Anatomy and Cell Biology 3319 Chapter Notes -Thenar Eminence, Carpal Tunnel, Scapula
3 Mar 2014
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Intervertebral foramen: created by 2 vertebrae stacked together. Inferior + superior vertebral notch = intervertebral foramen: nerve splits into ventral rami & dorsal rami (both mixed, goes from rami to effector organ. Latent herpes zoster virus in drg: can become active when immune system is compromised, neuropathic pain burning/tingling along that nerve"s dermatome. Infects the nerve in the dorsal root ganglion it was dormant in. Nerve plexuses: nerve plexus is a network of nerves, ventral rami of al spinal nerves except t2-t12 branch & join one another lateral to vertebral column forming nerve plexuses. Brachial plexus & innervation of upper limbs: brachial (arm) plexus (braid, braid of networks supplying the upper limb (arms, sometimes felt in posterior triangle of neck just superior to clavicle at lateral border of. Get paresis (weakness) instead of paralysis: may receive small contributions from c4 or t2, arrangement - functional organization of structures innervated, components from medial to lateral (the castrated dog turns.
