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What are the two main parts of the nervous system?
What are the two main parts of the nervous system?
- Sensory nerves and motor nerves
- Nucleus and ganglion
- Brain and spinal cord
- Central nervous system and peripheral nervous system (correct)
Where do the cell bodies of the afferent nerves in the spinal cord lie?
Where do the cell bodies of the afferent nerves in the spinal cord lie?
- Nucleus
- Ganglion
- Dorsal root ganglion (correct)
- Intervertebral foramen
What is the function of the anterior root of a spinal nerve?
What is the function of the anterior root of a spinal nerve?
- Mixed
- Afferent (sensory)
- Supplies muscle and skin of the back
- Efferent (motor) (correct)
Which part of the nervous system forms a plexus and supplies muscle and skin of the lateral and front of the body?
Which part of the nervous system forms a plexus and supplies muscle and skin of the lateral and front of the body?
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What is a ganglion in the context of the nervous system?
What is a ganglion in the context of the nervous system?
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Where do the cell bodies of the efferent nerves in the spinal cord lie?
Where do the cell bodies of the efferent nerves in the spinal cord lie?
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How many pairs of cranial nerves branch from the brain?
How many pairs of cranial nerves branch from the brain?
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What is the function of the posterior ramus of a spinal nerve?
What is the function of the posterior ramus of a spinal nerve?
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What is the main function of a ganglion in the nervous system?
What is the main function of a ganglion in the nervous system?
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Which part of the nervous system forms a plexus and supplies muscle and skin of the lateral and front of the body?
Which part of the nervous system forms a plexus and supplies muscle and skin of the lateral and front of the body?
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