Nervous system Flashcards
functions of the nervous system
body control centre and communication network
sense changes and interpret changes and respond to changes
neurons
transmit electrical impulses
motor
and sensory
glial cells
provide protection and nutrients
central nervous system
brain and spinal chord
protected by the axial skelton
peripheral nervous system
cranial and spinal nerves
connect to CNS
connect to skin and glands
cranial nerves
12 nerves that emerge from brain and brainstem
supply muscles/ skin of head and neck
supply viscera of thorax and abdomin
spinal nerves
31 pairs
8-cervical
12-thoracic
5-lumbar
5-sacral-1-cocygeal
dorsal root
where sensory neurons come into spinal chord posterior
venteral root
where motot neurons come into spinal chord anterior
spinal nerve
where the motor and snesory neuron join
usually at exit of the veterbral collum
dorsal ramus
supply muscles and skin on the back
venteral ramus
supply anterior muscle and skin and limbs
branches of spinal nerves
dorsal and venteral ramus
sensory distribution of nerves
to skin- sensation= hot or cold
to joints= sensation of joints- propreoception
propreoception
bodies own awareness of own postion of joints
motor distribution
goes to muscle= turn muscle on
therefore it will develop tension
cervical plexus
C 1,2,3,4
neck and diaphragm
brachial plexus
C 5 6 7 8 T 1
upper limb
Lumbar plexus
L 1 2 3 4
supplies lower limb
lumbosacral plexus
L 4 5 S 1 2 3
lower limb
what happens when nerves join and plat
they change direction
genitofemoral nerve
sit on top of psoas major
lateral femoral cutaenous nerve
wrap around illacus and aroun ASIS
Skin and sensory
femoral nerve ROOT
L 2 3 4
FEMORAL NERVE
L 2 3 4
UNDER PSOAS MAJOR INFRONT OF ILLACUS
obturator nerve root
L 2 3 4
deep towards obturator foramen
siatic nerve root
L 4 5
S 1 2 3
large
femoral nerve sensory distribution
skin of anterior/ medial thigh/ knee and hip joint
femoral nerve motor distribution
illiacus
pectineus
satorious
quads group
saphenous sensory distribution
skin of medial thigh and base of 1st phalanges
branch of femoral nerve