Peripheral Nervous System Flashcards
Can you make a diagnosis only and exclusively by knowing anatomy?
Yes
Motor neuron peripheral systems starts in the…
Anterior horn spinal cord (where the soma is)
Sensitive peripheral nervous system starts at..
Sensitive receptors
Sensitive neuron somas are in…
Dorsal root ganglion
1 Motor unit can innervate…
Many muscle fibers
If an axonal injury is too close to the soma…
It degenerates the soma
If the soma and connective structures remain unharmed…
The axon can grow back
If amplitude is low it may be because…
Some axons have been lost
Dropped hand syndrome: which problem causes and what is its cause.
No permite cerrar el puño con tanta fuerza.
It is caused because of an injury in the radial nerve.
What is the cause of a dropped foot syndrome?
L5 root injury and peroneal nerve injury