Canals - ANSWER: angular accelleration (roller coaster) →Crista Ampularis - ANSWER: dilation of semicircular canals - no crystals Sensory pathway of smell - ANSWER: →Sensory neuron Cribriform plate of ethmoid →Olfactory bulb (mitral cells) →Olfactory radiations Uncus - smell associated with rhinencephalon →Bowman's gland produces mucous which is required for smell BSR Franklin Spinal anatomy EAR/NOSE/Eyes Limbic portion of nose - ANSWER: →Sense of Smell - uncus of parahippocampus →Memory and smell - ANSWER: dentate of hippocampus →Midline connection to hippicampus - ANSWER: fornix →Emotional response to smell - ANSWER: amygdaloid Drainage of nose - →Superior nasal meatus - ANSWER: posterior ethmoid recess →Inferior nasal meatus - ANSWER: nasolacrimal duct →Middle nasal meatus - ANSWER: everything else (frontal, sphenoid, maxillary) Joint classification SADISM - ANSWER: →Synarthrosis - Immovable - Fibrous →Amphiarthrosis - ANSWER: slightly movable - →Cartilaginous Diarthrosis - ANSWER: freely movable - Synovial Types of Synarthroses - ANSWER: →Immovable and Fibrous →Synostosis - ANSWER: sutures of skull →Gomphosis - ANSWER: teeth Types of Amphiarthrosis - →Slightly Movable - ANSWER: Cartilaginous →Synchondrosis - ANSWER: temporary, epiphyseal plates, hyaline cartilage →Symphysis - ANSWER: IVD, pubuc symphysis, fibrocartilage →Syndesmosis - ANSWER: interosseus membrane - fibrous Types of Diarthroses - ANSWER: →Freely Movable - Synovial →Uniaxial - ANSWER: Hinge/Ginglymus or Pivot/Trochoid →Biaxial - ANSWER: Ovoid/Coldlymus or →Saddle/Sellar Triaxial - ANSWER: Gliding/Plana or →Ball+Socket/Speroidal Cardinal Spinal Ligaments - ANSWER: →ALL - anterior longitudinal →PLL - ANSWER: posterior longitudinal →IVD - ANSWER: intervertebral disc →LF - ANSWER: ligamentum flavum →IS - ANSWER: interspinous →SS - ANSWER: supraspinous →LN - ANSWER: ligamentum nuchae →ITL - ANSWER: intertransverse →CL - ANSWER: capsular UPPER CERVICAL LIGAMENTS - ANSWER: →Transverse Ligament - holds dens to atlas →Cruciate Ligaments - ANSWER: occiput to C2 (includes transverse) →Alar Ligament - ANSWER: dens to occipital condyles →Apical Dental - ANSWER: apex of dens to and foramen magnum What are the 21 ligaments along the spinal cord that connect pia to dura mater? - ANSWER: Dentate Ligaments Where do the 31 pairs of spinal nerves come from - ANSWER: →8 cervical →12 thoracic →5 lumbar →5 sacral →1 coccygeal Where do spinal cord enlargements occur? - ANSWER: →Largest - C1 →C3-T2 - upper extremities What rib is this? →Surface for posterior scalene and serratus anterior - ANSWER: 2nd rib What rib is this? →full facet and superior demifacet on T10 - ANSWER: rib 10 What rib is this? →both are floating ribs and have a single full facet - ANSWER: rib 11 + 12 Ligaments pertaining to ribs - →Radiate ligament - ANSWER: head of rib to vertebral body →Interarticular Ligament - ANSWER: front of rib to body of vertebra →Costotransverse ligament - ANSWER: connect rib to TP Primary movement types of spinal regions - ANSWER: →Cervical - rotation 1st extension 2nd →Thoracic - ANSWER: rotation 1st extension 2nd →Lumbar - ANSWER: flexion 1st extension 2nd (minimal) Spinal Fusion types - ANSWER: →Pathological - ankylosis →Surgical - ANSWER: arthrodesis →Coalition - ANSWER: congenital Fascial coverings of nerves - ANSWER: →Endoneurium - fiber →Perineurium - ANSWER: fascicle →Epineurium - ANSWER: nerve Which vertebra has the smallest spinous process? ANSWER: - L5 Vertebral body shape and spinal canal shape in each region - ANSWER: →Cervical body - round + canal - triangular →Thoracic Body - heart + canal - ANSWER: oval/round →Lumbar Body - kidney + canal - ANSWER: triangle/trefoil Suboccipital n, spinal level - C1 - ANSWER: suboccipitals Greater occipital n, spinal level - C2 - ANSWER: medial dorsal primary rami Lesser occipital n, spinal level - C2,3 - ANSWER: sensory behind ear Least occipital n, spinal level - C3 - ANSWER: 1st nerve compressed by disc Great auricular, spinal level - ANSWER: C3,4 - sensory of ear/around ear Phrenic n, spinal level - ANSWER: C3,4,5 diaphragm alive Dorsal scapular n, spinal level - ANSWER: C5 - rhomboids/levator scapulae Suprascapular n, subclavian, axillary n, spinal level - ANSWER: C5,6 - upper and lower subscapular Long thoracic, lateral pectoral n, musculocutaneous n, spinal level - ANSWER: C5,6,7 - Thoracodorsal n, spinal level - ANSWER: C6,7,8 - latissimus dorsi Radial/Medial nn, spinal level - ANSWER: C5-T1 - motor to upper extremity Ulnar, medial pectoral and medial antebrachial cutaneous n, spinal level - ANSWER: C8-T1 Subcostal n, spinal level - T12 - ANSWER: sensory Iliohypogastric and ilioinguinal nn, spinal level - ANSWER: L1 - sensory Genitofemoral n, spinal level - ANSWER: L1,2 - afferent/efferent of cremaster reflex Lateral femoral cutaneous n, spinal level - ANSWER: L2,3 - sensory to lateral thigh Femoral and obturator nn, spinal level - ANSWER: L2,3,4 Femoral - leg extension Obturator - thigh abduction Superior gluteal n, spinal level L4-S1 - gluteus minimum, - ANSWER: medius and TFL Sciatic n, spinal level - ANSWER: L4-S3 Branches of sciatic n, Tibial and common peroneal n, spinal levels - ANSWER: L4-S4 Inferior gluteal n, spinal level - ANSWER: L5-S2 - motor to gluteus maximus Posterior femoral cutaneous n, spinal levels - S1-3 - ANSWER: sensory to posterior thigh pudendal n, spinal level - ANSWER: S2-4 - erection/bladder control - S2,3,4 keeps it off the floor First palpable spinous - ANSWER: C2/Axis Hyoid bone spinal level - ANSWER: C3 Carotid artery bifurcation spinal level - ANSWER: C3,4 Superior and Inferior thyroid cartilage spinal levels - ANSWER: Superior - C4 Inferior - C5 Cricoid Cartilage/Carotid Tubercle spinal level - ANSWER: C6 Vertebral Prominens - ANSWER: C7 Episternal Notch/Carina of Trachea spinal level - ANSWER: T2 Spine of Scapula spinal level - ANSWER: T3 Sternal Angle of Louis/2nd Costochondral Cartilage and Nipple Dermatome spinal level - ANSWER: T4 Xiphoid dermatome - ANSWER: T7 Vertebral level of Umbilicus and Xiphoid process - ANSWER: T10 Transpyloric line level - ANSWER: L1 Vertebral level of umbilicus - ANSWER: L3 Iliac crest spinal level - ANSWER: L4 body and spinous process at same level Transtubercular line - ANSWER: L5 PSIS spinal level - ANSWER: S2 tubercle Slope of neck made by this muscle which also has cranial and cervical innervation - ANSWER: Trapezius other than the trapezius what other neck muscle has both cranial and cervical innervation - ANSWER: SCM