Lecture Exam #2 Review questions Flashcards
What are the 4 lobes of the brain?
Frontal
Temporal
Parietal
Occipital
Frontal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
What happens when the frontal lobe is lesioned?
What happens when the temporal lobe is lesioned?
What happens when the parietal lobe is lesioned?
What happens when the occipital lobe is lesioned?
What does the spinal region include?
Spinal cord
Dorsal and ventral roots
Spinal nerves
Meninges
Each segment of the cord is connected to a specific region of the body by axons traveling through a pair of _____.
Spinal nerves
Connections of nerve rootlets to the exterior of the cord indicate _____.
segments
In the cervical region, spinal nerves are found above the corresponding vertebrae except_____.
the eighth spinal nerve
horn processes sensory information
Dorsal horn
horn processes motor information
Ventral horn
horn processes autonomic information
lateral horn
the region of neural tissue where neuron cell bodies (somas) are concentrated
gray matter
the region of neural tissue where bundles of myelinated axons are concentrated
white matter
What are the names of the 3 connective tissue sheaths that the parallel bundles of axons that the peripheral nerves are made up called?
Endoneurium: Separates individual axons.
Perineurium: Surrounds fascicles.
Epineurium: Encloses the entire nerve trunk.
nerves that are mixed and include the sensory, autonomic, and motor axons
Somatic peripheral nerves
_____ branches that supply the skin and subcutaneous tissues; _____ branches that supply the muscles, tendons, and joints.
Cutaneous ; Muscular
What type of information do afferent neurons carry?
sensory
What type of information do efferent neurons carry?
motor
Sensory has _____ tracts; Motor has _____ tracts.
ascending; descending
Afferent axons _____; Efferent axons _____.
Ascend; Descend
What are the 4 nerve plexuses that the junctions of anterior rami form?
Cervical
Brachial
Lumbar
Sacral
a plexus that provides:
- cutaneous sensory information from the posterior scalp to the clavicle.
- innervates the anterior neck muscles and diaphragm
Cervical plexus
a plexus where:
the entire upper limb is innervated by the branches.
Brachial plexus
a plexus where:
the branches innervate the skin and muscles of the anterior and medial thigh.
Lumbar plexus
a plexus that:
innervates the posterior thigh and most of the leg and foot; contains parasympathetic axons
Sacral plexus
motor axons synapse with muscle fibers at
neuromuscular junctions
A motor neuron and all the skeletal muscle fibers innervated by its axon terminals
motor unit
What happens if there is peripheral motor nerve damage?
paralysis/paresis
What happens if there is peripheral sensory nerve damage?
anesthesia (numbness)/paresthesia (pins & needles)
Touch is categorized as
fine or crude
touch includes a variety of receptors and sub sensations
fine touch
touch is mediated by free endings throughout the skin
crude touch
Cutaneous receptors respond to
touch, pressure, vibration, stretch, noxious stimuli, and temperature
connect motor or sensory end-organs with the central nervous system (CNS)
Peripheral nerves
are used to diagnose radiculopathy and to determine the sensory level affected by spinal cord injury
dermatomes
For the limbs the two distinct distributions of sensory innervation are
peripheral nerve and dermatome
The Brachial Plexus starts at _____ and ends at _____.
C5; T1