Spinal and Autonomic Nerves

Question 1

What symptoms are present in a peripheral neuropathy that can distinguish it from a encephalopathy or myelopathy?

Answer 1

Hyporeflexia and hypertonia
Dennervation atrophy
Unilateral motor and/or sensory deficits
Normal function cranial and caudal to lesion site

Question 2

Name four anatomic parts of a typical spinal nerve.

Answer 2

Roots, main trunk, primary branches, and peripheral branches

Question 3

What is the spinal nerve formula in a horse?

Answer 3

C8, T18, L6, S5, Cd7

Question 4

Where does the first cervical nerve exit?

Answer 4

The lateral vertebral foramen of the atlas