Spinal plexuses - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NURS 5315 Module 7 Study Guide with Complete Solutions 2024/2025 CNS made of - Correct Answer brain and spinal cord Peripheral Nervous System made up of - Correct Answer 12 pairs of cranial nerves + 31 spinal nerves Afferent Nerves - Correct Answer Sensory nerves that carry impulses from cells, tissues, and organs to the CNS Efferent Nerves - Correct Answer Carry impulses from the CNS to the cells, tissues, and organs. Neuron - Correct Answer Basic functional unit of the nervous sys...

RHSC 420 Midterm Questions with Correct Answers What are the two enlargements of the spinal cord? - Answer-Cervical and lumbosacral (correspond with the plexuses) What structures function to stabilize the spinal cord? - Answer-The filum terminale (caudally) Denticulate ligaments (laterally) What are some of the distinguishing features of the cervical spinal cord in cross section? - Answer-Largest amount of white matter (many neurons traveling from lower down) What are some of the dist...

BIO 210 Lecture ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND REVISED CORRECT ANSWERS | UPDATED !! A posterior root contains A) sensory axons only B) motor axons only C) a mix of sensory and motor axons D) autonomic nervous system axons - ANSWER : A) sensory axons only The white matter of the spinal cord is surrounded by gray matter. A) True B) False - ANSWER : B) False If a patient experiences numbness in the boundaries of a dermatome, it is suggestive of damage to A) the somatosensory cortex ...

Which of the following removes bacteria and other particulate matter? A. Intestinal lymphatics B. Reticuloendothelial cells C. Splanchnic circulation D. Liver correct answers B What is the usual stimulation for intestinal peristalsis? A. Distention of the gut B. Parasympathetic nervous signals C. Chemical irritation of the epithelial lining D. Physical irritation of the epithelial lining correct answers A What is the function of the gastrocolic reflex? A. Inhibit emptying of ileal...

CNS 208 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS 2024/2025 Central Nervous System (CNS) - ANSWERSconsists of brain and spinal cord; integration and processes nervous information Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) - ANSWERSnerves & ganglia sends info. to and receive info from CNS (some reflexes) What does the PNS contain? - ANSWERS12 pairs of cranial nerves, 31 pairs of spinal nerves, and nerve plexuses (sensory, motor, mixed) Brain - ANSWERS1.) soft, whitish-gray organ 2.) anatomically continuou...

A drug that inhibits the release of norepinephrine will have the greatest affect on: - autonomic target cells. A group of skeletal muscle fibers together with the surrounding perimysium form a(n): - fascicle A muscle cell experiencing resting membrane potential is: - polarized A process that requires energy to move a substance against its concentration gradient is called: - active transport A substance moves by facilitated diffusion in a cell. - protein channel After acetylcholinesterase ...

Where are Gartner ducts located correct answers In the lateral walls of the vagina. Gartner duct cysts are persistent portions of what embryonic structure correct answers Mesonephric duct. The portion of the gubernaculum between the ovary and the uterus becomes what structure correct answers The ligament of the ovary (utero-ovarian ligament). The portion of the gubernaculum between the uterus and the labium majus becomes what structure correct answers The round ligament. Failure of t...

NU 545 Unit 2 Questions With Complete Solutions. Review the anatomy of the brain. Which portion is responsible for keeping you awake, controlling thought, speech, emotions and behavior, maintaining balance and posture? - ANSWER Broca Area in the inferior frontal lobe (Brodmann areas 44, 45) is an important center for speech and language processing. This area, rostral to the inferior edge of the premotor area (Brodmann area 6) o the inferior frontal gyrus, is usually most important in the ...

NU 545 Unit 2 Questions With Complete Solutions. Review the anatomy of the brain. Which portion is responsible for keeping you awake, controlling thought, speech, emotions and behavior, maintaining balance and posture? - ANSWER Broca Area in the inferior frontal lobe (Brodmann areas 44, 45) is an important center for speech and language processing. This area, rostral to the inferior edge of the premotor area (Brodmann area 6) o the inferior frontal gyrus, is usually most important in the ...

The function of the nervous system - receive information from the external or internal environment process that information send that information to effectors to move a muscle or change the secretion of a gland Which part of the nervous system is the receptor - sensory Which part of the nervous system is the control center - brain and spinal cord (CNS) Which part of the nervous system are the effectors - muscles and glands The nervous system is _____. - homeostasis Neurons - "N...