Spinal Nerves- Axons Extend From Lmn Flashcards

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Spinal nerves are generally considered to be mixed because

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The fibers (myelinated axons) run 2 ways

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31 pairs of spinal nerves

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Left and right

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Sensory- in going messages

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From muscle to sensory cortex

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Motor outgoing messages from

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Motor cortex to muscle

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From spinal cord spinal nerve emerge/connect via 2 roots

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Sensory=dorsal root–posterior afferent

And

Motor=ventral root– anterior efferent

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Cord (cns) to roots to nerves to RAMI

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All pns

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The rami are sensory and motor

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Ventral ramus of the spinal nerve serves front trunk and limbs
Dorsal ramus of the spinal nerve serve the back of trunk

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If both arms moving two sets of

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Corticospinal tracts are firing, one in each side

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Sensory and motor rootlets join together where

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Spinal nerve

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Where do motor fibers (efferent) of spinal nerves originate

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In the grey matter or the h-shape

Of each level of the spinal cord (within)

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Motor fibers of spinal nerves originate at a

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Group of cells called the anterior (ventral) horn cells aka alpha motor neuron

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At the alpha motor neuron the motor gives occur at

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The point of connection(synapse!!) between the incoming motor fibers from the cns and the new alpha motor neuron in the spinal cord

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At the alpha motor neuron

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It sends new motor fiber out to the pns, where it is called a nerve

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