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Chapter 13: Spinal Cord, Nerves, & Somatic Reflexes Flashcards

1
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conduction

A

nerve fibers that conduct info up and down the spinal cord (CNS)

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neural integration

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input from multiple sources, integrated & executed output

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locomotion

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repetitive, coordinated contractions of several muscle groups

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reflexes

A

STAY AT THE SPINAL CORD LEVEL

involuntary stereotyped responses

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spinal cord

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cylinder of nervous tissue that arises from the brainstem at the foramen magnum of the skull

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6
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spinal cord passes through_____ and gives rise to ___ pairs of spinal nerves.

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vertebral canal; 31

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Where do the 31 spinal nerves pass?

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1st pair: between the skull & C1

rest through intervertebral foramina

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What 2 parts of the spinal cord are thicker than elsewhere?

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  • cervical enlargement (upper limbs)

- lumber enlargement (lower limbs)

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medullary cone

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cord tapers to a point inferior to lumbar enlargement

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cauda equina

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bundle of nerve roots that occupy the vertebral canal from L2 to S5

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meninges

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three fibrous connective tissue membranes that enclose the brain & spinal cord

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What are the 3 meninges (superficial to deep)?

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-dura mater, arachnoid mater, & pia mater

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What is special about the pia mater?

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it is continuous with the brain & spinal cord

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What space surrounds the meninges?

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epidural space

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15
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spina bifida? How is it prevented?

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  • congenital defect in which one or more vertebrae fail to form a complete vertebral arch for enclosure of the spinal cord
  • prevented via folic acid(B vitamin)
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The ____ is shaped like a butterfly and is surround by the ___ in 3 columns.

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gray matter; white matter

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gray matter (2)

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  • little myelin

- site of info processing, synaptic integration

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white matter (2)

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  • abundantly myelinated

- carry signals from one part of the CNS to another

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columns of funiculi

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3 pairs of these white matter bundles (posterior, later, ventral columns)

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ascending tracts

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carry sensory info up the spinal cord (afferent)

BODY->SPINAL CORD->BRAIN

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descending tracts

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carry motor info down the spinal cord (efferent)

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decussation

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the fibers pass up or down the brainstem & spinal cord they CROSS OVER from left to right (CROSS OVER EVENT)

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contralateral

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when the origin & destination of a tract are on opposite sides of the body

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ipsilateral

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when the origin & destination of a tract are on the same side of the body

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What are the 3 sensory neurons of the ascending tract?

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first order, second order, third order neurons

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first order neuron (ASCENDING)

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detect the stimulus & transmit signal to spinal cord/brain

presynaptic

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second order neuron (ASCENDING)

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continues to the thalamus at the upper end of brainstem

-interneurons

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third order neuron (ASCENDING)

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carries the signal the rest of the way to the cerebral cortex
-interneurons

29
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ascending tracts (5)

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  • gracile fasciculus
  • cuneate fasciculus
  • spinothalamic tract
  • spinoreticular tract
  • spinocerebellar tract
30
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gracile fasciculus
Location?
Decussate?
Function?

A

posterior
medulla oblongata
sensations of the limbs and trunk (lower level)

31
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proprioception

A

nonvisual sense of the position and movements of the body

32
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cuneate fasciculus
Location?
Decussate?
Function?

A

posterior
medulla oblongata
same as gracile fasciculus from T6 and up

33
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medial lemniscus

A

formed from the second order neurons of gracile & cuneate systems that decussate in the medulla

34
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Carry signals for pain, pressure, temp, light touch, tickle. and itch

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spinothalamic tract

35
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Carry signals for vibration, visceral pain, deep & discriminative touch, and proprioception

A

gracile & cuneate fasciculus

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spinothalamic tract
Location?
Decussate?
Function?

A

anterior and lateral
in the spinal cord
pain, pressure, temp, touch, etc

37
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spinoreticular tract
Location?
Decussate?
Function?

A

anterior and lateral
in the spinal cord
sensation of pain from tissue injury

38
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spinocerebellar tract
Location?
Decussate?
Function?

A

lateral
no decussation
feedback from muscles (proprioception)

39
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How many neurons involved in descending tracts?

A

2 (upper and lower motor neurons)

40
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Upper motor neurons (DESCENDING TRACT)

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originate in the cerebral cortex and terminate on a lower motor neuron

41
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Lower motor neuron (DESCENDING TRACT)

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originate in brainstem or spinal cord (leads the rest of the way)

42
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corticospinal tract
Location?
Decussate?
Function?

A

cerebral cortex
medulla oblongata
precise fine coordinated movements

43
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tectospinal tract
Location?
Decussate?
Function?

A

midbrain
midbrain
reflex turning of head to sound and sights

44
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lateral & medial reticulospinal tract
Location?
Decussate?
Function?

A

reticular formation of brainstem
no decussation
awareness of pain

45
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lateral & medial vestibulospinal tract
Location?
Decussate?
Function?

A

brainstem
no decussation
control balance & posture

46
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Polio & ALS

A

both cause destruction of motor neurons & production of skeletal muscles from lack of innervation (mixing of afferent & efferent)

47
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Each spinal nerve has 2 points of attachment, where are they?

A

posterior dorsal root & anterior ventral root

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posterior dorsal root

A

INPUT to spinal cord

49
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anterior ventral root

A

OUTPUT out of the spinal cord

50
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What are the 3 divisions of nerves in the distal branches?

A

anterior ramus
posterior ramus
meningeal branch

51
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Nerve plexus are found where

A

in the anterior rami branch

52
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what are the 5 nerve plexuses?

A 
cervical
brachial
lumbar
sacral
coccygeal
53
Q

Shingles remains for life in the ____ _____

A

posterior root ganglion

54
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radial nerve injury

A

crutch paralysis

55
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sciatic nerve injury

A

sharp pain from “ass to toes”

56
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dermatome

A

specific area of the skin that receives sensory input from spinal nerves

57
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reflexes

A

quick involuntary stereotyped responses of muscle

58
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properties of reflexes (4)

A

requires stimulation
quick
involuntary
stereotyped

59
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conditioned reflexes

A

learned reponses

60
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pathway of reflex arc (5 steps)

A
  1. somatic receptors
  2. afferent nerve fibers
  3. integrating center
  4. efferent nerve fibers
  5. effectors
61
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muscle spindle

A

stretch receptors embedded in skeletal muscles

62
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stretch reflex

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when a muscle is stretched, it “fights back” and contracts maintain tone

63
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tendon reflex

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knee jerk

contraction of muscle when tendon is tapped

64
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flexor reflex

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quick contraction of flexor muscles resulting in withdrawal of a limb from an injurious stimuli

65
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paraplegia

A

paralysis of both lower limbs

66
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quadriplegia

A

paralysis of all four limbs

67
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hemiplegia

A

paralysis on one side of the body

68
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paresis

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partial paralysis or weakness of the limbs

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