20 Spinal trauma Flashcards
Where is the conus medullaris?
T12 to L1
Which spinal tract transmits pain and temperature?
spinothalamic
Where would you experience referred liver and gallbladder pain?
right shoulder
Where would you experience referred heart pain?
inner left arm
Where would you experience referred lung and diaphragm pain?
neck and left shoulder
Where might you experience urinary bladder referred pain?
coccyx and superior posterior thighs
Where might you experience stomach referred pain?
interscapular region
What are the hip flexors innervated by?
What are the hip extensors innervated by?
L2, L3 (swing the tree)
L4,L5
What are the knee extensors innervated by?
What are the knee flexors innervated by?
L3, L4 (kick the door)
L5, S1
What would happen in neural compression about C4?
loss of ventilation
What would happen in neural compression at C5?
quadriplegia
What would happen in neural compression from C5-T1
decreasing arm function
think brachial plexus
What would happen in neural compression from T1-L1?
paraplegia (legs)
What would happen in neural compression from L2-L5?
decreasing leg function
think Lumbar plexus
What would happen in neural compression from L5 and below?
impaired sphincter and sexual function
foot and ankle weakness
