Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

_____ visceral efferent column contains neurons innervating muscles developed from the pharyngeal arches: Motor nucleus of V nerve: innervating muscles of masticationMotor nucleus of VII nerve: innervating muscles of facial expressionNucleus ambiguus ( IX, X, XI): innervating stylopharyngeus, pharyngeal, external laryngeal and oesophageal striated muscles

Hint: G/S

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

Layers _____ of the LGB receive the projections of the axons from the nasal retina of the contralateral eye (crossed fibres)

The fasciculus _____ is the medial (medial or lateral) dorsal column

The nerve to _____, branch of 3rd cranial nerve carries parasympathetic fibers to the ciliary ganglion.

Hint: muscle

_____ 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 nerve of _____ is the sensory part of the facial nerve.