SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781260172195
Author: VanPutte
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 12, Problem 9RAC
Damage to the dorsal ramus of a spinal nerve results in
- Loss of sensation.
- Loss of motor function.
- Both a and b are correct.
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Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 1AYPCh. 12.1 - Name the meninges surrounding the spinal cord....Ch. 12.1 - What is the thecal sac? What two structures hold...Ch. 12.1 - Describe the arrangement of gray arid white matter...Ch. 12.1 - Where are the cell bodies of somatic motor and...Ch. 12.1 - What kinds of neurons are in the dorsal roots, in...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 7AYPCh. 12.2 - Describe the operation of a gamma motor neuron.Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 12.2 - Prob. 10AYP
Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 11AYPCh. 12.3 - Prob. 12AYPCh. 12.3 - What is a dermatome? Why are dermatomes clinically...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 14AYPCh. 12.3 - Describe the distribution of the ventral rami of...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 16AYPCh. 12.3 - Prob. 17AYPCh. 12.3 - Prob. 18AYPCh. 12.3 - Name the five major nerves that emerge from the...Ch. 12.3 - Name the four major nerves that arise from the...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 21AYPCh. 12.3 - Describe the structures innervated by the...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 23AYPCh. 12 - Prob. 1RACCh. 12 - The structure that anchors the inferior end of the...Ch. 12 - Prob. 3RACCh. 12 - Given these components of a reflex arc: (1)...Ch. 12 - Prob. 5RACCh. 12 - Several of the events that occur between the time...Ch. 12 - Prob. 7RACCh. 12 - Prob. 8RACCh. 12 - Damage to the dorsal ramus of a spinal nerve...Ch. 12 - Prob. 10RACCh. 12 - A dermatome Is the area of skin supplied by a pair...Ch. 12 - Prob. 12RACCh. 12 - The skin on the posterior surface of the hand is...Ch. 12 - The scatic nerve is actually two nerves combined...Ch. 12 - Prob. 15RACCh. 12 - Describe how stimulation of a neuron that has its...Ch. 12 - Prob. 2CTCh. 12 - Prob. 3CTCh. 12 - Prob. 4CTCh. 12 - Prob. 5CTCh. 12 - Prob. 6CTCh. 12 - Prob. 7CT
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