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Anatomy 3: Anatomy of Spinal Nerves Flashcards

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What type of receptors exist in all body wall structures for somatic general sensory spinal nerves. List some examples

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Sensation specific receptors

Pain, touch, temperature, proprioception, vibration

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What type of fibres do somatic motor axons on spinal nerves synapse onto on the body wall?

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Skeletal muscle

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What type of fibres do sympathetic axons on spinal nerves synapse onto?

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Smooth muscle

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What fibres does the spinal cord segmental synapse between for spinal reflexes?

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Somatic sensory and somatic motor axons

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Describe the types of general sensory somatic symptoms that the body wall percieves

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Pain (neuralgia)
Pins and needles (paraesthesia)
Numbness (anaesthesia)
Sensitivity (hyperanaesthesia)
Hot or cold
Loss of coordination/ balance/ clumsiness (ataxia)
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Describe the types of somatic motor symptoms that the body wall percieves

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Muscle stiffness, tightness or spasm (cramp)
Muscle flappiness or looseness (hypotonia)
Muscular weakness (reduced power)
Loss of coordination/ balance/ clumsiness (ataxia)

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What are the neural components of the body wall?

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Somatic general sensory fibres
Somatic motor fibres
Sympathetic fibres (motor to organs)
Spinal reflexes

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What is used to test sensory function of spinal nerves?

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Dermatomes

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What is used to test motor function of spinal nerves?

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Myotomes

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In what situation, would we test both motor and sensory function of spinal nerves?

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Spinal reflexes

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What area of the brain is common for CVA?

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Internal capsule

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Identify the dermatomal locations of the cervical roots in the upper limb

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C1: SN has no sensory axons
C2: Back of scalp and Adams apple (area that looks like a helmet with a strap tied below the chin)
C4: Clavicle and shoulder tip (neck lace)
C3: Back of neck and jugular notch (area between C2 and 4)
C5: ‘Badge patch’ (anterior chest and continues to wrist) WE DIVE TO T1 (most of arm)
C6: Thumb (+ index finger, if you join together they make 6) and lateral posterior arm
C7: Index and middle finger (continuation) and middle posterior forearm
C8: Ring and little finger (continuation) and medial posterior forearm

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Identify the dermatomal locations of the thoracic roots in the upper limb and trunk

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Entire area makes the letter T
T1: Medial forearm (limbs are topmost )
T2: Medial arm and sternal angle
T4: Male nipple ('boob')
T8: Xiphoid process
T10: Umbilicus (bell butTEN)
T12: Pubic symphysis
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Identify the dermatomal locations of the lumbar roots in the pelvis and lower limb

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Supplies legs and loin
L1: Groin ‘hands in pockets’ (1nguinaL area)
L2: Anterior thigh
L3: Anterior thigh
L4: KNEE (to medial malleolus) (down on L4s) )
L5: Dorsum of foot (middle part of sole is triangle like an inverted V (roman for 5) and big toe (biggest number = biggest toe)

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Identify the dermatomal locations of the sacral roots in the lower limb

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Concentric fashion (out to in)
S1: Heel (POSTERIOR LEG) and last two toes (smallest no. = smallest toe)
S2: Posterior knee (lateral leg and foot inc. little toe) (FREE INC, GENITAL AREA)

(BULLSEYE OF ANUS)
S3: Buttock (FREE INC. GENITAL AREA)
S4: Perineum
S5: Perianal skin (anus)

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What is the sensory area supplied by the posterior ramii, allowing us to test these ramii?

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Supply a strip of skin centrally down back and posterior neck (C2 - C8 spinal nerves)

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How would we test the sensory component of the anterior ramii?

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Forms plexuses - cervical, brachial, lumbar, sacral which can be tested

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Which spinal cord levels do not contribute to anterior ramii?

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T2 - T12

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Which nerves are formed from the bifurcation of L1?

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Ilioinguinal and iliohypogastric

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Which nerves are formed from the anterior ramii of T2 - T11?

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Intercostal nerves

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Which nerve is formed from the anterior ramii of T12?

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Subcostal nerve

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What is the difference between a spinal nerve and a named nerve?

