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Femoral nerve
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Function of abducens nerve?
Causes abduction of the eyeball. So named: abducens nerve
What is an abducent nerve?
An abducent nerve is a nerve which controls the lateral rectus muscle in the eye.
What do the nerve and muscle cells do?
controls your body and your movements
Which nerve controls the movement of the lattisimus dorsi muscle?
The muscle is innervated by Thoracodorsal nerve, from the posterior cord of brachial plexus.
What nerve is carrying the afferent and efferent impulses during the patellar reflex?
The nerves innervate the quadriceps. The afferent nerves are the muscle spindles and the efferent are the motor neurons.
What is the Trochlea of the superior oblique muscle of the eye?
The Trochlea Nerve (cranial nerve 4) controls the superior oblique muscle of the eye. It turns the eye laterally and downwards.
Which facial nerve controls which side of the face?
nerves do not control face movement, muscle does
What are the General structural and functional differences between a nerve and smooth muscle cell?
The general structural and functional differences between a nerve cell and a smooth muscle cell are as follows. A nerve cell, controls the nervous system and automatic functions a smooth muscle cell is located in the smooth muscle where the nerve cell is.
What nerves control the quadriceps?
The femoral nerve.
Does a nerve provided impulses for many muscle fibers or just few?
A nerve can stimulate impulses to several muscle fibers. When muscle fibers are grouped they form a single muscle group like the biceps.
What are the effector muscles involved in a knee-jerk?
Gastrocnemius muscles is the effector. Afferent Nerve- Sciatic Efferent Nerve- Sacral 1 & 2 Nerve roots Receptors- Tendon nociceptors in Tendon of Achilles Integration centers- Interneurons in the spinal cord
Can you see torn muscles on an x-ray?
Yes, MRI is the best imaging modality to see a torn quadriceps muscle. MRI's ability to differentiate between bone, muscle, nerve, and vasculature makes it the imaging modality of choice for torn muscles. Both the quadriceps muscle and tendon can be easily seen with an MRI scan.
