nerve
Let an agent handle nerves by anatomy, function, injury and conditions, routing symptoms to health professionals.
Research draft, second pass
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Researched by: Claude
Purpose and description
Let an agent handle nerves by anatomy, function, injury and conditions, routing symptoms to health professionals.
A bundle of nerve fibres (axons) enclosed in connective tissue that carries signals between the brain or spinal cord and the rest of the body, including sensory, motor and autonomic nerves.
What it is for: Carrying sensation, movement commands and autonomic control.
It can be understand nerve anatomy; recognise when numbness or weakness needs care; protect nerves at work; study nerve conduction.
Distinguishing features
Bundles of axons
Sensory, motor or mixed
Peripheral nervous system
Can be compressed or injured
What it looks like
White cord-like structures branching through the body.
Physical character
conduction velocity: about 0.5-120 m/s - unmyelinated to large myelinated fibres
How it is recognised
Named nerves such as the sciatic or median nerve
Cranial and spinal nerves
Nerve as courage is an idiomatic sense
Related models
is a kind of - category
is part of - system
controls - effector
mediates - function
In practice
Families and kinds
cranial nerves
spinal nerves
sensory nerves
motor nerves
autonomic nerves
Identifiers
Uberon id UBERON:0001021 nerve
Standards and regulation
Terminologia Anatomica
Hand-arm vibration rules at work
Failure modes and hazards
Missing signs needing urgent care such as sudden weakness
Compression injuries
Vibration damage
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.nerve
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Anatomy Which nerve.
Anatomy guides understanding.
Name
Named nerve.
Name
Named nerve.
- Which nerve is meant? definition
- What does it supply? definition
Type
Sensory or motor.
Type
Nerve type.
- Is it sensory, motor, mixed or autonomic? definition
- Where does it originate? definition
Function Signals.
Nerves carry signals.
Signalling
Conduction.
Signalling
Conduction.
- How do nerves conduct signals? definition
- How fast? measurement
Testing
Nerve studies.
Testing
Nerve testing.
- How are nerve conduction studies done? definition
- Who performs them? boundary
Health Symptoms.
Symptoms need professionals.
Urgent
Red flags.
Urgent
Urgent signs.
- Are there sudden weakness, numbness or speech changes that need emergency care? boundary
- Who should be called? action
Conditions
Neuropathy.
Conditions
Nerve conditions.
- Could ongoing tingling indicate a condition needing a doctor? boundary
- Which specialist treats it? action
Protection Prevention.
Nerves can be protected.
Work
Vibration and posture.
Work
Workplace protection.
- How can vibration or repetitive strain damage be prevented? action
- Which limits apply? provenance
Senses
Idiom.
Senses
Other senses.
- Is nerve in the sense of courage meant? boundary
- Which entry fits? action
What the second pass must settle
- Should named nerves be separate entries?
- How should symptoms be routed?
- How should the idiomatic sense be split off?