Cephalons, Meninges, Ventricles, and CSF
List the meninges of the brain from superficial to deep.
Dura mater -> Arachnoid mater -> Pia mater
In what nervous system do you find the following structures:
- ganglion
- nucleus
- tract
- nerves
Ganglion - PNS
Nucleus - CNS
Tract - CNS
Nerves - PNS
Describe the blood flow of the arteries and veins.
Artery – blood away from the heart
Vein – blood towards the heart
Do tendons bind bone to bone?
No, ligaments bind bone to bone. Tendons bind muscle to bone.
What structures form the walls of the lateral and 3rd ventricle?
Caudate forms the walls of the lateral ventricles.
Thalami forms the walls of the 3rd ventricle
Indicate the exit of the following spinal nerves in relation to the vertebra: C5, C8, and T3.
Use caudal or cranial terms.
C5 nerve: cranial to C5 vertebra
C8 nerve: caudal to C7 vertebra
T3 nerve: caudal to T3 vertebra
True or False: Angiogenesis is the embryonic formation of blood vessels.
False.
What are the components of the axial skeleton?
Skull, thoracic cage, and vertebral column.
Define encephalitis and hydrocephalus.
Encephalitis is the inflammation of the brain.
Hydrocephalus is the build-up of CSF.
True or False: Do ventral roots carry both sensory and motor fibers?
False
In which mediastinum do you find the heart?
In the inferior mediastinum, more specifically in the middle mediastinum.
The tibia is _______ to the fibula.
Medial
True or False: is the primary motor cortex found in the parietal lobe?
False.
If a target structure is located at level of C6, where does the presynaptic sympathetic neuron synapse?
The presynaptic neuron travels up the sympathetic chain to synapse at the cervical ganglion.
Describe the regions that the thoracic duct and right lymphatic duct collect lymph from.
Thoracic duct: tissues inferior to the diaphragm and from the left side of the upper body and lower limbs.
Right lymphatic duct: right half of the body superior to the diaphragm.
True or False: Tomorrow is my Unit 1 anatomy exam.
True.
Cuneus and lingual gyrus.
State the location of the cell bodies of the following neurons in the spinal cord:
somatosensory, somatomotor, and presynaptic sympathetic neurons.
Somatosensory: Dorsal root ganglion
Somatomotor: Ventral horn
Presynaptic sympathetic: Lateral horn of T1-L2 spinal levels
What margin of the thorax is defined by the sternal angle and the between the 4th and 5th thoracic vertebrae?
Transverse thoracic plane
True or false: An incision perpendicular to the tension lines heals faster.
False