Chapter 16 Part 1 Flashcards
Meninges- ;superficial and ends at s2
Dura mater
-middle layer -Avascular -subarachnoid space contains CSF (cerobrospinal fluid)
Arachnoid
Deepest and forms denticulate ligaments triangular shaped extensions that laterally anchor cord
Pig mater
In ___ spinal cord ends at superior border of L2(external spinal cord anatomy)
Adults
(Enlargements) ;nerves to upper limbs
Cervical
(Enlargements) ;nerves to lower limbs
Lumbar
Cone shaped end of spinal cord
Conus medullaris
Spinal nerves extending from end of cord like a horses tail
Cauda equina
Pig Mater extension that anchors spinal cord to coccyx
Filum terminale
(Internal spinal cord anatomy) ; shaped like letter H surrounded by white matter
Gray matter
Mainly contains cel bodies and unmyelinated neurons -subdivided into 3 horns
Gray matter
Groups of cell bodies in CNS
Nuclei
Contains sensory axons and nuclei
Posterior horn
Contains somatic motor nuclei ;controlled Skelton muscles
Anterior horn
Contains autonomic motor nuclei; controls glands, smooth and cardiac muscle
Lateral horn
Contains myelinated neurons
White matter
Subdivided into 3 columns
Anterior,posterior and lateral
Buddles of neurons located in white matter of CNS
Tracts
Conduct impulses to brain
Sensory (ascending) tracts
Conduct impulses from brain
Motor (descending) tracts
31 pairs in PNS are mixed (sensory and motor) nerves
Spinal nerves
(C1-c8)
Cervical
(T1-t12)
Thoracic
(L1-l5)
Lumbar