Nerves · Nervous System · Medium
Roots
Meaning: Nerve roots are bundles of fibres emerging from the spinal cord that form spinal nerves.
In practice: A prolapsed disc can compress nerve roots, causing radicular pain down the arm or leg.
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Which word means: A nerve supplying the perineum, genitalia, and external urethral and anal sphincters.
Answer: Pudendal
Which word means: The 3rd cranial nerve controlling most eye movements.
Answer: Oculomotor
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