Anatomy Flashcards
number of cervical spinal nerve pairs?
8
total number of spinal nerve pairs?
31
Motor axons pass through which horn?
Anterior (AM)
area of skin supplied with sensory innervation from a single spinal nerve
dermatome
skeletal muscles supplied with motor innervation from a single spinal nerve
myotome
male nipple dermatome
T4
Umbilicus dermatome
T10
posterior scalp, neck + shoulder dermatome
C2-4
upper limb dermatome
C5-T1
Lower limb, gluteal and perineum dermatome
L2-Co1
Parasympathetic outflow nerves
CN III, VII, IX + X
Sacral spinal nerves
Intervertebral discs form what length of the spine?
20-25%
ligament that connects to laminae posterior to spinal cord?
ligamentum Flavum
Where is caudal anaesthesia injected?
sacral hiatus (inferior aspect of L5)
Deepest of the meninges?
Pia Mater