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How many pairs of spinal nerves are there? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔31 pairs
how many cervical nerves are there? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔8 pairs
how many thoracic nerves are there? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔12 pairs
how many pairs of lumbar nerves are there? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔5 pairs
how many pairs of sacral nerves are there? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔5 pairs
how many pairs of coccygeal nerves are there? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔1 pair
What is the dorsal root? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔axons of sensory neurons
what is the ventral root? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔axons of motor neurons ( efferent)
Do spinal nerves contain both sensory and motor neurons? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔yes
,What is a myotome? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔specific muscle groups innervated by
specific levels of spinal nerves
what is a dermatome? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔specific patches of skin innervated by
specific levels of the spinal column
what is a endoneurium? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔connective tissue surrounding each
individual axon
What is the perineurium? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔connective tissue that surrounds a
bundle of axons making a nerve fascicle
What is the epineurium? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔surrounds the entire nerve
What is the cervical plexus? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔C1-C5
what is notable nerves? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Phrenic Nerve (C3-C5)
brachial plexus - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔C5-T1, nerves to upper limb, neck, and shoulder
muscles
lumbar plexus - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔L1-L4, nerves to abdominal wall, genitals, and
lower limb
, sacral and coccygeal plexus - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔l5-s1, nerves to the buttock,
perineum, and lower limb notable nerves; sciatic nerve, tibial and common fibular
what is a reflex? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔fast, involuntary and predictable sequence of
events that function as an arc
what are the 5 steps to a reflex? - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Sensory receptor, sensory
neuron, interneuron, motor neuron, effector
Ipsilateral - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔same side
contralateral - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔opposite side
monosynaptic - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔one synapse
polysynaptic - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔multiple neurons stimulated
Sensory tracts - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔usually begins with SPINO - afferent pathways
spinothalamic tract - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔(antero and lateral) takes pain, temp, itch, and
tickle to the thalamus; decussates in the cord upon level of entry
Posterior columns - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔(Cuneate and Gracile) takes touch, pressure,
and vibration to the thalamus; decussates in the medulla
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