Head And Spine Injuries Flashcards
How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?
12
Which motor/sensory nerve controls the arms?
Brachial plexus
Which motor/sensory nerve controls the legs?
Lumbosacral plexus
What are three major types of peripheral nerves?
Sensory nerves
Motor nerves
Connecting nerves
What two places are connecting nerves found only?
Brain
Spinal cord
Which peripheral nerves carry info from body to brain via spinal cord?
Sensory nerves
Which peripheral nerves sends info fro CNS to muscles?
Motor nerves
What do connecting nerves do?
Connect sensory and motor nerves with short fibers, which allows cells on either end to exchange messages
What connects the mandible to the cranium?
The temporomandibular joint
What two large structures make up the skull?
Cranium
Face
How many vertebrae are in the spinal column?
33
What are the five sections of the spinal column?
Cervical Thoracic Lumbar Sacrum Coccyx
How many vertebrae are in the cervical spinal column?
7
How many vertebrae are in the thoracic spinal column?
12
How many vertebrae are in the lumbar spinal column?
5
How many vertebrae are in the sacrum spinal column?
5
How many vertebrae are in the coccyx spinal column?
4