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Ref : Sembulingam 6th edition (Page- 770)
Explanation : First degree of injury is called Seddon neuropraxia. Second degree of injury is called axonotmesis. . Third, fourth and fifth degrees of injury are called neurotmesis.
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Ref : Sembulingam 6th edition (Table- 142.2)
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The premotor cortex is located anterior to the precentral gyrus, on the lateral and medial cortical surface; it contains a somatotopic map.
This region receives input from sensory regions of the parietal cortex and projects to M1, the spinal cord, and the brainstem reticular formation.
This region is concerned with setting posture at the start of a planned movement and with getting the individual prepared to move.
It is most involved in control of proximal limb muscles needed to orient the body for movement.
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Ref : Sembulingam 6th Edition (Page- 774)
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Explanation-
Pain pathway-
- slow pain is carried by A-delta Fiber and fast pain is carried by C fiber and they form 1st order neuron
-Pain receptor is free nerve endings
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Ref : Sembulingam 6th edition (Table-144.3)
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The receptors responsible for umami taste is believed to be a complex of T1R1 and T1R3 proteins. Thus, T1R3 appears to function as a co- receptor for sweet and umami tastes.
Bitter taste is sensed by another family (T2R) of approximately 30 different G-protein coupled receptors. Individual bitter-sensing taste receptor cells express multiple T2Rs, each of which recognizes a unique set of bitter compounds.
Sour taste, associated with acidic food or drink, is believed to be sensed by ion channels that are opened by hydrogen ions although the precise mechanisms are not fully understood. Recent studies suggest that an acid- sensitive potassium channel (KIR2.1) and a hydrogen ion-selective ion channel (otopetrin 1) may mediate acid responses in taste receptor cells
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Ref : Sembulingam 6th edition (Table- 141.3)
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OSA is not associated with a reduction in total sleep time, but individuals with OSA experience a much greater time in stage 1 non-REM sleep (from an average of 10% of total sleep to 30-50%) and a marked reduction in slow-wave sleep (stages 3 and 4 non-REM sleep). The pathophysiology of OSA includes both a reduction in neuromuscular tone at the onset of sleep and a change in the central respiratory drive.
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1. It is the speed at which motor and sensory impulses traverse a given segment of nerve (meter/sec)
2. Larger axons & proximal segments conduct faster than smaller ones & distal segments.
3. New born infant's nerves have slower velocities than adult.
4. CV in UL is faster than in LL
In elderly there is slowing of conduction,
in local tissue temperature slows CV.
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Ref : Sembulingam 6th edition (Page- 783)
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Ref : Sembulingam 6th edition (Page- 1025)
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Explanation : Acetylcholine is the transmitter substance at the neuromuscular junction and synapse. It is also released by the following nerve endings:
1. Preganglionic parasympathetic nerve
2. Postganglionic parasympathetic nerve
3. Preganglionic sympathetic nerve
4. Postganglionic sympathetic cholinergic nerves:
i. Nerves supplying eccrine sweat glands
ii. Sympathetic vasodilator nerves in skeletal muscle
5. Nerves in amacrine cells of retina
6. Many regions of brain.
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Ref : Sembulingam 6th edition (Page- 783, 784)
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Explanation : Horner syndrome is an eye disorder caused by damage to cervical sympathetic nerve. It is also called Bernard-Horner syndrome, Claude- Bernard-Horner syndrome or oculosympathetic palsy. Symptoms of Horner syndrome appear on the affected side. The symptoms are:
1. Ptosis (drooping of upper eyelid)
2. Swelling of lower eyelid
3. Miosis (abnormal constriction of pupil)
4. Enophthalmos (sinking of eyeball into its cavity)
5. Absence of sweating on affected side of the face.
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Ref : BRS Physiology 7th edition (Table-2.5)
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Snell 8th - 431
Falx cerebri: separates left and right cerebral hemispheres. Located in the longitudinal cerebral fissure
- Tentorium cerebelli: Separates the cerebrum from the cerebellum
- Diaphragma sellae: Forms a lid or roof over the hypophysial fossa of sphenoid, covering the pituitary gland.
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Corticospinal tract lesion leads to develp features of upper motor neuron lesion.
Features of Upper motor neuron lesion-
-Increased muscle tone with clonus
-Spastic paralysis
-Superficial reflexes are absent
-Deep tendon reflexes are increased
-Planter response extensor
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(Damage to Spinothalamic tract lesion in both lateral white columns)
Snell 8th - 487
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1.Present in muscle-tendon junction
2. Sensory Supply-Only Ib type
3. Alpha motor only
4. Regulates musle tension
5. Reflexes are inhibitory.
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Ref : Sembulingam 6th edition (Table-150.2)
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DORSALIS
1. Dorsal column degeneration
2. Orthopedic pain (Charcot joints)
3. Reflexes decreased (deep tendon)
4. Shooting pain
5. Argyll-Robertson pupils
6. Locomotor ataxia
7. Impaired proprioception
8. Syphilis
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CO poisoining
Stagnant/Ischemic hypoxia
CCF,He,Shock
Histotoxic hypoxia
Cyanide Posoining,Narcotics
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Erection and ejaculation
Erection and ejaculation are regulated by the autonomic innervation of the penis. The parasympathetic stimulation is excitatory for the penis, as it causes the erection. The parasympathetic stimuli relax the smooth musculature of the corpora cavernosa and produce vasodilation in the helicine arteries. The helicine arteries then fill the corpora cavernosa, compressing the venous outflow from the penis. This process is called the veno-occlusive mechanism and it results with penile erection.