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Spinal nerves are axons originating from one spinal cord level e.g. L5 spinal nerve, whereas named nerve are axons originating from 1 or more spinal cord levels supplying an area e.g. musculocutaneous nerve (C5, 6, 7)

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Identify the plexus and list the nerve roots giving rise to the named nerve cutaneous innervation of the neck

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CERVICAL PLEXUS

Anterior ramii of C1, 2, 3, 4

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Identify the specific sensory nerves and roots which form the named nerve cutaneous innervation of the neck

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CERVICAL PLEXUS
LITTLE GOATS TRED SOFTLY:
Starting from -
11 o’clock: Lesser occipital nerve (C2) - posterior to external ear
1 o’clock: Great auricular nerve (C2, 3) - angle of mandible and external ear
3 o’clock: Trasverse cervical nerve (C2, 3) - anterior neck
6 o’clock: Supraclavicular (C3, 4) - clavicle, shoulder pain

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What is the nerve point?

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Point at which sensory nerves of cervical plexus converge

26
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Which sensory nerve is involved in referral of pain from the diaphragm?

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Supraclavicular nerve (C3, 4)

27
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Which nerve roots are important in referred pain from the myocardium?

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T1, T2

28
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What supplies the anatomical snuffbox?

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Cutaneous branches of the radial nerve

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Identify the specific sensory PERIPHERAL nerves and roots that form the named nerve cutaneous innervation of the upper limb

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BRACHIAL PLEXUS
Shoulder - middle finger (lateral) and back up (medial)

Supraclavicular (C3,4) - Shoulder
Axillary nerve (C5, 6) - Badge patch area
Radial nerve (C5, 6, 7, 8, T1) - Lateral arm (and most of posterior)
Cutaneous branch of musculocutaneous (C5, 6, 7) - Lateral half of anterior forearm (and a bit posterior)
Radial nerve (Lateral hand - snuffbox)
Median nerve (C5, 6, 7, 8, T1) - Lateral 3 1/2 digits (and posterior fingertips of these fingers)
Ulnar nerve (C7, C8, T1) - Medial 1 1/2 fingers (and these fingers posteriorly)
Median antebrachial cutaneous nerve

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Identify the sensory PERIPHERAL nerves of the lumbosacral plexus that form the named nerve cutaneous innervation of the ANTERIOR lower limb

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1ST LAYER: lateral to medial
Subcostal nerve (T12) - corner
Genitofemoral nerve (L1, L2) - 1 or 2 balls
Ilioinguinal nerve (L1) - 1lioinguinaL

2ND LAYER: lateral to medial
Lateral cutaneous nerve of the thigh (L3, L4)
Femoral nerve (L2, L3, L4) - FRONT
Obturator nerve (L2, L3, L4) - OPEN YOUR LEGS

3RD LAYER: lateral to medial
Deep fibular nerve (L2, L3) - TELLING A FIB - HIDING SOMETHING
Superficial fibular nerve
Saphenous nerve (L3, L4) - from femoral - SECRET

4TH LAYER: lateral to medial
Sural nerve (S1, S2) - ‘sweet’ little toe
Superficial fibular nerve (L4, L5, S1) - shoe (most of foot)
Deep fibular nerve (L5) - ‘fin’ - toe web

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Identify the sensory PERIPHERAL nerves of the lumbosacral plexus that form the named nerve cutaneous innervation of the POSTERIOR lower limb

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1ST LAYER: lateral to medial
Iliohypogastric nerve (L1) - ‘1Lio’
Posterior ramii (cluneal nerves) (S1, S2, S3) - ‘No clue = hiding at back)
Ilioinguinal nerve

2ND LAYER: lateral to medial

Lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh
Posterior cutaneous nerve of thigh (S1, S2, S3)
Obturator and femoral nerves

3RD LAYER: lateral to medial
Common fibular nerve
Sural nerve (from tibial and common fibular: S1, S2 - SECRET (in middle)
Saphenous nerve

4TH LAYER: lateral to medial
Tibial nerve (L4, L5, S1, S2, S3)
Calcaneal nerve (HEEL)
Medial and lateral plantar nerves (SOLE)

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Describe the route of a somato-sensory action potential from the skin to the somatosensory cortex

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Stimulated nerve
AP generated by receptors in L2 dermatome
AP enters lumbar plexus and reaches L2 anterior ramii
AP continues to L2 spinal nerve, then posterior root and rootlets
AP reaches posterior horn of spinal cord

