Spinal Nerves Flashcards
1
Q
Dorsal root
A
Carries sensory information to spinal chord. You can identify the dorsal side of the spine because the butterfly-shaped grey matter on the interviews riot of the spinal cord touches the edge of the cord on the dorsal side but not the ventral side
2
Q
Ventral root
A
Carries commands away f of the spinal cord
3
Q
How many pairs of cervical spinal nerves are there?
A
8
4
Q
How many pairs of thoracic spinal nerves are there?
A
12
5
Q
How many pairs of lumbar spinal nerves are there?
A
5
6
Q
How many sacral spinal nerves are there?
A
5
7
Q
Ho many pairs of coccygeal spinal nerves?
A
1
