Peripheral anatomy; upper Flashcards
Rostral
front and on top
Caudal
posterior and back portion of the body. Something in the rear.
Cephalad
upper front and is used to describe something superior and anterior / front/ top portion of the body.
sensory and peripheral. Peripheral from the cns and covers sensory information. Sensory in nature
Cutaneous
Bundles of neurons/ axons outside the CNS
nerves
Budneldes of neurons inside the CNS
Tracts
collection of cell bodies in the peripheral nervous system
Ganglia
collection of cell bodies within the CNS
Nuclei
CNS -> periphery
rootlets-> root-> spinal ganglia -> spinal nerve -> ramus -> trunk -> divisions -> cords -> nerves
when we have a junction of the posterior and anterior root.
spinal nerve
What information comes from the front of the sc
Front of the SC= Carries motor or efferent output
What information comes from the back of the sc
Back of the SC = connects to sensory system = afferent part of the cns.
Anterior ramus gets information from the cns to the sympathetic ganglion chain by _____
rami communicans
white and gray
gray is more proximal
Spinal nerve projections in the sacrum split into two parts_______ and
The posterior part of the posterior ramus division on the spinal nerve goes out the back of the sacral foramen
The anterior part; comes out the openings at the front of the sacrum foramen
Left sympathetic chain features
further posterior and lateral than the R sympathetic chain because we have a large blood vessel (the aorta) that sits on the L side of the vertebral bodies, and during development that pushes the L spinal ganglia more lateral and posterior compared to the R side of the spine.
Branches of the posterior rami
lateral
and medial branches
mostly sensory
Anterior ramus branches
lateral cutaneous branches
anterior cutaneous branches
Other name for the anterior ramus
intercostal nerve
Where are the intercostal nerves positioned?
hang out on the inferior side of the rib thats above them.
Term for nerves below the rib cage
subcostal branches
C1 name
atlas
C2
Axis
Cervical nerves #
8 spinal nerves
C1 sn comes off above c1 vert
C8 sn comes off below C7 vert
Position of spinal nerves and vertebrae in thoracic, lumbar and sacral nerves
pinal nerve tends to exit below the spinal vertebrae for which its names
Coccygeal nerves number and origination
1 pair that originate below the saccrum
Spinal nerve pairs
8 Cervical
12 Thoracic
5 Lumbar
5 Sacral
1 Coccygeal
Lateral branch of the Posterior rami innervation area
lower thorax/ upper lumbar area