exam 2: nervous system brachial plexus Flashcards
T/F Spinal roots are unidirectional
true
are dorsal roots or ventral roots comprised of afferent fibers
– sensory and proprioceptive fibers?
dorsal root
are dorsal roots or ventral roots comprised of efferent fibers
– motor neurons (to muscles and glands)
ventral root
T/F Spinal nerves are bidirectional
true
Carries nerve fibers that innervate structures dorsal to the transverse processes
* Afferent and efferent fibers
dorsal or ventral branch
dorsal branch (smaller)
Carries nerve fibers that innervate structures ventral to the transverse processes
* Afferent and efferent fibers
dorsal or ventral branch
ventral branch (larger)
Label the layers of a spinal nerve
- epineurim
2.perineurium
- endoneurium
Brachial Plexus
what is it
what is it formed by
network of nerves to thoracic limb
formed by ventral branches of spinal nerves (+/- C5) C6, C7, C8, T1, T2
_____________branches communicate and give rise to nerves that form the
brachial plexus
ventral branches
3 main functions of brachial plexus
Motor to skeletal muscles
Cutaneous sensory from skin
Proprioception from thoracic limb
Brachial Plexuses are located in the ____________ regions, close related with ________ vessels
axillary
Brachial Plexuses is classified as what kind of joint
synsarcosis (“joint of muscles)
what is this showing
avulsion (seperation) of brachial plexus
this nerve is NOT a nerve described as part of the brachial plexus, doesn’t innervate any structure in the thoracic limb but, the origin is very close to the brachial plexus.
Phrenic nerve
origin of phrenic nerve
C5-C6-C7
Is the phrenic nerve motor or sensory
Motor nerve of diaphragm
what nerve is being pointed to
phrenic nerve
Autonomous Zone (AZ) is where there is only __ nerve
one
what does green represent? orange?
green= cutaneous area of axillary nerve
orange= cutaneous area of radial nerve
what is being pointed to by the black arrow
overlap zone
what is being pointed to by the black arrows
autonomous zones
T/F: Nerves must have a cutaneous zone in order to have an overlap zone or autonomous zone
true