An Area of Skin Innervated by a Spinal Nerve Is

Question

An area of skin innervated by a spinal nerve is called a
A) plexus.
B) tract.
C) dermatome.
D) gyrus.

Accepted Answer

A dermatome is defined as an area of skin that is mainly supplied by a single spinal nerve. Plexus refers to the network of nerves that are formed by the merging of spinal nerves, while tract refers to a bundle of nerve fibers within the central nervous system. Gyrus refers to a folding or convolution of the brain's cortex.