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Would there be a loss of sensory or motor function when someone damages the dorsal root of a spinal nerve?
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∙ 13y ago
Yes this can happen when any nerve is damaged but this is a greater danger if its an actual Spinal Nerve.
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What is the function of the ventral root of a spinal nerve?
Motor function, as opposed to the dorsal roots, which are primarily sensory.
Name the structure that is the sensory ganglion of each dorsal root?
Dorsal root ganglion
What happens when dorsal root is damaged?
If the damage is severe enough the muscle which the ventral root ultimately innervates would be unable to move i.e. paralyzed.
What does the dorsal root of the spinal cord carry?
The dorsal root of the spinal nerves carry sensory information to the brain and is hence an afferent pathway.
Which structure carries sensory information?
the dorsal horn is involved in sensory functions
Damage to this fiber type would lead to a loss of sensory function?
ventral root of a spinal nerve
Neuron type in dorsal root ganglion?
sensory
Dorsal horn sensory or motor system?
The dorsal horn is afferent or sensory; the ventral horn is efferent or motor. To make it easier to remember, think of A.D.am and E.V.e.
What type of neuron is found in the dorsal root ganglion?
Sensory. Large diameter sensory neurons populate the medial division of the DRG and convey information regarding proprioception, localized touch, and vibration. In the lateral part of the DRG, small diameter sensory neurons conveying information about pain and temperature.
The dorsal roots …….along the spinal cord containneurones, while the dorsal rami containneurones.?
sensory; mixed
Neuron type found in the dorsal horn?
Sensory neurons. It also contains interneurons.
The dorsal root of a spinal nerve contain what?
axons of sensory neurons
