Neuroanatomy US Medical PG Flashcards - Medical Study Cards
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Neuroanatomy Flashcard Deck - 10 Cards
Flashcard 131: There are _____ pairs of spinal nerves in total
Answer: 31
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Flashcard 132: The intermediate filament Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) is found in _____ cells (e.g., astrocytes, ependymal cells, Schwann cells).
Answer: neuroglial
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Flashcard 133: ID Brainstem Level:
- Presence of 4th ventricle
- Ventral enlargement
- Presence of CN V
Answer: _____
Answer: Rostral pons
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Netters:
Other:
Flashcard 134: The _____ transmits sensory information for pain and temperature.
Answer: spinothalamic tract
Extra: The spinothalamic tract decussates in the spinal cord at the anterior white commissure and carries pain and temperature sensation.
Flashcard 135: Which dopaminergic pathway connects the substantia nigra pars compacta to the neostriatum?
_____
Answer: Nigrostriatal pathway
Extra: The nigrostriatal pathway is one of the four major dopaminergic pathways in the brain. It project from the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) to the striatum (caudate and putamen). Degeneration of this pathway is the hallmark of Parkinson's disease.
Flashcard 136: Which dopaminergic pathway connects the ventral tegmentum (midbrain) to the prefrontal cortex?
_____
Answer: Mesocortical pathway
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Flashcard 137: Meningitis is defined as inflammation of the _____
Answer: leptomeninges
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Flashcard 138: The rootlets of CN _____ exit between the olive and medullary pyramid
Answer: XII
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Flashcard 139: One component of the blood-brain barrier is _____ from astrocytes
Answer: foot processes
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Flashcard 140: If only one tract is present in the dorsal column (fasciculus gracilis), the spinal cord level is _____
Answer: below T6
Extra: The fasciculus gracilis is present at all spinal levels, whereas the fasciculus cuneatus is only present at T6 and above. Therefore, below the T6 level, only the fasciculus gracilis is present in the dorsal column.
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