Cranial Nerve Fxn
This nerve is one of the first chemo-receptors.
Olfactory nerve
Optic nerve
Sensory Only
The number of spinal nerves
31
It innervates the arms.
Brachial plexus
Whiplash is caused by damage to this plexus.
Cervical plexus
This nerve "wanders" all over the body.
Vagal nerve
Accessory Nerve
Motor only
This nerve does not have a corresponding vertebrae.
C8
It innervates the diaphragm.
Cervical plexus
The optic chiasma can be compressed by this type of tumor.
Pituitary tumor
This nerve is called the Auditory Nerve.
Vestibulocochlear nerve
Spinal cords are made up these two nerve roots.
Dorsal and Ventral nerve root
A baby can cause this by sitting on the sacral plexus.
Sciatica
This nerve has innervates the muscles of the jaw.
Trigeminal Nerve
Both Sensory and Motor
This vertebral segment only has 1 pair of spinal nerves.
Coccygeal spinal nerve
Injury to this nerve can cause difficulty using the anterior leg muscles.
Lumbar plexus
A type of neuropathy that causes paralysis to the entire side of the face
Bell's Palsy
This nerve innervates the Superior Oblique Muscle.
Vagus nerve
Both Sensory and Motor
The dorsal root ganglia is a collection of this type of nerve.
Afferent nerve cell bodies
These two plexus (but one name) is responsible for everything below the waist.
Lumbosacral plexus
Severe damage presenting as loss of bowl and bladder control and can be an emergency is called this.
Cauda Equina Syndrome