Review of Gross anatomy Flashcards
ipselateral means
on the same side (of the midline)
motor output leaves the spinal cord through the
ventral roots
a nerve is ____ and is located in the ___ nervous system
where dorsal and ventral roots meet; peripheral
dorsal roots are responsible for
somatosensory input
spinal nerves exit the spinal cord through
notches in each vertebra
afferent neurons carry info ___ the CNS and efferent carry info ____ the CNS
afferent = towards; efferent = away
somatosensory neurons are considered
afferent
efferent neurons innervate
muscles and glands
spinal nerves innervate the ___ and cranial nerves innervate the __
body; head
are cranial nerves part of the CNS or PNS
BOTH
most of the brains blood vessels are located in which meningeal layer?
pia mater
what is the role of the choroid plexus?
makes CSF
the CNS develops from which primary developmental layer?
the ectoderm (same as skin)
how many spinal nerve pairs are there?
31
what is the role of the pons
attention/arousal; communication of info between cerebellum and ctx
