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Chapter 14-15-16: PNS Flashcards

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PNS function

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Bring the message into (sensory) and out of (motor) the central nervous system.

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PNS location

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The peripherial nerves come off the spinal cord and brain

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What is a nerve?

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“Nerve” refers to the PNS and is the name given for an organized bundle of axons.

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Sensory neurons convey what type of information and in what direction?

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Sensory neurons convey sensory information to the central nervous system

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Motor neurons convey what type of informationa and in what direction

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Motor neurons convey motor impulses from the central nervous system to the muscles and glands.

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Nerves that have axons of both motor and sensory are called?

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Mixed nerves

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The three layers of a nerve are… (from superficial to deep)

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  • Epineurium
  • Perineurium
  • Endoneurium
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There are how many pairs of nerves connected to the spinal cord?

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31

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9
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The majority of nerves in your body are what type?

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Mixed nerves

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10
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Sensory information travels into the spinal cord along the…

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Posterior Root

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Motor information travels out from the spinal cord along the…

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Anterior Root

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The axons of sensory neurons and the cell bodies of interneurons are located within what section of the gray matter within the spinal cord?

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The axons of sensory neurons and the cell bodies of interneurons are located in the posterior horns

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13
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The anterior horns primarily house the cell bodies of…

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Somatic motor neurons

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14
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identify 1-4 in this picture

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  1. Spinal nerve
  2. Anterior (ventral) Root
  3. Posterior (dorsal) Root Ganglion
  4. Posterior (dorsal) Root
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Identify 1-4 in this photo

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  1. Anterior (Ventral) root
  2. Posterior (Dorsal) root
  3. Posterior Root Ganglion
  4. Spinal Nerves
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16
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The four major plexus (plexi??) are…

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  1. Cervical
  2. Brachial
  3. Lumbar
  4. Sacral
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17
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Spinal nerves in certain areas of the spinal cord intertwine to create a network known as a…

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Plexus

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18
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The thoracic spinal nerves are also known as…

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Intercostal Nerves

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19
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C1-C5 form which plexus?

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Cervical plexus

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20
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C6 through T1 form what plexus?

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Brachial

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21
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C5 is unique in that it is apart of..

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Both plexus (cervical and brachial)

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Anterior rami of what nerves form the brachial plexus?

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C5-T1

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23
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The phrenic nerve controls…

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The diaphragm

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Identify 1-3

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  1. Right phrenic nerve
  2. Left Phrenic nerve
  3. Phrenic Nerve
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25
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Identify 1-3 in this picture

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  1. Median Nerve
  2. Radial Nerve
  3. Ulnar Nerve
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Identify 1-3

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  1. Radial Nerve
  2. Median Nerve
  3. Ulnar Nerve
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Identify 1-3

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  1. Median Nerve
  2. Radian Nerve
  3. Ulnar Nerve
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28
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The three cords of the brachial plexus are..

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Posterior, Lateral, Medial

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29
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The median nerve is formed from which section of the anterior rami?

30
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The median nerve motor innervates…

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Most anterior forearm muscles and Thenar (thumb muscles.

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The cutaneous innervation of the median nerve is…

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Palmar aspects and dorsal tips of lateral 3-1/2 digits (thumb, index finger, middle finger, and 1/2 of ring finger)

32
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This is the cutaneous innervation of what nerve…

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Median nerve

33
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This is the cutaneous innervation of what nerve?

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Ulnar Nerve

34
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The median nerve is formed by what two cords of the brachial plexus?

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Medial and lateral cords of the brachial plexus

35
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The ulnar nerve is formed from the ___1__ cord of the ___2__ plexus

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  1. Medial
  2. Brachial
36
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The ulnar nerve is formed from anterior rami of…

37
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The ulnar nerve motor innervates…

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Anterior forearm muscles and intrinsic hand muscle

38
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The cutaneous innervation of the ulnar nerve is…

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Dorsal and plamar aspects of medial 1-1/2 digits (little finger, medial aspect of ring finger)

39
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This is the cutaneous innervation of which nerve?

40
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The radial nerve is formed from what cord?

41
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The radial nerve is from from anterior rami…

42
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The motor inntervation of the radial nerve is…

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Posterior arm muscles (extend forearm) and Posterior forearm muscles (supinate forearm, extend wrist, digits, one muscle that abducts the tumb).

43
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In general nerves from the ________ division of the brachial plexus tend to inntervate muscles that flex the parts of the upper limb.

44
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Nerves from the ______ division of the brachial plexus tend to innervate muscles that extend parts of the upper limb

45
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The cutaneous innervation of the radial nerve:

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Posterior region of arm

Posterior region of forearm

Dorsal aspect of lateral three digits(except their distal tips)

46
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The two lower plexuses are…

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Lumbar and Sacral

47
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identify 1-3

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  1. Femoral nerve
  2. Obturator nerve
  3. Sciatic nerve
48
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What is unique about L4 nerve?

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Shared between the lumbar and sacral plexuses

49
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Identify this plexus

50
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Identify this plexus

51
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Identify 1-3

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  1. Femoral Nerve
  2. Obturator Nerve
  3. Saphenous Nerve
52
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The femoral nerve is formed from anterior rami…

53
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The femoral nerve motor innervates the…

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Anterior thigh muscles

54
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Cutaneous innervation of the femoral nerve is…

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  • Anterior thigh
  • Inferomedial thigh
  • medial side of leg
  • most medial aspect of foot
55
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This is the cutaneous innervation of…

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Femoral Nerve

56
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The obturator nerve is formed from anterior rami…

57
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The obturator nerve motor innervates the…

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medial thigh muscles (adductors of thigh)

58
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The cutaneous inntervation of the superomedial thigh is through what nerve?

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Obturator Nerve

59
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This is the cutaneous innervation of what nerve?

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Obturator Nerve

60
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The lumbar plexus is formed by the anterior rami of…

61
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The Sacral plexus is formed by the anterior rami of…

62
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Identify the nerves in the picture

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  1. Tibial Nerve
  2. Common Fibular Nerve
  3. Sciatic nerve
63
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The sciatic nerve branches into two main divisions known as…

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Common Fibular Division, Tibial Division

64
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The Sciatic Nerve is formed by the anterior rami of…

65
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The Tibial Nerve is formed by the anterior rami…

66
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The tibia nerve motor innervates the…

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  • Posterior Thigh Muscles (extend thigh and flex leg)
  • Posterior leg muscles (plantar flexors of foot, flexors of knee)
  • Plantar foot muscles (via medial and lateral plantar nerve branches)
67
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The cutaneous innervation of the tibial nerve:

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Branches to heel and via its medial and lateral plantar nerve branches supply the sole of the foot.

68
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This is the cutaneous innervation of the…

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Tibial Nerve (picture really helped this time huh)

69
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The common fibular nerve motor innervates the…

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  • Anterior leg muscles(dorsiflex foot, extend toes)
  • Dorsum foot muscles(extend toes)
  • Lateral Leg muscles(foot evertors and plantar flexors)
70
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The cutaneous innervation of the common fibular nerve is…

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Dorsal interspace between first and second toes

Anteroinferior part of leg; most dorsum of foot

71
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This picture is the innervation of what nerve?

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Common fibular nerve

72
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The common fibular nerve is formed from the anterior rami of…

Anatomy BIO-271 (22 decks)

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