Somatic nerves Flashcards

1
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types of neurones (number of extensions)

A

bipolar, multipolar, pseudounipolar

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2
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what is a muscle fascicle

A

bundle of nerve fibres

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3
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what is the gap between myelin sheath cover called

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node of ranvier

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4
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blood supplying nerve is

A

vasa nervorum

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5
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dermatome

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area of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve

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6
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myotome

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part of muscle supplied by a single spinal nerve

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7
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why are myotomes and dermatomes useful

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for testing motor or sensory loss of one or more spinal nerves or segments by testing joint movement or an area of skin. one muscle myotome may involve multiple spinal segments

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8
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what is motor end plate

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place where neuromuscular junction is. signal comes, chemical reaction happens and muscle will contract

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9
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what is difference between somatic and autonomic nervous system

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somatic voluntary and general sensation(skin), visceral involuntary

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10
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somatic reflex arc

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sensory receptor, impulse travels along sensory neurone, in through dorsal horn, CNS interneurons, out along motor neurone, effector muscle contracts

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