Peripheral nervous system Flashcards
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General senses
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- touch
- pressure
- pain
- temperature
- vibration
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Special senses
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- vesion
- hearing
- taste
- smell
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Cranial nerves
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Orginate in the brain
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31 pairs
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- 8 cervical
- 12 thoracic
- 5 lumbar
- 5 sacral
- 1 coccygeal
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Dorsal Root
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- consists of sensory neurons
* orginates on the posterior side of the spinal cord
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Anterior root
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- Orginates on the anterior side of the spinal cord
* consists of motor neurons