Whole Topic Test - Innervation Flashcards
What are two examples of thermoreceptors?
Free nerve endings & Krause endings
Motor innervation of the tongue
Hypoglossal nerve (XII)
What nerves control Prehension (chewing)
Facial nerve, glosso-pharyngeal & motor branch of the trigeminal nerve
What is a somite?
The embryological precursor to a dermatome/area of mesoderm tissue
Function of meissners plexus
regulating glandular secretions
how does the venous sinus enhance the signals recieved from tactile hairs
The blood ripples in response to hair motion, creating a larger mechanical signal that is transmitted by the nerves
Horse oesophagus
Vagus and glossopharyngeal
what is a dermatome?
an area of the dermis which is innervated by the same nerve.
What plexus is found in the submucosa
Meissners plexus
general taste & sensation of the caudal 1/3
Glossopharyngeal & vagus (IX & X)
Which nerve provides innervation to the mandibular teeth?
inferioralveolar nerve (mandibular n.)
What are we able to achieve via the use of autonomous zones
Local anaesthetic and diagnosis of peripheral nerve damage
Which nerves control the involuntary phase of swallowing (deglutition)
Facial, glossopharyngeal, vagus
What plexus is found in the muscularis
Auerbacchs/Myenteric plexus
What does the splanchnic nerve control in the rumen
Lil bit of contraction & arteriole diameter (diverting blood flow)
What are the peristaltic pacemakers in the intestines?
ICC (intersitial cells of Cajal)
What nerve is blocked during the process of cattle dehorning?
the cornual nerve
What occurs to drive the positive feedback loop in a fever
The set point of the hypothalamus resets to a higher value, allowing the body temperature to rise higher