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Are dorsal and ventral roots spinal nerves?
The ventral roots contains motor fibers, responsible for motion, whereas the dorsal sensory fibers, responsible for touch and feeling.
The dorsal root of a spinal nerve contain what?
axons of sensory neurons
Where do sensory nerve fibers enter the spinal cord?
The dorsal column or medial lemniscus.
Difference between dorsal ramus and dorsal root?
The roots are two split bases of spinal nerves that connect to the spinal cord. The rami are branches of the spinal nerve that form a complex system throughout the body with the two primary ones being the dorsal (posterior) ramus and the anterior ramus. A diagram would look like an x with the two roots coming together from the spinal cord to go through the intervertebral forming a spinal nerve then splitting again immediately after the intervertebral foramen forming the rami of the spinal nerve
What part of a spinal nerve contains only efferent fibers?
The ventral root of the spinal nerve has the efferent fibers and the dorsal root has the afferent. Prior to joining each other in the spine they each consist of only those fibers.
The cotton fibers consist mainly of?
it consists of cellulose...
What is the fiber type in the dorsal root?
The fiber type in the dorsal root is mainly composed of sensory nerve fibers that transmit sensory information from the periphery to the central nervous system. It is made up of both Aδ fibers responsible for transmitting sharp, well-localized pain and touch sensations, and C fibers responsible for transmitting dull, diffuse pain and temperature sensations.
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Afferent nerve fibers enter the part of the spinal cord called?
Afferent nerve fibers enter the spinal cord through the dorsal roots.
What does white matter contain?
The white matter consist of myelinated nerve fibers.
The reticulospinal extrapyramidal nerve tracts consist of fibers that originate in the?
reticular formation
Explain why the dorsal root ganglions are larger in diameter than the dorsal root?
Dorsal root ganglia contain cell bodies of sensory neurons, which are larger and more complex structures compared to the dorsal root that mainly consists of nerve fibers. The ganglia need more space to accommodate the cell bodies and additional structures like satellite cells and glial cells, leading to their larger diameter compared to the dorsal root.
