Ch 9 Spinal Cord and Meninges Flashcards
Gray Matter (contents)
(A) ventral and dorsal HORNS
White Matter (type of neuron, divided into, include this special part)
(B) area mainly with myelinated axons in CNS
-divided into anterior, posterior, and lateral funiculi
-funiculi are columns of nerve bundles with tracts that course up and down to and from brain
-includes tracts like CORTICOSPINAL TRACT for VOLUNTARY MOTION
Dorsal Root (contents)
(C) rises from dorsal surface of spinal cord;
-contains SENSORY NEURONS ONLY
Dorsal Root Ganglion(location, contents)
(D) enlarged portion of dorsal root
-ganglion is an area of cells outside of CNS
-this structure contains cell bodies of sensory neurons
Ventral Root(location, contents)
(E) rising from ventral surface of spinal cord
-contains AXONS and MOTOR NEURONS ONLY
Spinal Nerve (what comes together and separates)
(F) joining of ventral and dorsal roots
-spinal nerve divides into ventral and dorsal rami
Ventral Ramus(function, contents)
(G)larger ventral ramus supplies entire anterior trunk, appendages, and some superficial back muscles (trapezius and levator scapulae)
-contains BOTH sensory and motor neurons
Dorsal Ramus (function, contents)
(H)smaller dorsal ramus supplies structures of the back(mainly deep back muscles and skin of the back);
-contains BOTH sensory and motor neurons
Sensory Neuron AKA Afferent Neurons (location, function)
(I) cell body is in the dorsal root ganglion
-carry impulses TO brain and spinal cord
INTERneuron Neuron (location, function)
(J)course between other neurons, crosses to other side of spinal cord, exiting gray matter, entering white matter and ascending thru cord;
-synapses with motor neuron
Motor Neuron AKA Efferent Neurons (location, function)
(K) cell body is in gray matter of spinal cord and axon passes thru white matter into VENTRAL root;
-carry impulses AWAY from brain and spinal cord
Spinal Cord (define/spans)
-long cylindrical mass of nervous tissue occupying upper 2/3 of vertebral canal
-connects to brain SUPERIORLY where its continuous with MEDULLA OBLONGATA
-extends inferiorly to LV2
Conus Medullaris (where is it, what does it contain?)
part of spinal cord;
-lower end
-conical shape
-consists of spinal segment Cx1 and lies at vertebral level of LV2
Cervical Enlargement (location, what exists here)
part of spinal cord;
-cell bodies of neurons of upper limb found here
-located from C5-T1 spinal segments
Lumbosacral Enlargement (location, what exists here)
part of spinal cord;
-cell bodies of lower limbs found here
-located from L1-S3 spinal segments
Cauda Equina (where is it found, contents, do nerves emerge in same level)
part of spinal cord;
-found BELOW vertebral level of LV2
-contains long roots of spinal nerves and FILUM TERMINALE which descend in a bundle from CONUS MEDULLARIS
-level of attachment of spinal root to cord is higher than level of emergence of spinal nerve due to different length of spinal cord and vertebral canal
Spinal Nerves (how many, what are they composed of)
31 pair, composed of dorsal and ventral root
Cervical Region (# of pairs of nerves, names)
8 pairs, C1-C8
Thoracic Region (# of pairs, names)
12 pairs, T1-T12
Lumbar Region (# of pairs, names)
5 pairs, L1-L5
Sacral Region (# of pairs, names)
5 pairs, S1-S5
Coccygeal Region (# of pairs, names)
1 pair, Cx1
Spinal Arteries (how many)
1 ANTERIOR and 2 POSTERIOR spinal arteries
Meninges (what tissue are they, components?)
3 layers of connective tissue surrounding brain and spinal cord;
external to internal layers:
-dura mater
-arachnoid mater
-pia mater
Dura Mater (describe)
made of dense, tough fibrous connective tissue
Epidural Space (where is it, what does it contain)
-external space to SPINAL dura mater
-contains adipose tissue as globules of fat and vertebral venous plexus
Vertebral Venous Plexus AKA BATSON’S VEINS ( where they connect, what they do, what is a bad outcome w these)
connect superiorly with dural sinuses of cranial cavity;
-communicate with veins external to vertebrae via intervertebral veins
-these veins can compress spinal nerve if dilated!
Arachnoid Mater (describe, starts in, courses thru, ends at)
-has delicate netlike membrane
-surrounds brain, courses thru foramen magnum, thru vertebral column to SV2; S2 second meninx
Subarachnoid Space (what does it separate, what’s inside)
space filled with cerebrospinal fluid that separates Arachnoid mater and Pia mater
Pia Mater (describe, where it courses to/from, what does it have)
-delicate connective tissue on surface of brain and spinal cord
-extends from foramen magnum, continuous with cerebral pia mater inferiorly thru vertebral column to end of spinal cord, conus medullaris, and further as inferior extension
-2 extensions
Denticulate Ligament (extension of, describe, where is it)
extension of pia mater, toothlike lateral extensions from lateral surface of spinal cord
-attach at intervals along internal surface of DURA and ARACHNOID of the cord
Filum Terminale (extension of, where is it, where does it attach)
extension of pia mater- silvery!
- found from conus medullaris inferiorly thru vertebral column embedded in roots of cauda equina
-attaches inferiorly to coccyx
_ _ contains enlargements called dorsal and ventral horns
Gray matter
An area of cell bodies with their respective neuron parts in the spinal cord is known as _ _.
Gray matter
The _ _ of the spinal cord has many _ axons in the CNS.
white matter, myelinated
White matter is divided into 3 _, which are _, _, and _.
funiculi; anterior, posterior, and lateral
_ are columns of nerve bundles containing tracts that course up and down and to and from the brain.
funiculi
One of the tracts in the funiculi that help with voluntary movement is the _ _
cortiCOspinAL tract
The _ _ is part of the spinal cord that contains sensory neurons ONLY.
Dorsal root
True or false: The dorsal root ganglion is defined as an area of cell bodies within the CNS.
false, it exists OUTSIDE the CNS
Which part of the spinal cord consists of an enlarged portion of cell bodies of sensory neurons?
dorsal root ganglion
The _ _ is part of the spinal cord that contains axons of motor neurons ONLY
ventral root
The _ _ is at the _ of the ventral and dorsal root and _ into the ventral rami and dorsal rami.
spinal nerve, junction, divides
True or false: The ventral and dorsal rami both contain sensory and motor neurons.
true
True or false: The dorsal ramus is larger and supplies structures of the back (skin and deep musc.)
false, it is the smaller ramus
True or false: The ventral ramus supplies the entire back.
false, it supplies the anterior trunk and appendages and a few superficial back musc.
True or false: the ventral rami only supplies the anterior trunk and appendages.
False, it also supplies a few superficial back musc. ( trapezius and levator scapulae)
True or false: the cell body of the motor neuron is in the dorsal root ganglion.
False, the SENSORY neuron