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Lab Exam Three: The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves Flashcards

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Spinal cord:

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a cylinder of nervous tissue

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What is the extension of the spinal cord?

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arises from the brainstem at the foramen magnum of the skull

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The spinal passes through the […] as far as the inferior margin of the first […] (L1).

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vertebral canal; lumbar vertebra

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How many total spinal nerves from the spinal cord? How many within each section of the spine?

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31

cervical = 8
thoracic = 12
lumbar = 5
sacrum = 5
coccygeal = 1
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Where do most of these spinal nerve pair pass through?

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intervertebral foramina

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The cord exhibits […] on its anterior and posterior sides- the anterior […] and posterior […].

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longitudinal grooves; median fissure; median sulcus

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T/F: Does the spinal cord divide into the regions of the intevertebrae?

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true

well minus the coccyx

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In what two areas is the cord thicker?

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  1. cervical enlargement

2. lumbar enlargement

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Cervical enlargement gives rise to the nerves of the […] while the lumbar enlargement issues nerves to the […].

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upper limbs; pelvic region and lower limbs

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Medullary cone is also known as the …

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conus medullaris

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Medullary cone:

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bundle of nerve roots that occupy the vertebral canal from L2 to S5

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Cauda equina:

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innervates the pelvic organ and lower limbs

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13
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The spinal cord and brain are enclosed in […] called […].

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three fibrous connective tissue; meninges

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Meninges separate the […] of the CNS from the bones of the […] and […].

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soft tissue; vertebrae; skull

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From superficial to deep list the meninges of the spinal cord:

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  1. dura mater
  2. arachnoid mater
  3. pia mater
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Dura mater:

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tough collagenous membrane, forms dura sheath

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Space between the sheath and vertebral bones is called…

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epidural space

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18
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Epidural space is occupied by what?

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  1. adipose tissue
  2. blood vessels
  3. loose connective tissue
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Arachnoid mater:

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simple squamous epithelium (arachnoid membrane)

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The gap between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater is called…

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subarachnoid space

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Subarachnoid space is filled with …

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cerebrospinal fluid

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Pia mater:

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transparent membrane that closely follows the contours of the spinal cord

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23
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Beyond the medullary cone there is […] within the […].

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terminal filum; lumbar cistern

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At S2, the pia mater fuses with the […] mater to form a […].

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dura; coccygeal ligament

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Extensions of the pia called […] extend through the […] to the […], anchoring the cord.

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denticulate ligaments; arachnoid; dura

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26
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The spinal cord consists of two kinds of nervous tissue:

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  1. gray matter

2. white matter

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Gray matter contains little […]. also […], dendrites, and […] of the axons of neurons.

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myelin; somas; somas; proximal parts

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Gray matter is the sight of …

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synaptic contact between neurons also known as neural integration

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29
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White matter is abundant in…

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myelin

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White matter is composed of bundles of axons called […], that […] from one part of the CNS to another.

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tracts; carry signals

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What do both gray and white matter also have an abundance of?

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glial cells

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32
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The central core shape of gray matter resembles what?

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butterfly/H-shape at cross section

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The gray matter core consists of what two surfaces?

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  1. posterolateral surfaces of two thick posterior dorsal horns
  2. anterolateral surfaces with two thicker anterior ventral horns
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34
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The right and left sides of gray matter are connected by […].

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gray commisure

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In the middle of the gray matter’s commissure is the […], lined with […], and filled with […].

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central canal; ependymal cells; CSF

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Gray matter– Spinal nerve branches into a […] and […].

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posterior dorsal root; anterior ventral root

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Gray matter– The posterior root carries what type of fibers?

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sensory nerve fibers

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Gray matter– The anterior horn contains what?

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large somas of the somatic motor neurons

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White matter of the spinal cord […] gray matter.

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surrounds

40
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White matter consists of […] that course up and down the cord and provide avenues of […] between different levels of the […].

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bundles of axons; communication; CNS

41
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How are the bundles of axons arranged within white matter?

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three pairs called columns or funiculi

42
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List the three columns within the white matter?

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  1. posterior dorsal column
  2. lateral column
  3. anterior ventral column
43
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White matter– Each column consists of subdivisions called […] or […].

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tracts; fasciculi

44
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Ascending spinal tracts carry …

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sensory information up the cord

45
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Descending spinal tracts ….

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conduct motor impulses down the cord

46
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Spinal tracts can undergo […].

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decussation

47
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Decussation:

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spinal tracts cross over from the left side of the body to the right (vice versa)

48
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The left side of the brain receives sensory information from the […]. From the right side of the brain […] and […] the […] side.

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right; senses; controls; left

49
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Contrallateral:

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origin and destination of a tract are on opposite sides of the body

50
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Ipsilateral:

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when a tract does not decussate, its origin and destination are on the same side of the body

51
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Nerve:

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cordlike organ composed of numerous never fibers (axons) bound together by connective tissue

52
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Each nerve fiber is surrounded by a […] and then a thin sleeve of […] tissue call the […].

