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Spinal Nerves Flashcards

1
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How many pairs of nerves are there in the spine?

A

31 pairs- thousands of nerve fibers

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2
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What does the spinal nerves connect to?

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Spinal cord

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How many pairs of cervical nerves are in the spinal cord?

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8 pairs C1-C8

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How many pairs of thoracic nerves are in the spinal cord?

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12 pairs T1-T12

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How many pairs of lumbar nerves are there in the spinal cord?

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5 pairs L1-L5

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How many pairs of sacral nerves are there in the spinal cord?

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5 pairs S1-S5

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How many pairs of coccygeal nerves are there in the spinal cord in the spinal cord?

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1 pair Co1

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Why are there 8 pairs of cervical nerves and only 7 pairs of vertebra nerves?

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Has 1 extra pair due to the 1st spinal cord comes out before the vertebra connects

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Order of the nerves from top of spine to bottom

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Cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal

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10
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What is the nerve plexus?

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A network of nerves

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What is the brachial plexus?

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Formed by ventral rami of C5-C8 give rise to cords and T1

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What form nerve plexuses?

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Cervical, brachial, lumbar, sacral

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What is the cervical plexus?

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Formed by ventral rami of first four cervical nerves (C1-C4)

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Important nerves that arise from the brachial plexuses are

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Axillary, musculocutaneous, radial, median, ulnar nerves

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What is axillary nerve?

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Innervates the
deltoid and teres minor

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What is musculocutaneous nerve?

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Sends fibers to the biceps brachii and brachialis

16
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What is median nerve?

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Branches to most of the flexor muscles of forearm

17
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What is ulnar nerve?

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Supplies the flexor
carpi ulnaris and part of the
flexor digitorum profundus

18
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What is radial nerve?

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Innervates essentially all extensor muscles

19
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What is lumbar plexus?

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Femoral anterior; arises from L1-L4

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What is the sacral plexus?

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Femoral posterior; arises from L4-S4

21
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What is sciatic nerve?

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The largest nerve of the sacral plexus is actually two nerves in one sheath

22
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What is tibial nerve? (sciatic nerve)

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Innervates most of the posterior lower limb

23
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What is common fibular? (sciatic nerve)

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Innervates muscles of the lower leg

24
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The spinal circuits

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sensory receptor -> sensory neuron -> interneuron -> Integrating center -> motor neurons -> effector

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