Neuroanatomy — Flashcards

_____ are glial cells that provide physical support and repair for the nervous system

The ventral horn of the spinal cord contains both _____ and gamma motor neurons, which make muscles contract and regulate muscle spindle sensitivity, respectively

_____ are responsible for myelinating axons of neurons in the central nervous system

Foramen of the skull:The _____ nerve, formed from the sympathetic plexus on the ICA carries the postganglionic sympathetic fibres from the superior cervical ganglion

Obturator nerve is divided into anterior and posterior divisions by _____ in the upper part and adductor brevis in the lower part

Nasociliary nerve divides into _____ and Infra-trochlear nerve

The _____ is a pair of tracts that allows for crosstalk between CN VI and CN III nuclei

The 2nd genu of the facial nerve contains the _____ ganglion and gives off no branches

Optic disc consists of non-neuronal area called _____ and neuroretinal rim occupied by nerve fibers.

The _____-order neuron of the spinothalamic tract ascends contra-laterally in the spinal cord