ANTR 350 - Unit 2: Musculoskeletal System | Bones, Joints, and
Muscles Overview with Q&A Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: Specify the type of neuron cell body located in the ventral horn
Answer:
Cell bodies of somatic motor
neurons
Q: Specify the type of neuron cell body located in the lateral horn
Answer:
Cell bodies of preganglionic
sympathetic neurons (part of ANS)
Q: Specify the type of neuron cell body located in the dorsal root ganglion
Answer:
Cell bodies of both
somatic sensory & visceral sensory neurons
, ANTR 350 - Unit 2: Musculoskeletal System | Bones, Joints, and
Muscles Overview with Q&A Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: Explain how the spinal nerves exit the vertebral column
Answer:
Describe how exit pattern differs after C7 spinal nerve Exit through the intervertebral
column
The cervical spinal nerves exit superior to the vertebra of the same number
After C7, the C8 nerve exits superior to the T1 vertebra -> causes change in exit
pattern
All spinal nerves after T1 exit inferior to the vertebra of the same number
Q: # of spinal nerves found in Cervical region
Answer:
8
Q: # of spinal nerves found in Thoracic region
Answer:
12
, ANTR 350 - Unit 2: Musculoskeletal System | Bones, Joints, and
Muscles Overview with Q&A Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: # of spinal nerves found in Lumbar region
Answer:
5
Q: # of spinal nerves found in Sacral region
Answer:
5
Q: # of spinal nerves found in Coccygeal region
Answer:
1
Q: Describe the location of the caudal equina
Answer:
End of spinal cord
, ANTR 350 - Unit 2: Musculoskeletal System | Bones, Joints, and
Muscles Overview with Q&A Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: List the structures innervated by the dorsal primary rami
Answer:
Intrinsic back muscles (ex. Erector
Spinae)
Q: List the structures innervated by the ventral primary rami
Answer:
Muscles & skin of the
anterolateral body wall & limbs
Q: Define dermatome & describe the location of the following dermatome levels:
T4, T10, T12/L1
Answer:
Dermatome is an area of skin supplied w/ sensory info by a pair of spinal nerves
T4: nipple
T10: belly button
T12/L1: Iliohypogastric
Muscles Overview with Q&A Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: Specify the type of neuron cell body located in the ventral horn
Answer:
Cell bodies of somatic motor
neurons
Q: Specify the type of neuron cell body located in the lateral horn
Answer:
Cell bodies of preganglionic
sympathetic neurons (part of ANS)
Q: Specify the type of neuron cell body located in the dorsal root ganglion
Answer:
Cell bodies of both
somatic sensory & visceral sensory neurons
, ANTR 350 - Unit 2: Musculoskeletal System | Bones, Joints, and
Muscles Overview with Q&A Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: Explain how the spinal nerves exit the vertebral column
Answer:
Describe how exit pattern differs after C7 spinal nerve Exit through the intervertebral
column
The cervical spinal nerves exit superior to the vertebra of the same number
After C7, the C8 nerve exits superior to the T1 vertebra -> causes change in exit
pattern
All spinal nerves after T1 exit inferior to the vertebra of the same number
Q: # of spinal nerves found in Cervical region
Answer:
8
Q: # of spinal nerves found in Thoracic region
Answer:
12
, ANTR 350 - Unit 2: Musculoskeletal System | Bones, Joints, and
Muscles Overview with Q&A Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: # of spinal nerves found in Lumbar region
Answer:
5
Q: # of spinal nerves found in Sacral region
Answer:
5
Q: # of spinal nerves found in Coccygeal region
Answer:
1
Q: Describe the location of the caudal equina
Answer:
End of spinal cord
, ANTR 350 - Unit 2: Musculoskeletal System | Bones, Joints, and
Muscles Overview with Q&A Questions and Answers with Verified
Solutions | Latest 2026 Update
Q: List the structures innervated by the dorsal primary rami
Answer:
Intrinsic back muscles (ex. Erector
Spinae)
Q: List the structures innervated by the ventral primary rami
Answer:
Muscles & skin of the
anterolateral body wall & limbs
Q: Define dermatome & describe the location of the following dermatome levels:
T4, T10, T12/L1
Answer:
Dermatome is an area of skin supplied w/ sensory info by a pair of spinal nerves
T4: nipple
T10: belly button
T12/L1: Iliohypogastric
