Spinal Nerves Flashcards
Which innervation pathway brings information into the brain (CNS) from the environment (periphery)?
sensory (afferent)
Which pathway causes information to flow out of the CNS?
motor (efferent)
What does the CNS consist of?
brain
spinal cord
What does the PNS consist of?
cranial nerves (12 pairs) spinal nerves (31 pairs) ganglia
collection of neuron cell bodies OUTSIDE the CNS
ganglion
How many pairs of cranial nerves?
12
How many pairs of spinal nerves?
31
Do sensory and motor innervation overlap?
no
Do sensory or motor neurons have a single axon that divides and has a ganglion between the 2 axon ends/
sensory
Which part of the neuron carries impulse out the the muscle to contract?
axon of motor neuron
Which type of innervation concerns the body wall?
somatic
Which type of innervation concerns the internal organs?
visceral
innervation to skeletal muscle and skin is what type of innervation?
somatic
innervation of the heart is what type of innervation?
visceral
Do the functional dichotomies of the NS intersect?
yes
- somatic sensory
- somatic motor
- visceral sensory
- visceral motor
What are the functional dichotomies of the NS?
central vs. peripheral
sensory vs. motor
somatic vs. visceral
What is the target tissue of somatic motor innervation?
skeletal muscle
The diaphragm is which type of innervation?
somatic motor
Is somatic motor innervation conscious/unconscious?
conscious (voluntary)
How many neurons connect the CNS to the target muscle?
ONE
Which type of innervation carries info FROM skin and musculoskeletal system?
somatic sensory
Which type of innervation carries sensory info about external environment?
somatic sensory
Is somatic sensory innervation conscious/unconscious?
usually perceived consciously
How many neurons connect the sit of stimulus to the CNS in somatic sensory innervation?
ONE