Lecture 1 Flashcards
Collection of nerve cell bodies in CNS
Nucleus (in CNS)
Collection of nerve cell bodies in PNS
Ganglion (in PNS)
Afferent neurones
Sensory - signal moves towards brain
Efferent neurones
Motor - signal moves toward organ/tissue
Name of nerves in the CNS
Tracts
CNs in the forebrain
1 & 2
CNs in the midbrain
3 & 4
CNs in the pons
5
CNs in the jxn
6, 7, 8
CNs in the medulla
9, 10, 12
CNs in the spinal cord
11
Location of spinal nerves
Intervertebral foramina
Spinal nerves attach to spinal cord via..
Roots and rootlets
Spinal nerves attach to the soma via…
Rami
Dermatome
The area of skin with sensory innervation from a spinal nerve
Myotome
Skeletal muscles supplied with motor innervation from a spinal nerve
Male nipple dermatome
T4
Umbilicus dermatome
T10
Nerve plexus
Mixed anterior rami from adjacent spinal nerves
Cervical plexus
C1-C4
Brachial plexus
C5-T1
Lumbar plexus
L1-L4
Sacral plexus
L5-S4
Sympathetic outflow occurs at which levels
T1-L2