nerves

Question 1

Cranial Nerve 1

Answer 1

olfactory -smell

Question 2

cranial nerve 2

Answer 2

optic-vision

Question 3

cranial nerve 3

Answer 3

oculomotor-eye movement, pupil size, focusing lens

Question 4

cranial nerve 4

Answer 4

trochlear- eye movement

Question 5

cranial nerve 5

Answer 5

trigeminal - sensations from the head and neck, chewing, taste

Question 6

cranial nerve 6

Answer 6

abducens- eye movement

Question 7

cranial nerve 7

Answer 7

facial- facial expressions, salivation, tears, tastes

Question 8

cranial neve 8

Answer 8

vestibulocochlear - balance, hearing

Question 9

cranial nerve 9

Answer 9

glossopharyngeal- tongue movement, swallowing, salivation, taste

Question 10

cranial nerve 10

Answer 10

vagus- sensation from larynx, pharynx, and thoracic and abdominal viscera; movement of the larynx, pharynx and esophagus, heart rate, digestion

Question 11

cranial nerve 11

Answer 11

accessory- shoulder and neck movement

Question 12

cranial nerve 12

Answer 12

hypoglossal- tongue movement

Question 13

dorsal root of the spinal nerve

Answer 13

the afferent sensory root and carries sensory info to the brain. its cell bodies lie in a ganglion outside the spinal cord

Question 14

ventral root of the spinal nerve

Answer 14

the efferent motor root and carries motor info from the brain. its cell bodies lie in the ventral horn of the spinal cord

Question 15

spinal nerve

Answer 15

made of a dorsal and ventral root that carries both sensory and motor neurons. the spinal nerve then splits into multiple branches that spread outward to connect with various body structures

Question 16

brachial plexus

Answer 16

a network of nerves formed by the ventral branches of cervical nerves 6,7,8. and sometimes c5. and thoracic nerves 1 and 2 . these innervate the structures of the forelimb.

Question 17

lumbosacral plexus

Answer 17

a network of nerves that supplies most structures of the hindlimbs it is formed from the ventral branches of lumbar spinal nerves 3,4,5,6, and 7 and sacral spinal nerves 1,2, and 3.

Question 18

femoral nerve

Answer 18

runs deep within the quad muscle to supply the extensors of the stifle. nerve of the lumbosacral plexus

Question 19

sciatic nerve

Answer 19

the largest nerve of the lumbosacral plexus that runs over the ischium and along the lateral surface of the thigh deep within the biceps femoris to supply the extensors of the hip and flexors of the stifle

Question 20

pelvic and pudendal nerves

Answer 20

provide for normal bowel and bladder function

Question 21

obturator nerve

Answer 21

innervates the adductor muscles of t he thigh-as it passes over the pelvis it becomes susceptible to compression during birth

Question 22

autonomous skin zones

Answer 22

known as dermatomes, specific areas of the skin that are innervated by individual spinal nerves each spinal nerve corresponds to a particular autonomous skin zone, they help vets to localise a problem to a specific region of the body