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PNS Flashcards

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Endoneurium

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Connective Tissue

Surrounds individual axons

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Perineurium

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Connective Tissue

Surrounds axon groups to form fascicles

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Epineurium

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Connective Tissue

Surrounds entire nerve

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Myelinated Axon

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Insulation

Speeds up transmission

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Unmyelinated Axon

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Myelin still present, but not heavily wrapped

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Fascicles

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Axon bundles

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Schwann Cell

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Found in PNS

Myelinates axons

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Cervical Plexus

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C1-C4

Skin: superficial neck structures, skin of neck, posterior portion of head

Ansa Cervicalis

Phrenic Nerve (C3-C5) - Diaphragm

Lesser Occipital Nerve

Supraclavicular Nerves (C3-C4)

CN XII (Hypoglossal)

CN XI (Accessory)

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CN XII (Hypoglossal)

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Cranial Nerve (not from Cervical Plexus)

Innervates intrinsic/extrinsic tongue muscles

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CN XI (Accessory)

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Cranial Nerve (not from Cervical Plexus)

Innervation: Sternocleidomastoid + Trapezius

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Lesser Occipital Nerve

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C2

Goes up on back of skull

Innervation: skin on back of ear and scalp

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Ansa Cervicalis

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C1 - Superior Root

C2-C3 - Inferior Root

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Supraclavicular Nerves

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C3-C4

Innervation: skin above and below clavicle

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14
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Phrenic Nerve

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C3-C5

Innervation: Diaphragm

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15
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Brachial Plexus

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Roots: C5-T1

Trunks: Superior (C5-C6), Middle (C7), Inferior (C8-T1)

Divisions: Anterior, Posterior

Cords: Lateral, Medial, Posterior

Branches: Musculocutaneous, Axillary, Radial, Median, Ulnar, Long Thoracic

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Musculocutaneous Nerve

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C5-C7

Skin: lateral surface of forearm

Movements: shoulder, elbow, wrist

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Axillary Nerve

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C6-C8

Skin: inferior lateral shoulder

Movements: laterally rotates arm (Teres Minor); abducts arm (Deltoid)

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Radial Nerve

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C6-C8

Skin: posterior surface of forearm and arm, lateral 2/3 of dorsum of hand

Movements: elbow, wrist, thumb

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Median Nerve

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C5-T1

Skin: lateral 2/3 palm, thumb, index, middle; lateral 1/2 ring and dorsal tips

Movements: hands, wrists, fingers, thumb

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Ulnar Nerve

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C8-T1

Skin: medial 1/3 hand, pinky; medial 1/2 ring

Movements: wrist, fingers, hand

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Long Thoracic Nerve

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C5-C7

Skin: medial arm and forearm

Movements: scapula and arm

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Intercostal Nerves

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Intercostal Muscles

12 Pairs

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25
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Lumbar Plexus

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L1-L4

Femoral Nerve

Obturator Nerve

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27
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Femoral Nerve

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L2-L4

Skin: anterior/lateral thigh, medial leg/foot

Movements: hip/knee; iliopsoas, sartorius, quadriceps

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Obturator Nerve

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L2-L4

Skin: superior medial side of thigh

Movements: adduction of thigh and knee

29
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Sacral Plexus

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L4-L5, S1-S5

Superior Gluteal Nerves

Inferior Gluteal Nerves

Common Fibular Nerve

Tibial Nerve

Pudendal Nerve

Coccygeal Nerve

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Superior Gluteal Nerves

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L4-L5, S1

Skin: suprapubic area; external genitalia; superior medial thigh; posterior thigh

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Inferior Gluteal Nerves

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S1-S2

Skin: suprapubic area; external genitalia; superior medial thigh; posterior thigh

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Common Fibular (Peroneal) Nerve

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L4-S2

Skin: lateral and anterior leg; dorsum of foot

Movements: lateral and anterior muscles of leg and foot

Branches: deep/superficial fibular nerves

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Tibial Nerve

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L4-S3

Skin: none

Movements: hip, knee, foot, toes

Branches: medial and lateral plantar nerves; sural nerve

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Pudendal Nerve

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S2-S4

Skin: suprapubic area; external genitalia; superior medial thigh; posterior thigh

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Coccygeal Nerve

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S5

Skin: skin over coccyx

Movements: pelvic floor muscles

37
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Spinal Cord

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Foramen Magnum to L2

Cervical (7 bones, 8 nerves)

Thoracic (12 bones, 12 nerves)

Lumbar (5 bones, 5 nerves)

Sacral (5 fused bones, 5 nerves)

Coccygeal (several fused bones, 1 nerve)

Cervical Enlargement (supplies upper limbs)

Lumbar Enlargement (supplies lower limbs

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End of Spinal Cord

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Cauda Equina: origins of spinal nerves inferior to Conus Medullaris, in the Lumbosacral Plexus

Conus Medullaris: tapered inferior end (L2)

Filum Terminale: made of Pia Mater

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Dura Mater

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Dense irregular connective tissue

Continuous with epineurium of spinal nerves

Epidural Space: between vertebrae and Dura Mater. Contains adipose tissue, loose areolar connective tissue, and blood vessels

40
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Arachnoid Mater

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Loose areolar connective tissue

Subdural Space: between Dura and Arachnoid Mater; little serous fluid

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Pia Mater

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Tightly bound to spinal cord

Forms Filum Terminale at inferior end (attached to coccyx)

Subarachnoid Space: between Arachnoid and Pia Mater. CSF found here (cushions spinal cord). Arachnoid granulations absorb CSF

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BIOL 537 - A&P Lab (11 decks)

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