Chapter 14: Spinal Nerves Flashcards
how many pairs of spinal nerves
31
how many cervical nerve pairs
8
how many thoracic nerve pairs
12
how many lumbar nerve pairs
5
how many sacral nerve pairs
5
how many coccygeal nerve pairs
1
these are formed by merging two nerve roots together
spinal nerves
this contains motor axons from the ventral and lateral horn
ventral root
these contain sensory axons that enter into the dorsal horn
dorsal root
sensory is located in
dorsal root
motor is located in
ventral root
these contain cell bodies of the sensory neurons
dorsal root ganglia
define mixed nerve
contains motor and sensory axons
where do spinal nerves flow out
intervertebral foramen between adjacent vertebraes
The spinal nerves split into two
rami
what are the two rami of the spinal nerves
dorsal rami and ventral rami
what does the dorsal rami do
hold the motor and sensory nerves for the posterior trunk and back
what does the ventral rami do
hold motor and sensory information for the anterior and lateral trunk and extremities
these carry autonomic impulses to and from ganglion
rami communicants
these are bundles of axon fascicles with connective tissue covering
peripheral nerves
this connective tissue covers the individual axon
endoneurium
this connective tissue covers the fasicles of the nerve
perineurium
this connective tissue covers the whole nerve
epineurium
define plexus
ventral rami in the cervical, lumbar, and sacral spinal nerves that connect to make a network
define the intercostal nerves
connection of ventral rami of thoracic spinal nerves
this is where axons from a ventral rami will split and join with axons from other adjacent ventral rami
plexus
what are plexus named for
their general region and their pathway
name the four plexuses
cervical, brachial, lumbar, and sacral