Cranial Nerve and Other Nerve Stuff

  1. Cranial nerves carry (3)
    • Afferent fibers
    • Somatic efferent fibers
    • Visceral efferent and afferent fibers
  2. Which of the following cranial nerves carry preganglionic parasympathetic fibers from the brain? (4)

    preganglionic fibres hitchhike over these nerves
    • III-- ciliary ganglion
    • VII-- spheno/pterygopalatine and submandibular ganglia
    • IX--otic ganglion 
    • X--heart and upper GI viscera (not the ganglia)
  3. Parasympathetic nerve fibers have ____ preganglionic fiber and ____ postganglionic fibers

    preganglionic fibers secrete:
    postganglionic fibers secrete:
    long

    short

    • preganglionic fibers secrete: AcH
    • postganglionic fibers secrete: AcH
  4. Sympathetic nerve fibers have ____ preganglionic fibers and ____ post ganglionic fibers

    preganglionic fibers secrete:
    postganglionic fibers secrete:
    short, long

    • preganglionic fibers secrete: AcH
    • postganglionic fibers secrete: NE
  5. Preganglionic fibers originate form the sacral spinal nerves (S2, S3, S4) and form...
    the pelvic splanchnic nerves
  6. What are the three nerve plexues?
    Cranial, Brachial, Lumbosacral
  7. Cervical plexus originates from? innervates?
    C1-C4

    sensory and motors fibers to the muscles and skin of the neck
  8. Brachial plexus originates from? innervates?
    C5-T1

    supplies sensory and motor fibers to the brachium, antebrachium and hand
  9. Nerve in the cervical plexus? originates from? innervates?
    Phrenic

    C3, C4, C5

    diaphragm
  10. Nerve in the brachial plexus? area?
    Ulnar nerve (funny bone)

    Runs medial to medial epicondyle
  11. Lumbosacaral plexus originates from? innervates?
    L1-S3

    supplies sensory and motor fibers to the lower appendages
  12. Nerve in the lumbosacaral plexus? area?
    Sciatic nerve, runs under gluteus maximus 

    biggest nerve in the body
  13. All sympathetic pre-ganglionic fibers originate where?
    T1-L2
  14. Parasympathetic preganglionic fiber originate from
    S2, S3, S4
  15. Supplies muscles on the posterior (dorsal side)
    Dorsai Rami
  16. supplies anterior portion of the body and plexuses
    ventral rami
Author
arikell
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Cranial Nerve and Other Nerve Stuff
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Anatomy
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