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The nerve carrying impulses from the eye to the thalamus is the what nerve?
Optic Nerve
Cranial nerves that have some function in vision include the?
The cranial nerves that have some function in vision include the optic nerve (II), which is responsible for carrying visual information from the eye to the brain, and the oculomotor nerve (III), which controls the movement of the eye muscles.
What is the cell body of the nerve cell?
An axon is the long extension of a nerve cell body. The dendrites are the short branches.
What nerve that contains fibers that both send and receive messages is called?
A mixed nerve, such as the trigeminal nerve, contains both sensory and motor fibers that can send and receive messages. These nerves are responsible for carrying both sensory information from the body to the brain and motor commands from the brain to the muscles.
What does nerve entrapment exacerbrated by lumbar extension hip extension and lateral flexion of the lumbar spine mean?
This means that a nerve in the lower back is being compressed or pinched when the back is extended, the hips are extended, or the spine is bent to the side. These movements put additional pressure on the nerve, causing it to become irritated and potentially leading to pain, numbness, or weakness in the affected area.