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Identify the myotomes supplied by the cervical plexus

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C1 - C4 motor axons - neck and strap muscles, diaphragm

34
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Identify the myotomes supplied by the brachial plexus

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C5 - T1 motor axons - muscles of upper limb, extrinsic back muscles (control upper limb and scapula)

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Identify the myotomes supplied by the lumbosacral plexus

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L1 - S4 motor axons - muscles of lower limb, perineal skeletal muscle

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Identify the myotomes supplied by T12 - L3 motor axons

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Postural back muscles (posterior ramii)
Intercostal muscles (anterior ramii)
AL abdominal wall muscles (via thoracoabdominal, subcostal, iliohypogastric, ilioinguinal)
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How do you clinically test the C5 motor axons, supplying a myotome? What muscle are you testing?

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Shoulder ABD (also elbow flexion)
Deltoid
38
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How do you clinically test the C6 motor axons, supplying a myotome? What muscle are you testing?

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Wrist EXT

Biceps brachii

39
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How do you clinically test the C7 motor axons, supplying a myotome? What muscle are you testing?

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Elbow EXT

Triceps brachii`

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How do you clinically test the C8 motor axons, supplying a myotome? What muscle are you testing?

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Finger FLEX

Flexor digitorium superficialis

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How do you clinically test the T1 motor axons, supplying a myotome? What muscle are you testing?

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Finger ABD

Dorsal interossei

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How do you clinically test the L3 motor axons, supplying a myotome? What muscle are you testing?

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Knee EXT

Quadriceps femoris

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How do you clinically test the L4 motor axons, supplying a myotome? What muscle are you testing?

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Ankle DF

Tibialis anterior

44
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How do you clinically test the L5 motor axons, supplying a myotome? What muscle are you testing?

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Great toe EXT

Extensor hallucis longis

45
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How do you clinically test the S1 motor axons, supplying a myotome? What muscle are you testing?

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Ankle PF

Gastrocneumius

46
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How do you clinically test the S2 motor axons, supplying a myotome? What muscle are you testing?

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Knee FLEX

Biceps femoris

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Describe the route of a somato-motor action potential from the primary somatomotor cortex (UMN) to skeletal muscle.

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Primary somatosensory cortex
AP continues onto UMN axons of CST
AP continues onto anterior horn of L3 spinal cord
UMN synapse with L3 LMN
AP continues to L3 spinal nerve
AP continues onto L3 posterior or anterior ramus
AP enters the lumbar plexus of named nerve and reaches NMJ of supplied nerve

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What is a reflex? Describe the patellar reflex

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Involuntary response to stimulus

Patella senses stretch, activates APs in femoral nerves and sensory APs to dorsal horn of L3 axons
Axons synapse on LMNs in femoral nerve
Reach quadriceps NMJ and extension occurs

49
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What is a monosynaptic reflex? What does it indicated?

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Occurs each time a skeletal muscle is stretched

Normal muscle tone

50
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Reflex muscle contractions are controlled by…

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Descending pathways

51
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What sign would suggest an UMN lesions versus a LMN lesion?

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Spasticity

Flaccidity

52
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Which axons are activated when testing the tendon jerk of biceps brachii?

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C5, C6

53
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Which axons are activated when testing the tendon jerk of brachioradialis?

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C6

54
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Which axons are activated when testing the tendon jerk of triceps brachii?

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C7, C8

55
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Which axons are activated when testing the knee jerk reflex?

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L3, L4

56
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Which axons are activated when testing the ankle jerk reflex?

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S1, S2

57
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Anterior roots contain only sensory/motor axons, whilst posterior roots contain only sensory/ motor axons?

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Motor

Sensory

58
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The space in the middle of the grey matter in the spinal cord is known as the?

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Spinal canal

59
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How do you clinically test the L2 motor axons, supplying a myotome? What muscle are you testing?

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Hip FLEX

Iliopsoas

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What is different about cervical spinal nerves compared to other spinal nerves?

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Cervical spinal nerves exit above the vertebrae but all others exit below

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A peripheral distribution of pathology e.g. affecting femoral nerve, rather than dermatomal/myotomal distribution would make you think of what?

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Distal site of pathology rather than spinal cord

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Which peripheral nerve is damaged in winging of the scapula?

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Long thoracic nerve

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