Peripherla Nervius Systme Flashcards
PNS divides into
Somatic and autonomic
Sensory(afferent) carries info towards CNS
motor (efferent) carry info away from CNS
How many pairs of cranial and spinal nerves are there
12 cranial
31 spinal
What do somatic afferent and efferent nerves convey info from and to?
- Somatic afferent nerves convey info from skin, skeletal muscle and joints
- Somatic efferent nerves convey info to skeletal muscles
Dermatomes
An area of skin supplied by single spinal nerve
Myotome
A group of muscles innervated by a single spinal nerve
- What do visceral (autonomic) nerves convey info from and to?
- Visceral afferent nerves carry info from viscera (thoracic, abdominal and pelvic organs)
- Visceral efferent nerves can be divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic
What do sympathetic efferent nerves innervate
The viscera and periphery
What do parasympathetic efferent nerves innervate
Viscera only
Where do all afferent (somatic and visceral) fibres have their cell bodies?
Spinal ganglia (same as dorsal root ganglion)
Where do visceral efferent nerves synapse
Peripheral ganglion
Ganglion
Collection of neuronal cell bodies outside of the CNS
Nucleus
Collection of cell bodies inside the CNS
Plexus
Network of interconnecting nerves
How are peripheral nerves arranged at spinal vertebrae
3 layers
1) individual axons have the endoneurium around them
2)the axons bundle together to form a fascicle which is covered in perineurium
3)fascicles bundle together to form the spinal nerve with the epineurium around it
How can peripheral nerves be classified
- One based on conduction velocity → uses letters A, B and C (A the fastest)
- One based on axonal diameter (sensory nerves only) → uses Roman numerals I-IV (I the largest diameter)
What two properties do faster conducting peripheral nerves have
Myelination
Larger diameter
How can sensory receptors be classified
Exteroreceptors respond to external stimuli like pain temp touch and pressure
Propioreceptors and enteroreceptors respond to internal stimuli
Chemoreceptors
Detect molecules which bind to receptor in olfactory
Photoreceptors
Detect light in retina
Thermoreceptors
Temp in skin
Mechanoreceptors
Mechanical opening of ion channels eg touch receptors in skin
Nociceptors
Tissue damage interpreted as pain
Where are proprioreceptors located
Muscle spindles are small sensory organs that detect whether muscle has been stretched
Golgi tendon organs detect changes in tension in tendons
Joint receptors found in joint capsules and detect start and end of movement
Neuromuscular joints
Specialized synapse between a motor neurone and muscle fibre