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basal lamina; loose connective; endoneurium

53
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Nerve fibers are gathered in bundles called […], each wrapped in a sheath called the […].

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fascicles; perineurium

54
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Several nerve fiber bundles (fascicles) are then bundled together and wrapped in an outer […].

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epineurium

55
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Sensory (afferent) fibers carrying signals…

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from sensory receptors to the CNS

56
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Motor (efferent) fibers carrying signals…

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from the CNS to muscles and glands

57
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T/F Most nerves are either sensory or motor.

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False

most nerves are mixed conducting signals in two directions

58
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What does a nerve resemble? a ganglion?

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thread

a knot in the thread

59
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Ganglion:

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cluster of neurosomas outside the CNS

60
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Where does a nerve exit through?

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intervertebral foramen

61
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Chickenpox is also known as…

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varicella

62
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Chickenpox:

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common disease of early childhood is caused by varicella-zoster virus

**leads to itchy rash

63
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The virus remains […] in the […].

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for life; posterior root ganglia

64
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Chickenpox– If the immune system is compromised, the virus can cause.

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shingles

65
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How does chickenpox cause singles?

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virus can travel along the sensory nerve fibers by fast axonal transport

66
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Shingles:

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painful trail of skin discoloration and fluid-filled vesicles along the path of the nerve

67
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Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN):

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chronic intense pain in the site of the lesions lasting for months or even years

68
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Vaccine for shingles:

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varicella for children

zostavax for adults (60+)

69
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Treatment for shingles:

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  1. aspirin and steroidal ointments (pain relief)
  2. acyclovir (antiviral drug) can shorten the course of an episode of shingles, but only if taken within the first 2-3 days of outbreak
70
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Are kids supposed to take asprin?

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NO!

can cause Reye Syndrome

71
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Reye syndrome:

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swelling of the brain and hepatitis in liver

72
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T/F: All spinal nerves receive from dermatome.

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false

the C1 is the only exception

73
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Dermatone:

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specific area of skin that sends a signal to spinal nerves

74
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List of signal transmission:

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nerve plexus –> trunks –> anterior and posterior divisions –> cords

75
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List of plexuses:

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  1. cervical from neck
  2. brachial near shoulder
  3. lumbar plexus of the lower back
  4. sacral plexus
  5. coccygeal plexus
76
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Somatosensory signals are for …

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  1. touch
  2. heat
  3. cold
  4. stretch
  5. pressure
  6. pain
    and others
77
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Proprioception:

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body position and movements to maintain equilibrium

78
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The motor function of these nerve plexuses is…

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to stimulate the contraction of skeletal muscles

79
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Cervical plexus receive fibers from the […].

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anterior rami of nerves of nerves C1-C5

80
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Cervical plexus gives rise to:

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  1. lesser occipital
  2. greater auricular
  3. transverse cervical
  4. ansa cervicalis
  5. supraclavicular
  6. phrenic
81
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Phrenic nerve:

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cervical plexus that innervates the diaphragm (essential role in breathin)

82
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Brachial plexus is formed predominantly by the […].

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anterior rami of nerves C5 to T1

83
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Brachial plexus passes over the first rib into the [..] and innervates the […] and some […] of the […] and […].

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axilla; upper limb; muscles; neck; shoulder

84
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The subdivisions of the brachial plexus are called…

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  1. roots
  2. trunks
  3. divisions
  4. cords
85
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Name the brachial plexus nerves.

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  1. musculocutaneous nerve
  2. axillary nerve
  3. radial nerve
  4. median nerve
  5. ulnar nerve
86
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Lumbar plexus is formed from the […].

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anterior rami of nerves L1 to L4 and some fibers from T12

87
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Lumbar plexus gives rise to the following nerves:

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  1. iliohypogastric nerve
  2. ilioinguinal nerve
  3. genitofemoral nerve
  4. lateral femoral cutaneous nerve
  5. femoral nerve
  6. obturator nerve
88
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The sacral plexus is formed from the […}.

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anterior rami of nerves L4, L5, and S1-S4

89
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How is the sacral plexus connected to the lumbar plexus?

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lumbosacral plexus: fibers that run through the lumbosacral trunk

90
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Sciatic nerve:

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tibial and common fibular nerves travel together through a connective tissue sheath

91
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At the […], the tibial and common fibular nerves diverge.

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popliteal fossa`

92
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Tibial nerve […] through the leg to the medial and […] nerves in the […].

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descends; plantar; foot

93
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Common fibular nerve […] into […] and […] fibular nerves.

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divides; deep; superficial

94
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Coccygeal plexus is formed from the […].

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anterior rami of S4 and S5

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