GUTS Anatomy Flashcards
(24 cards)

- coronal
- sagittal
- transverse

ventral
anterior

dorsal
posterior

- lateral
- medial
- proximal
- distal

- cervical 8
- thoracic 12
- lumbar 5
- sacral 5
- brachial plexus
- lumbosacral plexus

- spinal nerve
- dorsal root
- ventral root
- ventral rootlets
- dorsal rootlets
sensory or motor neuron

sensory
sensory or motor neuron

motor neuron
how many pairs of spinal nerves are there in the spinal cord?
31 pairs
8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and _______
1 coccygeal
______ conveys nerve axons to and from the muscles of the back and the overlying skin of the back
dorsal ramus
_____ conveys nerve axon to and from the body wall (torso) and or upper and lower limbs
ventral ramus
______ nerves ultimately innervate the skeletal or striated muscles
motor
The cell bodies of _____ reside in the ventral horn of the spinal cord
motor nerves
the cell bodies of ____ reside in the dorsal root ganglion
somatic sensory nerves
it is the ______ of thoracic spinal nerves that ultimately innervate the muscles and skin along the thoracic wall
ventral rami
the ventral ramus of the thoracic spinal nerve is called an ________ nerve
intercostal
t4 dermatome
corresponds to the level of the nipples
T10 dermatome corresponds to the level of the
umbilicus
_____ convey messages from the CNS to the body
somatic motor neurons
_____ convey sensations (pain, touch, temperature) fromt he body to the CNS; and the cell body is located in the _______
somatic sensory nerves; dorsal root ganglion
spinal nerves are fromed by the union of ___ and ___
ventral and dorsal roots
all spinal nerves divide into the ____ and ___
dorsal ramus and ventral ramus
dermatome
area of skin that corresponds with the spinal cord section that innervates it