Nerve Fiber Types, Interventions, and Presentations Flashcards
What fiber types are found in Intercostals and Subcostal Nerves?
· Somatic Motor
· Somatic Sensory
· Sympathetic
What are the target tissues for the Intercostals and Subcostal Nerves?
· Intercostal muscles · Thoracic Wall · Parietal Pleura · (7-12) Anterior Abdominal Wall · Peripherally - Diaphragm
What are the symptoms/presentations for the Intercostals and Subcostal Nerves?
· Sensory deficits (Pain, Temp, Touch)
· Paralysis
· Lack of sweating
What fiber types are found in the Phrenic Nerve?
· Somatic Motor (C3, C4, C5)
· Somatic Sensory (C3, C4, C5)
What are the target tissues for the Phrenic Nerve?
· Parietal Pleura (Sensory)
· Fibrous Pericardium (Sensory)
· Parietal Layer of Serous Pericardium (Sensory)
· Diaphragm (Motor)
What are the symptoms/presentations for the Phrenic Nerve?
· Difficulty w/inspiration
· Sensory deficits ANTERIOR to root of lung
What fiber types are found in the Vagus Nerve?
· Parasympathetic
What are the target tissues for the Vagus Nerve?
· Lungs · Heart · Esophagus · Foregut · Midgut
What are the symptoms/presentations for the Vagus Nerve?
· Bronchoconstriction
· Bradycardia
· Peristalsis and Secretion (in foregut)
What fiber types are found in the Pulmonary Nerve?
· Sympathetic
What are the target tissues for the Pulmonary Nerve?
· Lungs
What are the symptoms/presentations for the Pulmonary Nerve?
· Bronchodilation
What fiber types are found in the Cardiac Nerve?
· Sympathetic (Paravertibral Ganglion)
What are the target tissues for the Cardiac Nerve?
· Heart
What are the symptoms/presentations for the Cardiac Nerve?
· Tachycardia
What fiber types are found in the Greater, Lesser and Least Thoracic Splanchnic Nerve (T5 - T12)?
· Sympathetic (T5-T9; Greater Thoracic Splanchnic Nerve only has Celiac Ganglion)
· Sympathetic (T10 - T12; Lesser and Least Thoracic Splanchnic Nerve have Celiac Ganglion or SMG)
What are the target tissues for the Greater, lesser and Least Thoracic Splanchnic Nerve (T5 - T12)?
· Foregut (T5-T9; Greater Thoracic Splanchnic Nerve only)
· Midgut (T10 - T12; Lesser and Least Thoracic Splanchnic Nerve)
What are the symptoms/presentations for the Greater, lesser and Least Thoracic Splanchnic Nerve (T5 - T12)?
· Inhibits Peristalsis and Secretion
What fiber types are found in the Left and Right Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves?
· Somatic Motor
What are the target tissues for the Left and Right Recurrent Laryngeal Nerves?
· Larynx
L: travels posterolateral to the ligamentum arteriosum
R: travels under the right subclavian