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Anatomy: Back and Spinal Cord Flashcards

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Back components

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Made up of the vertebral column, the spinal cord, spinal nerves, the overlaying muscles, skin

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Vertebral column function

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Encloses and supports spinal cord, supports head and trunk, an attachment for the limbs and transfers weight of the body to the lower limbs

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Vertebral column components

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33 vertebrae and their intervening intervertebral discs,

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Regions of the vertebrae

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7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 fused sacral, 3-5 fused coccygeal

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Curvatures of the vertebral column

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Cervical curvature (lordotic), thoracic curvature (kyphotic), lumbar curvature (lordotic), sacral/coccygeal curvature (kyphotic)

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Kyphotic curvatures

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Concave anteriorly, thoracic and sacral, primary curvatures present in the fetus

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Lordotic curvatures

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Concave posteriorly, cervical and lumbar, secondary curvatures that develop postnatally

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Kyphosis

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AKA hunchback, excess forward thoracic curvature, congenital or posture related, due to collapse of vertebral bodies

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Lordosis

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AKA swayback, excess inward lumbar curvature, temporary during pregnancy or caused by pathology or excessive weight

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Scoliosis

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Lateral curvature of the spine, congenital or pathologic (from cerebral palsy and muscular dystrophy)

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Four movements of the back

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Extension, flexion, lateral flexion, rotation

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Extrinsic muscles of the back

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Move the upper limbs and ribs

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Intrinsic muscles of the back

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Maintain posture and move the vertebral column

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Vertebral components

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Vertebral body, vertebral arch, processes for muscle attachment and articulation with bones

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Vertebral arch

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Formed by paired pedicles attached to the vertebral body and paired laminae joined to form the spinous process

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Transverse processes

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Project laterally from the vertebral arch

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Superior and inferior articular processes

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Articulate with vertebrae above and below

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Vertebral foramen

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Encircled by the vertebral body and arch

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Vertebral canal

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Formed by the vertebral formina to protect the spinal cord

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Where do spinal nerves exit?

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From the intervertebral foramina between adjacent vertebral arches

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Intervertebral joints

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Between intervertebral disks and articular surfaces of vertebral bodies, symphyses, cartilaginous joints that are only slightly mobile

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Zygapophyseal joints

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AKA facet joints, between superior and inferior articular processes, synovial joints, contain fluid, allow for movement, prone to arthritis

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Intervertebral discs

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Have annulus fibrosis surrounding the nucleus pulposus

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Herniated disc

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Degeneration of the annulus fibrosis leads to herniation of the nucleus pulposus, can impinge on spinal cord or spinal nerves

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Joints of the vertebral column

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Intervertebral joints and zygapophyseal (facet) joints

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Ligaments of the vertebral column

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Supraspinous, interspinous, posterior longitudinal, anterior longitudinal, ligamentum flavum, nuchal

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Supraspinous ligaments

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Attach the spines of adjacent vertebrae to each other

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Interspinous ligaments

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Attach the spines of adjacent vertebrae to each other

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Nuchal ligament

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Continuation of supraspinous and interspinous ligaments, attach to the external occipital protuberance of the skull, limits cervical spine flexion

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Ligamentum flavum

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Present on the inner aspect of the vertebral arch

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Posterior longitudinal ligament

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On the posterior aspect of the vertebral bodies, limits vertebral column hyperflexion

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Anterior longitudinal ligament

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Runs along the anterior surface of the vertebral bodies, limits vertebral column hyperextension

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Spinal stenosis

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Zygapophysial joint hypertrophy, ligamentum flava hypertrophy, and mild disc protrusion that reduce the dimensions of the vertebral canal

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Conus medullaris

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Cone-shaped end of the spinal cord, at the intervertebral disc between L1 and L2

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Filum terminale

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Inferior continuation from the apex of the conus medullaris

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Swellings of the spinal cord

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Cervical enlargement and lumbosacral enlargement, associated with spinal nerves that innervate the upper and lower limbs

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Cervical enlargement

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C5-T1 spinal nerves, innervate the upper limbs

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Lumbosacral enlargement

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L1-S3 spinal nerves, innervate the lower limbs

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How many spinal nerves are there?

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31 total: 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, 1 coccygeal

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Cauda equina

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Loose collection of ventral and dorsal roots located inferior to the conus medullaris, formed by the lumbar and sacral spinal nerves

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Meninges of the spinal cord

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Dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

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Pia mater

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Lies directly on the spinal cord, forms strong pointed denticulate ligaments on either side of the spinal cord that work to secure the spinal cord to the dura mater

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Epidural space

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Superficial to the dura mater

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Subdural space

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Deep to the dura mater

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Subarachnoid space

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Deep to the arachnoid mater and contains cerebrospinal fluid

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Lumbar puncture

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CSF samples taken by putting a needle between L3/L4 or L4/L5 (has to be bellow the conus medullaris) and between the spinous processes. It then goes through the extradural space, the dura mater, the arachnoid mater into the subarachnoid space

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Lumbar cistern

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Subarachnoid space where CSF is often sampled from

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Spinal block

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Following lumbar puncture, anesthetic can be directly injected into the CSF

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Epidural

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Anesthesia from a catheter in the epidural space or a needle through the sacral hiatus

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Spinal nerves

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Associated with the 31 spinal cord segments, part of PNS, innervates specific areas of the skin (sensory) and muscles of the head, trunk and limbs (motor)

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Mixed nerves

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Contain both sensory and motor nerve fibers

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Sensory nerve fibers

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AKA afferent nerves, carry info towards the CNS

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Motor nerve fibers

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AKA efferent nerves, carry info away from CNS

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Somatic nerves

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Innervation of the muscles and overlying skin of the body

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How spinal nerves attach to the spinal cord

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Posterior and anterior roots

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Posterior root

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AKA dorsal root, contains the processes of sensory neurons carrying info to the CNS

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Dorsal root ganglion

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AKA spinal root ganglion, at the distal end of the posterior root, usually in the intervertebral foramen, contain cell bodies of sensory neurons

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Posterior horn

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AKA dorsal horn, in the posterior regions of the gray matter of the spinal cord, where sensory neurons synapse with DRG neurons

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Anterior root

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AKA ventral root, contains motor nerve fibers that carry signals away from CNS

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Anterior horn

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AKA ventral horn, in the anterior region of the gray matter of the spinal cord, contains cell bodies of primary motor neurons

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Posterior ramus

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Innervates only intrinsic muscles of the back and some skin on the back, contain mixed sensory and motor nerve fibers

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Anterior ramus

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Innervates most other skeletal muscles and most remaining areas of the skin, contain mixed sensory and motor nerve fibers

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Spinal nerves that pass superior to their associated vertebrae

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Spinal nerves that pass inferior to their associated vertebrae

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C8 and below

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Dermatone

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Area of skin innervated by one spinal cord level, or on one side by a single spinal nerve

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Myotome

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Portion of skeletal muscle innervated by a single spinal cord level

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