BBB questions

• Common carotid artery


  Major artery that branches off the aortic arch and supplies blood to the head and brain
• Coccygeal vertebrae


  Vertebrae that are often considered vestigial in humans but are important for the attachment of the pelvic floor muscles
• Cauda Equina


  Collection of elongated spinal nerves that directly translates to "horse's tail"
• Notochord


  Flexible rod running the length of the body that allows rudimentary chordates to swim via undulating their body, though in most vertebrates this structure is only retained as a portion of the intervertebral disc
• Cranial nerves XI (spinal accessory) and XII (hypoglossal)


  Cranial nerves that are absent in fish
• Diaphragm


  Domed muscle that assists in inspiration
• Urethra


  Tube that carries urine from the bladder to the outside of the body
• Prostate gland


  Large gland that sits just below the bladder in males
• Pleura


  Fluid-filled sacs that surround the lungs and help to keep them inflated
• Foramen ovale


  Hole in the fetal heart that allows blood to pass directly from the right atrium to the left atrium
• Erector spinae muscles


  Group of large intrinsic back muscles responsible for extending the back and maintaining posture
• C1 and C2


  Bones where the movement occurs when shaking the head "no"
• Annulus fibrosus


  Structure that becomes torn in a herniated disc
• L1/L2


  Vertebral level where the spinal cord ends
• Pelvic and shoulder girdles


  Structures that the transition of tetrapods onto land required to be attached directly to the axial skeleton
• Cruciate ligaments


  Ligaments that take their name from the shape of a cross
• Brachial plexus


  Network of nerves that supplies innervation to the upper extremity
• Fifth digit

  The Hypothenar muscles control the action of this digit of the hand...
• Median nerve


  Major nerve of the upper extremity that is involved in carpal tunnel syndrome
• Back of the knee


  Region of the body where you would feel the popliteal pulse
• Olfactory nerve (CN I)


  Cranial nerve responsible for detecting and transmitting olfactory cues to the brain
• Bones found inside the middle ear


  • Malleus
  • Incus
  • Stapes
• Eustachian tube


  Tube that connects the middle ear to the nasopharynx
• Structures that make up the inner ear


  • Cochlea
  • Semicircular canals
• Echolocation


  Substitute for vision that involves using sound waves to locate objects and/or obstacles, evolved by about 20% of mammals
• Musculocutaneous Nerve 


  Motor:muscles of anterior arm

  Sensory:lateral skin of forearm
• Axillary Nerve 


  Motor: deltoid and one muscle of rotator cuff

  Sensory: skin of shoulder
• Median Nerve 


  Motor:most muscles of the anterior forearm some intrinsic muscles of the hand

  Sensory:some skin of hand
• Ulnar Nerve


  Motor:1 1/2 muscles in anterior forearm and most intrinsic muscles of the hand

  Sensory: some skin of hand
• Radial Nerve 


  Motor:all muscles of posterior arm and forearm

  Sensory: skin of posterior arm, forearm, and hand
• Intrinsic back muscles 


  deep group

  -erector spinae

  -splenius

  -suboccipital muscles

  off the dorsal ramus innervation
• extrinsic back muscles 


  superficial group

  -trapezius

  -latissimus dorsi

  -levator scapulae

  -romboid major/minor

  intermediate group

  -serratus posterior superior+inferior

  off the ventral ramus innervation
• Hindgut 


  -1/3 transverse colon, decending colon, sigmoid colon, rectum
• Midgut 


  -1/2 duodenum, jejunum, ileum, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, 2/3s transverse colon
• foregut 


  -esophagus, stomach, 1/2 duodenum, liver, gallbladder, pancreas
• Lower left quadrant 


  -descending colon

  -left half transverse colon

  -sigmoid colon

  -rectum
• lower right quadrant

  -appendix

  -cecum

  -ileum

  -jejunum

  -ascending colon

  -right half transverse colon
• left upper quadrant

  -stomach

  -left kidney

  -pancreas

  -speen
• right upper quadrant

  -liver

  -gallbladder

  -duodenum of intestines

  -right kidney
• the meninges

  -dura mater

  -arachnoid mater

  -pia mater