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What would happen if the following structures were damaged or transected 1. dorsal root of spinal nerve 2. ventral root of spinal cord 3. ventral ramus of spinal cord?
loss of both the motor and sensory functions
Dorsal and ventral nerves of each spinal nerve unite to form what?
spinal nerve
What does the ventral root of a spinal nerve do?
the ventral root carries motor response
What would happen if the ventral root of a spinal nerve were damage or transected?
There are a number of things that would happen if the ventral root of a spinal nerve were damage or transected, This would mainly cause the loss of the sensory function and there would be neuropathic pain among other effects.
What would be the result of damage to ventral root of a spinal nerve?
Would lead to loss of both sensory & motor function. Ventral ramus is the anterior division of a spinal nerve.
What would happen if the anterior ramus of spinal nerve was damaged or cut?
The ventral rami of the spinal nerves carry sensory and motor fibers for the innervation of the muscles, joints, and skin of the lateral and ventral body walls and the extremities... So there would be some some loss of sensation and muscle function, but not total since the nerve bundles overlap at each level... There are also some autonomic nerves associated.
What would happen if the anterior ramus of the spinal nerve is damaged or transected?
The end organ or muscle innervated by that particular spinal nerve component would atrophy.
Would there be a loss of sensory or motor function when someone damages the dorsal root of a spinal nerve?
Yes this can happen when any nerve is damaged but this is a greater danger if its an actual Spinal Nerve.
What part of the spinal nerve consists of motor fibers leaving the spinal cord?
The ventral root.
The motor root of the spinal nerve is also referred to as the?
ventral root
What type of nerve fibers are found in the ventral ramus of a spinal nerve?
The ventral ramus of a spinal nerve contains both sensory and motor nerve fibers. These fibers innervate the muscles, joints, and skin on the front part of the body.
Is ventral root a loss of motor function?
Yes, the ventral root of a spinal nerve is the efferent motor root, consists of axons of motor neurons. It joins the dorsal root to form a mixed spinal nerve, which consists of afferent sensory neurons (from the dorsal root) and efferent motor neurons (from the ventral root). Therefore severing the ventral root will result in a loss of motor function for the myotome supplied by that spinal nerve.
