Chapter 14-15-16: PNS Flashcards
PNS function
Bring the message into (sensory) and out of (motor) the central nervous system.
PNS location
The peripherial nerves come off the spinal cord and brain
What is a nerve?
“Nerve” refers to the PNS and is the name given for an organized bundle of axons.
Sensory neurons convey what type of information and in what direction?
Sensory neurons convey sensory information to the central nervous system
Motor neurons convey what type of informationa and in what direction
Motor neurons convey motor impulses from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands.
Nerves that have axons of both motor and sensory are called?
Mixed nerves
The three layers of a nerve are… (from superficial to deep)
- Epineurium
- Perineurium
- Endoneurium
There are how many pairs of nerves connected to the spinal cord?
31
The majority of nerves in your body are what type?
Mixed nerves
Sensory information travels into the spinal cord along the…
Posterior Root
Motor information travels out from the spinal cord along the…
Anterior Root
The axons of sensory neurons and the cell bodies of interneurons are located within what section of the gray matter within the spinal cord?
The axons of sensory neurons and the cell bodies of interneurons are located in the posterior horns
The anterior horns primarily house the cell bodies of…
Somatic motor neurons
identify 1-4 in this picture
- Spinal nerve
- Anterior (ventral) Root
- Posterior (dorsal) Root Ganglion
- Posterior (dorsal) Root
Identify 1-4 in this photo
- Anterior (Ventral) root
- Posterior (Dorsal) root
- Posterior Root Ganglion
- Spinal Nerves
The four major plexus (plexi??) are…
- Cervical
- Brachial
- Lumbar
- Sacral
Spinal nerves in certain areas of the spinal cord intertwine to create a network known as a…
Plexus
The thoracic spinal nerves are also known as…
Intercostal Nerves
C1-C5 form which plexus?
Cervical plexus
C6 through T1 form what plexus?
Brachial
C5 is unique in that it is apart of..
Both plexus (cervical and brachial)
Anterior rami of what nerves form the brachial plexus?
C5-T1
The phrenic nerve controls…
The diaphragm
Identify 1-3
- Right phrenic nerve
- Left Phrenic nerve
- Phrenic Nerve
Identify 1-3 in this picture
- Median Nerve
- Radial Nerve
- Ulnar Nerve
Identify 1-3
- Radial Nerve
- Median Nerve
- Ulnar Nerve
Identify 1-3
- Median Nerve
- Radian Nerve
- Ulnar Nerve
The three cords of the brachial plexus are..
Posterior, Lateral, Medial