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12.5: Anatomical Atlas - Peripheral Nervous System

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    A compendium of anatomical images: slides, models, and/or cadavers.

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    Image Credit

    Nervous System Model by Cheri Calcagno is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - deep fibular (peroneal) nerve

    B - sural nerve

    C - tibial nerve

    D - common fibular (peroneal) nerve

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    Image Credit

    Nervous System Model by Cheri Calcagno is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - brachial plexus

    B - phrenic nerve

    C - intercostal nerve

    D - cervical plexus

    nerve histology cross section.png

    Image Credit

    "Nerve histology cross section @ 100x" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, slide provided by the Regents of the University of Michigan Medical School under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 © 2022

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - epineurium

    B - nerve fascicle

    C - perineurium

    D - nerve fiber; myelinated axon

    nerve histology cross section 400x.png

    Image Credit

    "Nerve histology cross section @ 400x" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, slide provided by the Regents of the University of Michigan Medical School under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 © 2022

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - nerve fiber; myelinated axon

    B - perineurium

    C - myelin; neurolemmocyte

    D - endoneurium

    E - axon

    F - epineurium

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    Image Credit

    "Nerve histology longitudinal section @ 400x" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, slide provided by the Regents of the University of Michigan Medical School under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 © 2022

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - axon

    B - myelin; neurolemmocyte

    C - neurofibril node; node of Ranvier

    Spinal Nerve and Branches - Atlas.png

    Image Credit

    "Spinal Nerve and Branches - Atlas" by Jennifer Lange is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0.

    Answer Key (click to show/hide answers)

    A - anterior ramus

    B - posterior ramus

    C - spinal nerve

    D - posterior root ganglion

    E - posterior root

    F - anterior root

    G - rami communicans (grey and white rami)

    H - sympathetic chain ganglion

       

     


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