PNS Flashcards
what does PNS connect?
limbs to organs
cranial nerves emerge from
brain
spinal nerves emerge from
spinal cord
nerves are
bundles of fibres/axons
fibres refers to
axons
three types of peripheral nerves
sensory, motor, mixed
sensory nerves
carry info from body to CNS
motor nerves
carry info from CNS to body
mixed nerves
contain both sensory & motor FIBRES; can carry info to and from body and CNS
sensory cranial nerves
olfactory, optic, vestibulocochlear (hearing/balance)
T/F: olfactory, optic, vestibulocochlear (hearing/balance) are exclusively sensory
true
motor cranial nerves
oculomotor, trocochlear, abducens, accessory, hypoglossal
what three motor cranial nerves control eye muscle movements?
oculomotor, trocochlear, abducens
accessory is the motor cranial nerve pair for
neck
hypoglossal is the motor cranial nerve pair for
tongue
List the mixed cranial nerves
trigeminal, facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus
facial sensation controlled by
trigeminal mixed cranial nerves
facial expression controlled by
facial nerve (CNVII)
glossopharyngeal mixed cranial nerve
taste, throat sensation, swallowing
vagus is the mixed cranial nerve pair for
organ control
trigeminal vs facial nerve?
trigeminal- facial sensation
facial nerve- facial muscle
name all the cranial nerves in order
Olfactory nerve (CN I), optic nerve (CN II), oculomotor nerve (CN III), trochlear nerve (CN IV), trigeminal nerve (CN V), abducens nerve (CN VI), facial nerve (CN VII), vestibulocochlear nerve (CN VIII), glossopharyngeal nerve (CN IX), vagus nerve (CN X), accessory nerve (CN XI), and hypoglossal nerve (CN XII).
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CN I
Olfactory
CN II
Optic
CN III
Oculomotor
CN IV
Trochlear
CN V
Trigeminal
CN VI
Abducens
CN VII
Facial
CN VIII
Vestibulocochlear
CN IX
Glossopharyngeal
CN X
Vagus
CN XI
Accesory
CN XII
Hypoglossal
spine has __ vertebrae
33 vertebrae
spine is divided into _ regions:
5
5 regions of the spine
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
how many cervical verterbrae?
7
how many cervical spinal nerves?
8
how many thoracic verterbrae and spinal nerves?
12
how many lumbar verterbrae and spinal nerves?
5
how many sacral verterbrae and spinal nerves?
5
how many coccygeal verterbrae?
3-5
how many coccygeal spinal nerves?
1
afferent nerves also known as
sensory nerves
efferent nerves also known as
motor nerves
cervical nerves (C1-C8) responsible for
neck, shoulder, arms, hands
T/F: spinal nerves composed of only afferent fibres
false; composed of efferent & afferent fibres
where does each spinal nerve emerge from and where does it go through?
emerges from spinal cord; through intervertebral foramina
thoracic nerves (T1-T12) responsible for
chest, some abdominal muscles, midback
lumbar & sacral nerves responsible for
lower abdomen, legs, bowel, bladder
phrenic nerve
provides motor innervation to diaphragm; essential for breathing; originates from cervical spine nerves (C3, C4, C5)
damage to phrenic nerve can result in
diaphragmatic paralysis or dysfunction (affects respiratory function)
skeletal muscles contain
muscle fibres, connective tissue, blood vessels, nerves
skeletal muscles contain muscle fibre bundles called
fascicle
skeletal muscles->___->___
fascicles; myofibrils
myofibril segments are called
sarcomeres
mechanism of muscle contraction
myosin filaments attach to actin filaments and bend which contracts the sarcomere
what attaches to what in sliding filament theory
myosin filaments attach to actin filaments
roof-collapsing analogy with motor units
not all muscles are activated at once; each motor unit control a subset of fibres in the muscle; equally dispersed
plasma membrane that surrounds muscle fibre
sarcolemma
why do you get thrown off when you go to pick up something that was lighter than you expected?
cuz you recruited too many motor units to do the task
basic functional unit of a muscle fibre responsible for muscle contraction
sarcomere
olfactory (I)
sensory; smell
optic (II)
sensory; vision
oculomotor (III)
eye movement & pupil reflex
trochlear (IV)
eye movement
trigeminal (V)
face sensation & chewing
abducens (VI)
eye movement
facial (VII)
face movement & taste
vestibulocochlear (VIII)
hearing & balance
glossopharyngeal (IX)
throat sensation, taste, swallowing
vagus (X)
movement, sensation, abdominal organs
accessory (XI)
neck movement
hypoglossal (XII)
movement, sensation, abdominal organs (tongue)