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Visual SYstem Reflexes
Visual System Reflexes
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Anatomy
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03/25/2015

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Term
what are the extraocular adductor muscles (3)
Definition
medial rectus, superior rectus, inferior rectus
Term
the extraocular adductor muscles are innervated by what
Definition
CN III
Term
medial rectus is innervated by what
Definition
CN III
Term
superior rectus is innervated by what
Definition
CN III
Term
inferior rectus is innervated by what
Definition
CN III
Term
extraocular abductor muscles (3)
Definition
inferior oblique, superior oblique, lateral rectus
Term
the inferior oblique is innervated by what
Definition
CN III
Term
the lateral rectus is innervated by what
Definition
Abducens nerve
Term
the superior oblique is innervated by what
Definition
trochlear nerve
Term
what are the extraocular elevator muscles (2)
Definition
inferior oblique, superior rectus
Term
extraocular depressor muscles (2)
Definition
superior oblique, inferior rectus
Term
a lesion of CN III will result in what 3 symptoms
Definition
ptosis, external strabismus, dilated pupil
Term
dropping of the eyelids due to loss of palpberae superioris
Definition
ptosis
Term
eye turned down and out, causing diplopia or double vision, unopposed superior oblique
Definition
external strabismus
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a lesion of CN IV will result in what
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difficulty depressing the eye when adducted
Term
a lesion of CN IV will cause difficulty with what ADL
Definition
difficulty descending stairs
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lesion of CN VI will result in what
Definition
inability to abduct the affected eye
Term
lesion of CN VI will result in problems with what activity
Definition
tracking
Term
conjugate lateral gaze pathway: brodmann's area for the frontal eye field
Definition
area 8
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conjugate lateral gaze pathway: frontal eye field is located where
Definition
middle frontal gyrus
Term
saccades
Definition
quick, simultaneous movement of both eyes between two phases of fixation in the same direction
Term
what is thought to be important in trigerring intentional or voluntary saccades (the kind we make to look at ojbects of interest)
Definition
frontal eye field
Term
rapid eye movements that bring the fovea to the image
Definition
saccades
Term
slow eye movements such as smooth pursuit movements for tracking a moving object are what type of movements
Definition
conjugate
Term
slow eye movements such as when tracking an object at close distance are what kind of movemetns
Definition
disconjugate
Term
conjugate lateral gaze pathway: axons from the frontal eye field descend to what
Definition
ipsilateral paramedian pontine reticular formation
Term
conjugate lateral gaze pathway: neurosn in the paramedian pontine reticular formation project to and synapse on what
Definition
ipsilateral CN VI nucleus
Term
conjugate lateral gaze pathway: neurons in the paramedian pontine reticular formation project to and synapse on CN VI to produce what motion
Definition
abduction
Term
conjugate lateral gaze pathway: fibers from the paramedian pontine reticular formation projection through what structure
Definition
contralateral medial longitudinal fasciculus
Term
conjugate lateral gaze pathway: fibers that project through the medial longitudinal fasiculus go where next
Definition
oculomotor nucleus
Term
conjugate lateral gaze pathway: fibers from the oculomtor nucleus produce what action
Definition
adduction
Term
condition in which a lesion in the MLF causes a loss of coordination between CN III and CN VI
Definition
interneuclear ophthalamoplegia
Term
how is internuclear opthalamoplegia tested for
Definition
ptnt is asked to fllow a finger to one side, the medial rectus does not contract, convergence is normal
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