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a motor neuron/ the cell body for the motor nerves, that lies within the anterior horn gray matter of the spinal cord |
anterior horn cell |
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refers to the fibers in a nerve , there are motor and sensory |
axons |
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a complex network of nerves formed mostly by the lower four cervical nerves and the first thoracic nerve - it lies partly within the axilla and supplies nerves to the chest, shoulder, and arm muscles and skin |
brachial plexus |
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the pulse that can be palpated from the brachial artery, at the medial aspect of the elbow |
brachial pulse |
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pinched nerve in the cervical root |
cervical radiculopathy |
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refers to the neck |
cervical |
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refers to the root |
radicular |
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disease proccess of |
pathy |
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those conditions/disease in which the myelin around neurons is lost or damaged resulting in a slowing of conduction |
demyelinating |
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the cell body for the sensory nerves that lies outside the spinal cord |
dorsal root ganglion |
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five lumbar vertebrae |
lumbar
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a pinched nerve in the lumbar root |
lumbar radiculopathy |
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network of motor and sensory nerves coming from the lumbar and sacral spinal cord before they form individual periphereal nerves |
lumbosacral plexus |
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nerve lesion in the lumbosacral plexus |
lumbosacral plexopathy |
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the bones between the carpal bones of the hand and the bones of the fingers |
metacarpal |
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joints between the metatarsals and the proximal toes |
metatarsal phalangeal joint |
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the belly of the muscle, where the G1 electrode should be placed |
motor point |
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the motor point of the muscle, where the G1 electrode should be placed |
muscle belly |
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the bottom surface of the foot (sole) |
plantar surface |
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a pinched nerve in the root of the spinal cord |
radiculopathy |
