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Chapter 14- Peripheral Nervous System Flashcards

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Sensory Receptors

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Detect internal or external conditions

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Motor endings

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innervate effectors

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Nerves

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Bundles of axons travelling to similar destinations

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Ganglia

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Cluster of cell bodies in the PNS

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Cranial nerves

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Attach to brain and pass through skull foramina
I + II attach to forebrain
III - XII attach to brainstem
Sensory, motor, or mixed

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Cranial Nerve Names

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I- Olfactory
II- Optic
III- Oculomotor
IV- Trochlear
V- Trigeminal
VI- Abducens
VII- Facial
VIII- Vestibulocochlear (Auditory)
IX- Glossopharyngeal Nerve
X- Vagus
XI- Accessory
XII- Hypoglossal

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Cranial Nerve I

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Olfactory Nerve
Sensory
Responsible for sense of smell

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Cranial Nerve II

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Optic Nerve
Sensory
Responsible for Vision

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Cranial Nerve III

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Oculomotor nerve
Motor
Innervate 4 of 6 external eye muscles

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Cranial Nerve IV

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Trochlear Nerve
Motor
Innervates extrinsic eye muscle

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Cranial Nerve V

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Trigeminal Nerve
Mixed
Sensory innervation to face
Motor innervation to chewing muscles

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Cranial Nerve VI

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Abducens
Motor
Abducts eyeball

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Cranial Nerve VII

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Facial Nerve
Mixed
Muscles of facial expression
Some taste and ear sensation

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Branches of Facial Nerve

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Temporal
Zygomatic
Buccal
Mandibular
Cervical

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Cranial Nerve VIII

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Vestibulocochlear Nerve
Sensory
Responsible for hearing and balance

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Cranial Nerve IX

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Glossopharyngeal Nerve
Mixed
Control tongue and pharynx
Some taste

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Cranial Nerve X

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Vagus Nerve
Mixed
Controls parasympathetic response
Runs throughout thorax and abdomen

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Cranial Nerve XI

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Accessory Nerve
Motor
Innervates neck and back muscles
Sternocleidomastoid and trapezius

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Cranial Nerve XII

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Hypoglossal Nerve
Motor
Controls tongue muscles

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Spinal Nerves

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31 Nerve pairs innervating the body
8 Cervical
12 Thoracic
5 Lumbar
5 Sacral
1 Coccygeal

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Spinal nerve naming patterns

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Cervical- Share name with vertebrae on top of
Example- C4 (nerve) is between C3+C4 (vertebrae)
Exception- c8, under C7 vertebrae
Other- Share name with vertebrae below
Example- T2 (nerve) is between T2+T3 (vertebrae)

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Parts of Spinal Nerves

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Roots- Connect spinal nerve and spinal cord
Rami- Branch from spinal nerve to innervate body
Dorsal and ventral for each

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Dorsal root

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Sensory fibers and cell bodies for sensory neurons

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Ventral root

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Motor neuron fibers emerging from spinal cord

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Dorsal rami

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Sensory and motor fibers that innervate the posterior torso in neat, segmented patterns

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Ventral rami

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Sensory and motor fibers that innervate the anterolateral torso and limbs
Form plexuses

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Thoracic Innervation

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Dorsal and Ventral Rami (T2-T12) follow neat, segmented pattern
Ventral rami lead to intercostal nerve, lateral cutaneous, and anterior cutaneous nerves

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Nerve plexuses

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Branching and merging of ventral rami to form a network of new nerves
Primarily serve limbs
Cervical, Brachial, Lumbar, and Sacral

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Cervical Plexus

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Ventral rami of C1-C4
Deep in neck
Innervate skin and muscles in anterior neck
Phrenic nerve- Innervates Diaphragm

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Brachial Plexus

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Ventral rami of C5-C8 and T1
Lie in neck and axillary regions
Form musculocutaneous, median, ulnar, radial, and axillary nerves

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Nerves of the Lateral cord

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Musculocutaneous and Median

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Nerves of the Medial Cord

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Median and Ulnar

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Nerves of the Posterior Cord

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Radial and Axillary

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Musculocutaneous Nerve

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Lateral cord
Innervates anterior arm

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Median Nerve

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Lateral and medial cords
Innervates anterior forearm and lateral palm (thumb side)

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Ulnar Nerve

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Medial cord
Innervates intrinsic hand muscles and medial hand on both sides (Pinky side)

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Radial nerve

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Posterior cord
Largest nerve of brachial plexus
Innervates posterior upper limb

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Axillary nerve

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Branch of radial nerve (posterior cord)
Inntervates deltoid and teres minor

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Lumbar plexus

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Ventral rami of L1-L4
Form femoral and obturator nerves

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Femoral Nerve

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Lumbar plexus
Innervates anterior thigh

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Obturator nerve

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Lumbar plexus
Innervates medial thigh (adductor muscles)

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Sacral plexus

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Ventral rami of L4-L5 and S1-S4
Forms Sciatic nerve, gluteal nerves, and pudendal nerves

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Sciatic Nerve

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Largest nerve of leg
Two nerves in 1 sheath:
Tibial nerve
Fibular (peroneal) Nerve

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Tibial nerve

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Innervates posterior lower limb

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Fibular (peroneal) nerve

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Innervates anterolateral leg

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Superior and inferior gluteal nerves

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Innervate gluteal muscles

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Pudendal nerves

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Innervate muscles of the perineum

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Dermatomes

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Map of cutaneous innervation by spinal nerve
Upper limb- Brachial plexus
Anterior lower limb- Lumbar plexus
Posterior lower limb- Sacral plexus

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Flaccid Paralysis

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Damage between spinal cord and muscle
No contraction

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Spastic Paralysis

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Damage between brain and spinal cord
Unconscious and uncontrolled muscle contraction

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