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49 Cards in this Set
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how many neurons are in the body?
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over 100 billion
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how many pairs of cranial nerves originate in the brain?
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12
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how many pairs of spinal nerves are there?
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31
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what is a neuron composed of?
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cell body and nucleus
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tree like branching sof nerve fibers extending from the nerve cell that receive impulses from other neurons
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dendrites
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send impulses away from the cell body to other neurons, glands or muscles
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axon or axon terminal
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whitish cords made up of bundles of nerve fibers held together by connective tissue through whcih impulses are transmitted
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nerves
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where do nerves originate
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brain and spinal column
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chief sonsory nerve of the face
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5 cranial nerve
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5 cranial nerver aka
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trifacial or trigeminal
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list the 3 branches of the 5 cranial nerve
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ophthalmic
mandibular maxillary |
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names the 8 branches of the 5 cranial nerve that are affected by massage
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auriculotemporal nerve
infraorbital nerve infratrochlear nerve mental nerve nasal nerve supraorbital nerve supratrochlear nerve zygomatic nerve |
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affects the external ear and skin above the temple, up to the top of the skull
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auriculotemporal nerve
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affects the skin of the lower eyelid, side of the nose, upper lip, and mouth
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infraorbital nerve
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affects the membrane and skin of the nose
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infratrochlear nerve
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affects the skin of the lower lip and chin
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mental nerve
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affects the point and lower side of the nose
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nasal nerve
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affects the skin of the forehead, scalp, eyebrow, and upper eyelid
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supraorbital nerve
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affects the skin between the eyes and upper side of the nose
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supratrochlear nerve
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affects the muscles of the upper part of the cheek
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zygomatic nerve
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what is the chief motor nerve of the face
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7 cranial nerve
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what are the 6 most important branches of the 7 cranial facial nerve
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posterior auricular nerve
temporal nerve zygomatic nerve buccal nerve maginal mandibular nerve cervical nerve |
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affects the muscles behind the ear at the base skull
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posterior auricular nerve
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affects the muscles of the temple, side of the forehead, eyebrow, eyelid and upper part of the cheek
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temporal nerve
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affects the muscles of the upper part of the cheek
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zygomatic nerve
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affects the muscles of the mouth
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buccal nerve
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affects the muscles of the chin and lower lip
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marginal mandibular nerve
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affects the side of the neck and platysma muscle
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cervical nerve
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list the 4 cervical nerve branches
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greater occipital nerve
smaller (lesser) occipital nerve greater auricular nerve cervical cutaneous nerve |
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located in the back of the head, affects the scalp as far up as the top of the head
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greater occipital nerve
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located at the base of the skull, affects the scalp and muscles behind the ear
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smaller (lesser) occipital nerve
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located at the side of the neck, affects the face, ears, neck, and parotid gland
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greater auricular nerve
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located at the side of the neck, affects the front and sides of the neck as far down as the breastbone
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cervical cutaneous nerve
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nerves of the arm and hands
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digital nerve
radial nerve median nerve ulnar nerve |
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with its branches, supplies the fingers
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digital nerves
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with its branches, supplies the thumb side of the arm and back of hand
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radial nerve
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smaller nerve than the ulnar and radial nerves that with its branches supplies the arm and hand
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median nerve
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with its branches, affects the little finger side of the arm and palm of hand
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ulnar nerve
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nerves of the lower leg and foot
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tibial nerve
common peroneal nerve deep peroneal nerve superficial peroneal nerve dorsal cutaneous nerve saphenous sural nerve dorsal |
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deep peroneal nerve aka
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anterior tibial nerve
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superficial peroneal nerve
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musculocutaneous nerve
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passes behind the knee, subdivides and supplies impulses to the knee, the muscle of the calf the skin of the leg, and the sole, heel, and underside of the toes
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tibial nerve
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extends from behind the knee to wind around the head of the fibula to the fron tof the leg wiher it divides into 2 branches
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common peroneal nerve
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name the 2 branches of the common peroneal nerve
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deep peroneal nerve & superficial peroneal nerve
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extends down to the front of the leg behind the muscles
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deep peroneal nerve
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extends down the leg, just under the skin
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superficial peroneal nerve
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supplies impulses to the skin of the inner side of the leg and foot
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saphenous nerve
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supplies impulses to the skin on the outer side and back of the foot and leg
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sural nerve
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supplies impulses to the skin on top of the foot
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dorsal
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