Nerves

Question 1

What is an A-alpha nerve involved in?

Answer 1

Proprioception (joint movement and muscle stretch, knowing where parts of the body are in relation to other/space , without looking) and motor neurones.

Question 2

What are A-beta nerves involved in?

Answer 2

Touch and pressure

Question 3

What are A-gamma nerves ?

Answer 3

Motor neurones of muscle spindles

Question 4

What are A-delta nerves sensing?

Answer 4

Cold, touch and fast pain

Question 5

What are B nerves?

Answer 5

Preganglionic autonomic fibres

Question 6

What are C nerves sensing?

Answer 6

Heat and slow pain.

Question 7

What is the conduction velocity of A-alpha nerves?

Answer 7

70-120 m/s

Question 8

What is the conduction velocity of A- beta nerves?

Answer 8

30-70 m/s

Question 9

What is the conduction velocity of A-gamma nerves?

Answer 9

15-30 m/s

Question 10

What is the conduction velocity of A-delta nerves?

Answer 10

12-30 m/s

Question 11

What is the conduction velocity of C nerves?

Answer 11

0.5-2 m/s

Question 12

What is the conduction velocity of B nerves?

Answer 12

3-15 m/s