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A-- Spinal Nerves

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central part of cell where nucleus is found   cell body  
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usually multiple and short, carry impluses toward cell bodies.   dendrite  
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single process, usu. long, carries impulses away from cell body   axons  
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CNS   made up of brain and spinal cord  
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PNS   spinal nerves, cranial nerves, and associated ganglia.  
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Controls voluntary activities, skeletal muscles   Somatic nervous system  
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Controls involuntary activities, smooth and cardiac muscles, glands   Autonomic nervous system  
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?   31  
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How many pairs of cervical spinal nerves are there?   8  
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ulnar and median nerves both are in what plexus? What do they do?   supply muscles of forams and hiands. supply skin of thumbs  
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Where does the spinal nerve C1 exit the vertebral column?   Exits between the occipital bone and C1.  
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How are the spinal nerves from T1 down named?   Named according to the vertebrae located above them.  
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Where would the spinal nerve L4 exit?   between L4 and L5  
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Spinal nerves are formed by the union of what two things?   ventral and dorsal root  
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Ventral root consist of what type of nerve fibers and which direction to they carry impulses?   Motor or efferent fibers, carry impulses away from CNS  
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Dorsal root consists of what type of fiber and what direction do they carry impulses?   sensory or afferent fibers, carry impulses toward CNS.  
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The radial nerves are in what plexus? They supply what?   Thumb, and posterior muscles or arms and skin of forearms and hands....triceps???  
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Which nerves are segmented?   thoracic nerves  
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Cervical plexus is formed by the ventral rami of which nerves?   C1-C5  
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Bracial plexus is formed by which ventral rami?   C5-T1  
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Lumbar plexus is make up of which ventral rami?   T12-L4  
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Sacral plexus is made up of which ventral rami?   L4-S5  
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Area of skin innervated by the sensory fibers of a given spinal nerve?   Dermatomes  
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Responsible reception, integration, and transmission of nerve impulses.   neuron  
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Responsible for supporting and protecting neurons.   neuroglial cells  
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What is the longerst nerve in the body? Does it extend for L3, L4, and L5? True or False   Sciatic: True  
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The Sciatic nerves do not supply muscles to the skin of thigh, legs, and feet. True or False   False  
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Femoral nerves supply impulses to muscles to anterior thigh and sensory impuleses from the skin of thighs and legs   True  
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above the knee is the leg   false  
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the orbitor nerves supply motor impulses to what part of the body   thigh  
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