Sensory root

... and 3 3. Shingles is caused by Herpes Zoster infection of the dorsal root ganglia. This disease would affect a) Motor impulses moving into the spinal cord b) Motor impulses moving out of the spinal cord c) Sensory impulses moving out of the spinal cord d) Sensory impulses moving into ...

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... the external surface of the eardrum and internal abdominal organs. The root of the nerve exits the cranial cavity via the jugular foramen. Within ... cranial nerve (anatomy) ) Cranial nerves are made up of motor neurons, sensory neurons, or both. The vagus nerve is one of the most important; it ...

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... they are transmembrane proteins embedded in the plasma membrane of both sensory neurons and nearby cells (e.g. skin cells). A single neuron may be ... Like all sensory spinal neurons, their axons travel to a dorsal root ganglion of the spinal cord, where their cell bodies reside, and then ...

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... Nociceptive: A nociceptor is a sensory receptor that sends signals that cause the perception of pain in ... gut. The cell bodies of these neurons are located in either the dorsal root ganglia or the trigeminal ganglia. Types and functionsThere are several ...

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... belong to the group of unmyelinated (C-fibre) or myelinated (A-fibre) sensory nerve fibres that innervate different structures in the skin. These fibres originate from dorsal root ganglia (DRG) situated in the intervertebral foramina. Neurochemically distinct ...

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