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1: # of coccygeal nerve pairs
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5: # of sacral nerve pairs
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6: how many muscles in an eye?
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8: # of cervical nerve pairs
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12: # of pairs of cranial nerves
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abducens nerve: cranial nerve that innervates the lateral rectus muscle
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accessory nerve: cranial nerve that has some of its motor fibers in vertebra
8.
accessory nerve: cranial nerve that articulates neck and back
9.
axillary nerve: controls the deltoid and teres minor muscles and shoulder skin
10.
Babinski reflex: presence of a ticklish sensation from stroking the sole
11.
brachial plexus: innervates the shoulder girdle and arms
12.
cerebral palsy: disease inhibiting voluntary muscle action caused by birth defects
13.
cervical plexus: innervates the neck and diaphragm
14.
cochlear branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve: cranial nerve that gets the hearing
15.
cranial nerve: peripheral nerve that connects to the brain
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extrapyramidal system: subconscious muscle control
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facial nerve: cranial nerve that controls face expressions
18.
facial nerve: cranial nerve that provides pressure sensations from the face and taste from the back of the tongue
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femoral nerve: controls extensors of knee
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ganglion: cluster of cell masses
21.
glossopharyngeal nerve: cranial nerve that gets taste from the back of the tongue and controls swallowing
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gluteal nerve: controls extensors of hip
23.
Huntington's disease: disease in which neurons degenerate impairing all muscle and intellectual activity
24.
hypoglossal nerve: cranial nerve that controls the voluntary actions of the tongue
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lumbosacral plexus: controls pelvic girdle and lower limb
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mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve: cranial nerve that provides sensory information from temples, gums, teeth and front of tongue
27.
mandibular branch of the trigeminal nerve: cranial nerve that controls chewing muscles
28.
maxillary branch of the trigeminal nerve: cranial nerve that provides sensory information from lower eyelid to upper cheek
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median nerve: controls hand flexors
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monosynaptic reflex: reflex with 2 nerves present
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musculocutaneous nerve: controls arm flexor muscles
32.
nerve plexus: compound nerve trunk from a bunch of nerves
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obturator nerve: controls adductors of hips
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oculomotor nerve: cranial nerve that articulates eye muscles: superior, medial and inferior rectus and inferior oblique
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olfactory nerve: the first cranial nerve
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olfactory nerve: cranial nerve that deals with smell
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olfactory nerve: the only cranial nerve that attaches to the cerebrum
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opthalmic branch of the trigeminal nerve: cranial nerve that provides sensory information from the eye orbit, nasal cavity and forehead skin
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optic chiasm: intersection of the optic nerves
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optic nerve: cranial nerve that deals with eyesight
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patellar reflex, knee jerk: reflex triggered by the knee tap
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peripheral nerve: long bundle of axons wrapped in connective tissue
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phrenic nerve: innervates the diaphragm
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plantar reflex: no tickling from sole stroking
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polysynaptic reflex: complicated reflex with a bunch of nerves involved
46.
posterior column pathway: sends very fine pain, pressure and other senses
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pyramidal system: conscious muscle control
48.
radial nerve: controls all arm and hand extensor muscles
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reciprocal inhibition: stimulating one neuron over another that controls this muscle's antagonist
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saphenous nerve: controls only a portion of the leg skin
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sciatic nerve: controls knee and ankle flexors and all toes
52.
shingles: virus causing a rash in the area of affected nerves
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spinocerebellar pathway: delivers muscle position info
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spinothalamic pathway: sends general pain and other sensations
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trigeminal nerve: largest cranial nerve
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trochlea: ligamentous sling for the superior oblique muscle
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trochlear nerve: cranial nerve that articulates the superior oblique muscles of the eye
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trochlear nerve: smallest cranial nerve
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ulnar nerve: controls the fingers
60.
vagus nerve: cranial nerve that gets taste from the throat and the digestive tract
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vestibular branch of the vestibulocochlear nerve: cranial nerve that gets the balance and motion sensations
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vestibulocochlear nerve: cranial nerve that is responsible for the ear
