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| All spinal nerves are _____ nerves |
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| How many pairs of cranial nerves are there? |
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| We should say nerves are ____ to the brain/spinal cord |
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| Each cranial nerve is either ___, ___, or ___ |
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| the olfactory nerve is composed of ___ ____ fibers |
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| Describe cranial nerve one |
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| Olfactory; sensory; bipolar neurons pass through olfactory foramina; olfactory bulb IS NOT the CN1 |
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| Oculomotor; motor: moves the eyeball and eyelid |
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| Optic; sensory: vision; passes through optic foramen into brain; runs from eyeball to chiasm |
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| Trochlear; motor: moves the eyeball; smallest CN; ONLY CN from dorsal brainstem |
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| Trigeminal; mixed: motor (muscles of mastication) sensory (all facial sensations); largest cranial nerve |
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| Abducens; motor: moves the eyeball (abducts it); runs along middle of pons |
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| Facial; mixed: motor (facial expression) sensory (taste in anterior tongue); not to be confused with chewing muscles |
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| Vestibulocochlear; sensory: equilibrium and hearing |
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| Vagus; mixed: sensory (taste from throat region) motor (swallowing and speaking); ONLY CN to extend beyond head and neck |
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| Glossopharyngeal; mixed: sensory (taste for posterior tongue) motor (swallowing) |
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| Name some effector tissues of the vagus nerve |
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| skeletal muscle, cardiac muscle, epithelial tissue, and smooth muscle |
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| Accessory; motor: coordinates head movements; sternocleidomastoid and trapezius muscles |
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| Hypoglossal; motor: tongue movement |
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| Where do the rootlets of CN 12 exit? |
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| Between the olives and pyramids |
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| How many pairs of spinal nerves are there? |
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| The spinal nerve number corresponds with its vertebral number except in what area? |
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| Below the cervical region, all spinal nerves exit ___ their respective vertebra |
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| Where does a sense have to travel through if it comes from the limbs? |
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| What is another name for plexus? |
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| What is the primary location served by the nerve plexuses? |
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| What are network plexuses composed of? |
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| the ventral rami of the spinal nerves |
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| What nerves form the cervical plexus? |
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| What nerve innervates the diaphragm? |
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| What spinal nerves form the Brachial Plexus? |
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| What is the important nerve in the Brachial Plexus? |
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| What spinal nerves form the Lumbar Plexus? |
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| Where is the Lumbar Plexus located? |
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| What are the two important nerves of the Lumbar Plexus? |
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| Femoral (anterior thigh) and Obturator (medial thigh) |
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| What nerves form the Sacral Plexus? |
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| What is the largest nerve in the body? |
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| Sciatic nerve of the sacral plexus |
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| area of the skin that provides sensory input to the CNS |
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