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What is the area of the skin innervated by a single spinal or cranial nerve called?
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Dermatome
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What is the area of skin innervated by the single spinal or cranial nerve called?
Dermatome
Muscle inserts into the mastoid process?
Posterior Belly of Digastric Muscle (innervated by CN VII) Facial nerve Sternocleidomastoid (innervated by CN XI) Spinal accessory nerve Longissimus Capitis (innervated by dorsal rami of C3-C8 spinal nerves) Splenius Capitis (innervated by dorsal rami of middle cervical spinal nerves)
What is The area of skin innervated by a spinal nerve called?
Dermatome
Which cavity contains the spinal and cranial cavities?
The dorsal cavity contains both the spinal and cranial cavities. The cranial cavity houses the brain, while the spinal cavity houses the spinal cord.
What is the section that demonstrates the continuity between the spinal and cranial cavities?
The foramen magnum is the section that demonstrates the continuity between the spinal and cranial cavities. It is the large opening at the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes.
What contains the cranial nerve and spinal nerve?
Spinal Accessory Nerve
Muscles of the neck and shoulder are innervated by spinal nerves from what region?
Cervical region
Herniation of a cranial or spinal membrane?
meningocele
What is the name of the specific strip of skin that is innervated by a specific spinal nerve?
dermatome
The system is formed by spinal and cranial nerves?
somatic
Cavity that protects brain and spinal cord?
The cranial and spinal cavities protect the brain and spinal cord.
Is true Both spinal and cranial nerves have dorsal and ventral roots?
Dorsal and ventral roots are a feature of spinal nerves only. Cranial nerves do not have dorsal and ventral roots.
