10 Questions
Which type of nerve fiber is responsible for conscious sensations like pain, touch, temperature, and pressure?
General Somatic Afferent
In the spinal nerves composition, how many thoracic nerves are there?
12
Which type of nerve fiber is exclusively autonomic?
General Visceral Efferent
How many pairs of spinal nerves exit through the sacral region?
5
Which naming convention changes at the C7/T1 level in the spinal nerves?
C1 spinal nerve exits above C1 vertebra
Which type of nerve fiber is related to voluntary motor function to skeletal muscles?
General Somatic Efferent
How many pairs of spinal nerves compose the lumbar region?
5
Which part of the nervous system do General Visceral Afferent (GVA) fibers belong to?
Autonomic Nervous System
What happens to the naming convention of spinal nerves at the level of C8?
C8 spinal nerves exit below C7 vertebra
Which type of nerve fiber is mainly responsible for visceral sensations such as pain?
General Visceral Afferent
Test your knowledge on the functional division summary of abbreviations related to the nervous system branches, cranial nerves, and spinal nerves. Learn about the general distribution of spinal nerves, origin of cranial nerve nuclei in the brainstem, and the course of each nerve.
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