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Unit Four Exam Flashcards

1
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Nervous tissue consists of

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Cell body, dendrites and axons

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Function of nervous system

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Senses stimuli and transmits signals called nerve impulses from one part to another

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What signals are transmitted in nervous tissue

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Nerve impulses

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The fundamental functional unit of the nervous system is the

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Neuron

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Another name for cell body

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Soma, perikarion

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Majority of the axons are enveloped in coverings called

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Myelin or neurilemma

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Myelin is

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A single layer of phospholipids

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Neurilemma is

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Multilayered myelin sheaths for larger axons

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What is a synapse

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One nerve axons comes together with the dendrite of another nerve

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10
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What is monosynapses

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Only two nerves involved

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11
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What are polysynapses

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More than two nerves are involved

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What are afferent nerves

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Conduct nerve impulses from periphery to the CNS

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13
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What are efferent nerves

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Conducts nerve impulses from the CNS to the periphery

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Interneurons AKA

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Association neurons

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What are interneurons

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Nerves that form a network of interconnecting neurons that connect the afferent nerves to the efferent nerves

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16
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Where are interneurons

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Inside the spinal cord

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17
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What are the two types of nervous systems

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CNS and PNS

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18
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What part of the CNS is a direct continuation of the brain

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Encephalon

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19
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The spinal cord is called

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Medulla spinalis

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20
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Spinal cord begins at

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Foramen magnum

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21
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Spinal cord ends at

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Conus medularis

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22
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Where in the adults spine does the conus medullaris occur

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L1/L2

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23
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Where in Childrens spine does the conus medullaris occur

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L3/L4

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24
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What are the two major enlargements of the spinal cord

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Cervical and lumbar

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25
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Where is the cervical enlargement

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C4-T1

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26
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What gives rise to the brachial plexus

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Cervical enlargement

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27
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Where is the largest circumference of the cervical enlargement

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C5/C6

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28
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Where is the lumbar enlargement

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T9/L2

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29
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What gives rise to the sacral plexus and cauda equina

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Lumbar enlargement

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30
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Where is the largest circumference of the lumbar enlargement

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T12

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31
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What is larger lumbar or cervical

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Cervical

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32
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What are ganglion

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Nerve cells bodies located outside the CNS

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33
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What are dorsal root ganglion

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Located inside the IVF

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34
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Where does the Nerve C1 arise from

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Between occiput and atlas

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35
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C8 nerve arises from

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Between C7 and T1

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36
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Where do the nerves arise from

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Below the respective vertebrae

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37
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Function of meninges

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Protect and stabilize the CNS

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38
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What are the three layers of the meninges

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Duramater, arachnoid, piamater

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39
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Inner most meninges

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Pita mater

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40
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Aka of Pia

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Tender mother

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41
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Describe pia mater

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Thin and delicate

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42
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What is the inner part of pia mater

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Pia-glia or pia intima

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43
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Describe pia glia

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Avascular and adherens to the spinal cord

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44
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What is the outer part of pia mater

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Epi pia

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45
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What layers surround the spinal cord and spinal nerves to IVF

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Inner and outer part of pia mater

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46
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Epi pia description

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Contains blood vessels

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47
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When Epi Pia attaches to dura matter as

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Dentiuclate (dentate) ligaments

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48
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What is the space between pia and arachnoid mater

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Subarachnoid space

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49
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What is in subarachnoid space

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CSF

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50
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Describe arachnoid

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Totally avascular

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51
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Arachnoid continues to

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S2

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52
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What is leptomeninges

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Both pia and arachnoid mater together

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53
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Subdural space contains

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Interstitial fluid

54
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Aka of dura mater

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Theca or pachymenix

55
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Dura mater continues to

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S2

56
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Dura mater attaches to the

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Foramen magnum, posterior aspect of vertebral body of C2 and C3

57
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Dura mater attaches to PLL by means of

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Hofmanns ligaments

58
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Epidural space contains

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Fat, loose CT, extensive epidural venous plexus (batsons plexus)

59
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Where does the epidural anesthesia get placed

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Epidural space

60
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Function of dentiuclate ligament

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Stabilizes meninges so they do not fold upon one another

61
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What is the film terminale

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Helps anchor the spinal cord in place

62
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AKA of filum terminale

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Central ligament of spinal cord, coccygeal ligament

63
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Where is the filum terminale

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Extends from conus medullaris to 1st coccygeal segment

64
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Filum terminale is made up of

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All meninges layers until S2 then only pia mater to coccyx

65
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Where do cell bodies and synapses occur

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Gray matter

66
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Cell bodies of interneurons and motor neurons are found in the

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Gray matter

67
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The synapses between sensory and motor and interneurons occurs in the

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Gray matter

68
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Upper motor neuron lesions involves the

