Nervous System 7 Flashcards
Nerve [and number] that deals with hearing and equilibrium
VIII
Vestibulocochlear
Nerve [and number] that deals with visceral sensory information from heart, lungs, most abdominal organs
X
Vegus
nerve [and number] that deals with general sensory information from external acoustic meatus, tympanic membrane, part of pharynx, laryngopharynx, and larynx
X
Vegus
Nerve [and number] that deals with the trapezius and sternocleidomastoid muscles
XI
Accessory
Tracts that carry sensory info from the sensory organs up the spinal cord to the brain
Ascending Tracts
Motor tracts
Descending tracts
What fills the central canal and provides nourishment to nerve cells
Cerebrospinal fluid
Impulses about bodily sensations are carried by what?
Sensory nerve fibers
The spinal cord is protected by three layers of connective tissue called
Meninges
Three layers of meninges from outside to inside are
Dura Mater
Arachnoid
Pia Mater
What are the different plexi?
Cervical
Brachial
Lumbar
Sacral
how many cervical nerves are there?
8
What points the end of the spinal cord
Conus Medullaris
The last part of the spinal nerves
“The anchor”
Filum Terminale
What is considered the horse tail?
The Cuauda Equina