Nervous System Part 5 - Spinal and Cranial Nerves

Question 1

at each vertebral layer, we have ____ spinal nerves connecting to the spinal cord

Answer 1

two

Question 2

how many pairs of spinal nerves are there?

Answer 2

31 pairs
- they can carry both sensory and motor information

Question 3

each spinal nerve divides to form a ______________ rami and a _________ rami

Answer 3

posterior and anterior

Question 4

what are anterior and posterior rami?

Answer 4

branches of spinal nerves
- take the sensory and motor signals and splits off so we can hit the different parts of the body and nerves