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CNS

69
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Hyper reflexia is

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Spastic paralysis- inability to move an extremity due to spastic muscles and increased deep tendon reflexes

70
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Lower motor neuron lesions involve the

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PNS

71
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Hypo reflexia or a reflexia is

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Flaccid paralysis- loss of muscle tone and absences of tendon reflexes

72
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How many pairs of PNS spinal nerves

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31

73
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PNS pairs contain both

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Sensory and motor nerves

74
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How many pairs of PNS exit through bony foramen

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29

75
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Each spinal nerve is formed by the convergence of

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Dorsal root and ventral root within the IVF

76
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Out of IVF, spinal nerve divides into

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Dorsal ramus and ventral ramus

77
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What is the posterior primary division

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Dorsal ramus

78
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What is the anterior primary division

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Ventral ramus

79
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Spinal nerves are named based on

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Cord level of their origin

80
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How many pairs of cervical nerves

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8

81
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How many pairs of thoracic nerves

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12

82
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How many pairs of lumbar nerves

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5

83
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How many pairs of sacral nerves

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5

84
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How many pairs of coccygeal nerves

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1

85
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Dorsal ramus innervates

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Skin and deep muscles of the back and neck

86
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Ventral ramus innervates

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Ventrolateral aspect of the trunk and the extremities

87
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Dorsal roots are what type of fibers

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Afferent fibers (sensory)

88
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Ventral roots are what type of fibers

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Efferent (motor)

89
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Cervical spinal nerves exit above or below their vertebrae

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Above

90
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Do the thoracic, lumbar, sacral and coccygeal spinal nerves exit above or below their vertebrae

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Below

91
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What is a plexus

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A group of nerves that come together as one

92
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What are the three major plexus in the spine

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Cervical, brachial and lumbosacral

93
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What forms the cervical plexus

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Ventral rami of C1 through C4

94
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The cervical plexus supplies

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Cutaneous innervation to the dorsolateral part of head, neck, shoulders, deep cervical muscles, SCM, trapezius via ANSA cervicalis

95
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Brachial plexus is formed by

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Ventral rami of C5 to T1

96
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Brachial plexus supplies

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Upper extremities

97
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Roots are off of

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Spinal nerves

98
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Trunks divided into

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Upper, middle and lower

99
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Divisions divide into

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Anterior and posterior

100
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brachial plexus Cords are named for their

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Position in relation to the axillary artery, lateral posterior and medial

101
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What is the name of a sympathetic trunk

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Ascending sympathetic trunk

102
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Ascending sympathetic trunk supplied by nerves from

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Cervical nerve roots all the way to T6

103
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Ascending sympathetic trunk has how many cervical ganglions

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3

104
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What are the three cervical ganglion of ascending sympathetic trunk

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Inferior cervical ganglion, middle cervical ganglion, and superior cervical ganglion

105
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Aka of inferior cervical ganglion

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Stellate ganglion

106
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Inferior cervical ganglion located where

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C7/T1

107
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Middle cervical ganglion located at

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C5/C6

108
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Superior cervical ganglion located where

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C2/C3

109
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Where is ganglion of impar

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Anterior to the sacro-coccygeal region

110
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What is the most caudal ganglion of the sympathetic trunk

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Ganglion impar

111
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Brachial plexus contains

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R, T, D, C, B

112
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Lumbar plexus formed by

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Ventral rami of L1 to L4

113
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Lumbar plexus contains

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Roots, Divisions and branches

114
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Lumbar plexus supplies the

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Lower extremities

115
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Lateral femoral cutaneous nerve located

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L2/L3

116
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Sacral plexus located where

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L4-S5

117
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Sciatic nerve located where

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L4, L5, S1, S2

118
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Sciatic nerve made up of

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Common peroneal nerve and tibial nerve

119
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What of lumbar plexus form the femoral nerve

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Posterior (dorsal) branches, L2-L4

120
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What of the lumbar plexus forms the obturator nerve

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Anterior (ventral) branches, L2-L4

121
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Sacral plexus arises from

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Anterior branches of L4, L5 and S1-S3

122
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What of sacral plexus forms the tibial nerve

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Anterior (ventral) branches of L4-S3

123
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What of sacral plexus form common peroneal nerve

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Posterior (dorsal) branch of L4-S2

124
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Meralgia paresthetica involves what nerves

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L2-L3 nerves

125
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What is meralgia paresthetica

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Sensory disturbances in the anterolateral thigh

126
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The sacral plexus lies just anterior to what muscle

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Piriformis muscle

127
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Celiac plexus AKA

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Solar plexus

128
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Celiac plexus located where

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L1 vertebrae

129
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Pelvic plexus lies where

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Anterior to ventral surface of sacrum

130
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Pelvic plexus associated with what ganglions

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4-5

131
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Facet degeneration is cause of

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Disc degeneration

132
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Disc degeneration is the cause of

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Facet degeneration

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