6-meninges, Skull, Spinal Cord Flashcards
Which 2 types of cranial bones come in pairs?
Parietal & temporal
The facial bone that splits the nose in 2
Vomer
*mer = meridian
– are immovable fibrous joints bw skull bones
Sutures
4 major sutures and their locations
- Coronal - crown the king! Bw frontal and parietal bones
- Lambdoid suture bw parietal and occipital bones
- Sagittal - shared by 2 parietal bones
- Squamous - bw temporal and parietal bones
3 cranial fossae
Anterior, middle, posterior cranial fossae
What each cranial fossa houses
- Anterior cranial fossa - frontal lobe of cerebrum
- Middle - temporal lobe of cerebrum
- Posterior - cerebellum
3 auditory bones
Malleus, incus, stapes
4 paranasal sinuses
Frontal, ethmoid, sphenoid, maxillary
Functional organization of nervous system
Sensory and motor nervous systems
How are cell body LOCATION different for sensory and motor neurons?
Sensory neurons - cell bodies OUTside of CNS
Motor neurons - cell bodies within the spinal cord
Enlargements of spinal cord and what they do
Cervical enlargement Innervates upper limbs
Lumbosacral enlargement Innervates lower limbs
At what vertebral level does the spinal cord end
First or second lumbar vertebra
The spinal cord is – than the vertebral canal that houses it
Spinal cord is shorter
Name the 3 ending parts of the spinal cord from superior most to inferior most
- Conus medullaris - official end of spinal cord proper
- Cauda equina = horses tail
- Filum terminale - thin strand of pis mater anchoring conus medullaris to coccyx
*pia mater = innermost layer of meninges, membrane surrounding brain and spinal cord
Iliac crests are level with which vertebrae
L4
The – – is the most external of meninges and fuses with connective layers surrounding spinal nerves
Dura mater
– space separates dura mater from arachnoid mater and is a POTENTIAL space aka not present in healthy individuals
Subdural space
The – space is a real space filled with CSF
Subarachnoid space
The innermost meningeal layer that adheres directly to spinal cord
Pia mater
The pia mater (innermost) has – – that anchor spinal cord to dura mater
Denticulate ligaments
The axons in anterior and posterior roots
Anterior root - motor axons
Posterior root - sensory axons
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Anterior and posterior roots unite within intervertebral foramen to become – __
Spinal nerve
Every – – contains motor and sensory axons
Spinal nerve
After leaving the intervertebral foramen the spinal nerves split into:
Dorsal primary ramus (posterior) and ventral primary ramus (anterior)