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12.2: Exercises

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    LAB 12 EXERCISES \(\PageIndex{1}\)

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    Label the following

    1 Dura mater
    2 Arachnoid mater
    3 Pia mater
    4 Epidural space
    5 Subarachnoid space
    6 Spinal cord
    7 Denticulate ligament
    8 Dorsal Root Ganglion
    9 Body (of vertebrae)
    10 Spinous process (of vertebrae)
    11 Dorsal Ramus
    12 Ventral ramus

     

     

    LAB 12 EXERCISES \(\PageIndex{2}\)

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    Label the following

    1 Dorsal horn
    2 Lateral horn
    3 Ventral horn
    4 Dorsal column
    5 Lateral column
    6 Ventral column
    7 Central column
    8 Grey commisure

     

    LAB 12 EXERCISES \(\PageIndex{3}\)

    Spinal Cord and Nerve Anatomy

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    Label the following

    1 Dorsal root
    2 Ventral root
    3 Dorsal root ganglion
    4 Sympathetic chain ganglion
    5 Spinal nerve
    6 Rami communicantes
    7 Dorsal ramus
    8 Ventral ramus

     

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    Label the parts of a nerve

    1 Blood vessels
    2 Schwann cell
    3 Fascicle
    4 Epineurium
    5 Perineurium
    6 Endoneurium
    7 Axon

     

    LAB 12 EXERCISES \(\PageIndex{4}\)

    Vertebral Column

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    A

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    B

    Identify the following

    1 Cervical plexus
    2 Brachial plexus
    3 Lumbar plexus
    4 Sacral plexus
    5 Sciatic nerve
    6 Cervical enlargement
    7 Lumbar enlargement

     

    Match these items to their relative position: Cervical enlargement, Lumbar enlargement*, Conus medullaris, Cauda equina, Filum terminale (* trickier than you might expect)

    Cervical region:

     

    Thoracic region:

     

    Lumbo-sacral region:

     

     

    LAB 12 EXERCISES \(\PageIndex{5}\)

    Peripheral nerves and plexuses

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    Label the nerves

    1 Axillary nerve
    2 Median nerve
    3 Radial nerve
    4 Ulnar nerve
    5 Musculocutaneous nerve

     

    LAB 12 EXERCISES \(\PageIndex{6}\)

    Draw your own cranial nerve study sheet

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      Mnemonic Cranial nerve name
    I    
    II    
    III    
    IV    
    V    
    VI    
    VII    
    VIII    
    IX    
    X    
    XI    
    XII    

     


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