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Anatomy of nerve plexuses Flashcards

1
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What does the peripheral nervous system consist of

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12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves (8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral plus coccygeal nerve)

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What is the somatic nervous system

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Voluntary nervous system which provides general sensory and motor innervations to body except viscera in body cavities, smooth muscle and glands

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What does the dorsal (posterior) ramus supply

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Dorsal 1/3 of the body wall (not limb)
-supplies deep muscles of back (extensor muscles of the vertebral column) and overlying skin and synovial joints of vertebral column

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What does the ventral (anterior) ramus supply

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Ventral 2/3 of the body wall, including limbs

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5
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What is a primary ramus

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Branch of a spinal nerve

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6
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Are ventral or dorsal rami larger

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Ventral rami and are more clinically important

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What is a feature of all spinal nerves in relation to their rami

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Their ANTERIOR rami branch and rejoin forming nerve plexuses

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Where do the plexuses formed from anterior rami occur in

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Cervical, brachial, lumbar and sacral regions

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9
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How can nerve fibres regroup within a plexus

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  • Branches can contain fibres from more than one spinal level (convergence)
  • Given spinal level may contribute to more than one branch (divergence)
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10
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Why does damage to one spinal segment not usually lead to complete loss of function or sensation

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Because of regrouping

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11
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What are the five groups of ventral rami and their spinal root value

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Cervical plexus (C1-C5)
Brachial plexus (C5-T1)
Nerves of the trunk (T1-L1)
Lumbosacral plexus (L1-S3)
Sacrococcygeal plexus (S3-S5)
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12
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What does the cervical plexus supply

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Head and neck

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13
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What does the brachial plexus supply

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Upper limb

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14
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What do the nerves of the trunk supply

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Trunk

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What does the lumbosacral plexus supply

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Trunk and lower limb

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What does the sacrococcygeal plexus supply

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Pelvis and lower trunk

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17
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List cutaneous cervical spinal segments which contribute to the cervical plexus and their spinal root value

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Lesser occipital- C2/(C3)
Greater auricular- C2/C3
Transverse cervical cutaneous- C2/C3
Supraclavicular- C3/C4

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18
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List motor (deep) cervical spinal segments which contribute to the cervical plexus and their spinal root value

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Ansa cervicalis - C1-C3
Phrenic - C3-C5
Other muscular branches - C1-C5

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What does the lesser occipital nerve supply

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Skin of neck and scalp posteriosuperior to auricle

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What does the greater auricular nerve supply

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Skin over parotid gland, part of the auricle, skin from angle of mandible to mastoid process

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What does the transverse cervical nerve supply

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Skin of anterior cervical region

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22
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What do the supraclavicular nerves supply

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Branches to skin of neck and over clavicle to skin of shoulder

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23
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What is the brachial plexus divided into

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Roots
Trunks
Divisions
Cords
Branches
24
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what are the roots of the brachial plexus

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C5, C6, C7, C8, T1

25
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Which roots converge together to form the upper trunk

26
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Which roots converge to form the middle trunk

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None, it is just C7

27
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Which root converge to form the lower trunk

28
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What are the divisions of the trunks

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Anterior and posterior divisions

29
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What is the posterior division

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All three trunks converge to make the posterior divisions

30
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What are the anterior divisions

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Upper and middle divisions converge and lower division is by itself

31
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What are the different cords the brachial plexus

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Lateral
Posterior
Medial

32
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What branches does the posterior cord have

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Axillary and radial

33
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What branch does the lateral cord have

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Musculocutaneous

34
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What branch does the medial cord have

35
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Where does the median branch come from

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Lateral and medial cord (looks like an M)

36
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What is the spinal root value of the musculocutaneous nerve

37
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What is the spinal root value of the median nerve

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C5-C7

C8-T1

38
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What is the spinal root value of the ulnar nerve

39
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What is the spinal root value of the radial nerve

40
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What is the spinal root value of the axillary nerve

41
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What is the spinal root value of the dorsal scapular

42
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What is the spinal root value of the subscapular: upper and lower

43
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Spinal root value of suprascapular nerve

44
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Spinal root value value of long thoracic nerve

45
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Spinal root value of pectoral: medial and lateral nerve

46
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Spinal root value of thoracodorsal nerve

47
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What is the autonomic plexuses formed by

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Sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves

48
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What do sympathetic and parasympathetic nerves to viscera form

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Series of plexuses anterior to vertebral bodies (in or on the viscera or associated vessels)

49
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What preverterbal autonomic plexuses are especially large

A

Cardiac plexus
Pulmonary plexus
Coeliac plexus
Hypogastric plexus

50
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What does the cardiac plexus innervate

51
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What do the sympathetic nerves arise from

A

cervical and upper thoracic parts of sympathetic trunk

52
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What does the parasympathetic supply derive from

A

Vagus nerve

53
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What do the sympathetic nerves and parasympathetic nerves contribute to

A

Oesophageal plexus

54
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What do sympathetic fibres do

-What are the afferent fibres associated with

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Speed up heart and dilate coronary arteries

-Pain

55
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Want do parasympathetic fibres do

-What are the afferent fibres associated with

A

Reduce heart rate and constrict arteries

-Afferent fibres take part in cardiovascular reflexes

56
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What does the pulmonary plexus surround

A

Lung root and has branches from the upper thoracic sympathetic trunk and vagus nerve

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