Quiz 1 Flashcards
What are the two structures of the nervous system?
CNS and PNS
What is included in the CNS?
brain and spinal cord
What is included in the PNS?
cranial nerves and spinal nerves
How many pairs of cranial nerves are there?
12 pairs
What controls motor function?
nucleus of origin
What controls sensory function?
nucleus of termination
Where so CNs exit the skull?
patent openings
What does patent mean?
don’t change shape
How many spinal nerves are there?
62 spinal nerves (31 pairs)
Where do spinal nerves attach?
ventral and dorsal rootlets of the spinal cord
What does the dorsal root contain?
dorsal root ganglion/spinal ganglion, posterior root ganglion
What does each spinal nerve split into?
ventral and dorsal primary ramus
What are the functional divisions of the nervous system?
somatic and visceral
What are the divisions of the somatic nervous system?
sensory (afferent) and motor (efferent)
What does the visceral part of the nervous system control?
smooth, cardiac and glandular tissue (vital body functions)
What are the two divisions of the visceral nervous system?
sympathetic and parasympathetic
What is another name for the sympathetic nervous system?
adrenergic system
What do the neurons of the sympathetic nervous system release?
preganglionic- ACh postganglionic- NE
Where does the sympathetic nervous system extend to?
superior cervical ganglion to the ganglion impar
What do the neurons of the parasympathetic nervous system release?
preganglionic- ACh postganglionic- ACh
What is another name for the sympathetic nervous system?
cholinergic system
What does the somatic motor pathway contain?
upper and lower motor neurons
Where are the upper motor neurons located?
CNS only
Where do the upper motor neurons extend before synapsing in the anterior horn?
descends through the corona radiata, internal capsule, crus cerebri, most cross in the pyramids and descend in lateral corticospinal tract before synapsing in the anterior horn
What are the two types of the upper motor neurons?
pyramidal and extrapyramidal
Where are pyramidal neurons found?
cerebral cortex
What do the pyramidal neurons initiate?
voluntary neurons
Where are extrapyramidal neurons found?
cell bodies in the brainstem
What to the extrapyramidal neurons initiate?
coordination and movement
Where do lower motor neurons exit?
exits the cord via anterior rootlets and are carrie in names nerves to supply somatic (skeletal) muscles