Nerves · Nervous System · Medium
Dorsal
Meaning: A nerve or branch supplying the back (dorsal) surface of a structure, such as the dorsal digital nerves.
In practice: The dorsal scapular nerve innervates the rhomboid muscles and levator scapulae.
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Which word means: The 10th cranial nerve controlling heart rate, digestion and speech.
Answer: Vagus
Which word means: The mildest nerve injury, with temporary conduction block but an intact axon.
Answer: Neurapraxia
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