On the other hand, the inhibitory sympathetic stimuli cause the ejaculation when the critical level of sexual excitement has been reached. The ejaculation process can be divided into two phases. In the first phase, the sympathetic stimuli cause the vasoconstriction of helicine arteries, contraction of the smooth muscle cells within the septa of corpus spongiosum and contraction seminal vesicles and prostate. This results in accumulation of seminal fluid into the proximal part of the urethra. During the second phase, the bulbospongiosus muscle contracts and expels the seminal fluid through the urethra (ejaculation). When the ejaculation is finished the penis returns into the flaccid state. An individual normally produces 3-5 ml of semen per one ejaculation which contains about 300 million sperm cells.
Snell 8th - 402
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This pattern is the alpha rhythm. It is most marked in the parietal and occipital lobes and is associated with decreased levels of attention. A similar rhythm has been observed in a wide variety of mammalian species.
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Ref : Sembullingam 6th edition (Page- 760)
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1. Anastomosis is least efficient at the region of lateral columns
2. Cervical and lumbar segments have rich vascular supply
3. T1 to T4 segments are most vulnerable to ischemia
4. Anterior spinal artery thrombosis causes ischemia of anterior 2/3rd of the cord, sparing the posterior column, hence leads to dissociated sensory loss.
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Snell 8th - Table 3.1 - 78
The peripheral nervous system refers to the parts of the nervous system that are outside the central nervous system, that is, those outside the brain and spinal cord.
Thus, the peripheral nervous system includes
The nerves that connect the head, face, eyes, nose, muscles, and ears to the brain (cranial nerves)
The nerves that connect the spinal cord to the rest of the body, including the 31 pairs of spinal nerves
More than 100 billion nerve cells that run throughout the body
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Ref : Sembulingam 6th edition (Page- 773, 774)
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Magnetic resonance imaging is considered the best imaging modality for Chiari malformation
Diagnosis of Chiari type II malformation can be made prenatally through ultrasound (J Neurosurg Pediatr 2015;16:159)
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Provide nutrition and energy metabolites to neurons A2: Neuroprotective
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a.the foramen rotundum,
b. foramen ovale
c. foramen spinosum.
They conduct the maxillary nerve, mandibular nerve and middle meningeal vessels respectively.
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Ref : BRS Physiology 7th edition
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Somnambulists walk with their eyes open and avoid obstacles, but when awakened they cannot recall the episodes.
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• Large & multipolar and Axons pass out in the anterior nerve roots as a-efferents
• Smaller nerve cells are multipolar and Axons pass out in anterior roots as y- efferents
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Ref : Sembulingam 6th edition (Page- 866)
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Ref : Sembulingam 6th edition (Table- 136.1)
Explanation : RMP of a nerve fibre is -70 mV, Firing level of a nerve fibre is -55 mv, End of depolarization of the nerve fibre is at +35 mV.
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Ref : Sembulingam 6th edition (Figure- 144.1)
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2. Cortical activation of the indirect pathway leads to decreased thalamic output
3.Substantia nigra activation (via D1) of the direct pathway leads to increased thalamic output
4. Substantia nigra inhibition (via D2) of the indirect pathway leads to increased thalamic output
It is the combination of these pathways that allows for precise control of motor movement, balancing the excitatory direct pathway with the inhibitory indirect pathway.
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Examples of Bipolar neuron are-
-Olfactory cells
-Bipolar cells of retina
-Vestibular ganglia
-Hair cells of cochlea
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The ascending arousal system is a complex polysynaptic pathway comprised of monoaminergic, cholinergic, and histaminergic neurons that project to the intralaminar and reticular nuclei of the thalamus which, in turn, project diffusely to wide regions of the cortex including the frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital cortices (Figure 14-3). Collaterals funnel into it not only from the long
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In humans, the frequency of the dominant EEG rhythm at rest varies with age. In infants, there is fast, beta-like activity, but the occipital rhythm is a slow 0.5-2-Hz pattern. During childhood this latter rhythm speeds up, and the adult alpha pattern gradually appears during adolescence. The frequency of the alpha rhythm is decreased by low blood glucose levels, low body temperature, low levels of adrenal glucocorticoid hormones, and high arterial partial pressure of CO2 (PaCO2). It is increased by the reverse conditions. Forced over-breathing to lower the PaCO2 is sometimes used clinically to bring out latent EEG abnormalities. The frequency and magnitude of the alpha rhythm is also decreased by metabolic and toxic encephalopathies including those due to hyponatremia and vitamin B12 deficiency.
The frequency of the alpha rhythm is reduced during acute intoxication with alcohol, amphetamines, barbiturates, phenytoin, and antipsychotics.
Propofol, a hypnotic/sedative drug, can induce a rhythm in the EEG that is analogous to the classic alpha rhythm.
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Explanation : Anterior or Preoptic group- 1. Preoptic nucleus 2. Paraventricular nucleus 3. Anterior nucleus 4. Supraoptic nucleus 5. Suprachiasmatic nucleus
Middle or Tuberal group- 1. Dorsomedial nucleus 2. Ventromedial nucleus 3. Lateral nucleus 4. Arcuate (tuberal) nucleus
Posterior or Mamillary group- 1. Posterior nucleus 2. Mamillary body