chapter 30 Flashcards
Gray matter of the spinal cord- an area of cell bodies ___________ the central nervous system
Within
The gray matter contains enlargements known as the ________________ and the ventral horns (motor)
dorsal horns (SENSORY)
White matter of the spinal cord- an area of fibers ____________ within the central nervous system. The white matter is divided into posterior, lateral, and ________________. These are columns of nerve bundles containing tracts that course up and down, to and from the brain. This includes tracts like the corticospinal tract for voluntary movement
1) Mainly AXONS
2) ANTERIOR FUNICULI
Dorsal root- arises from the dorsal surface of the spinal cord. The dorsal root contains _________ neurons only
SENSORY
Dorsal root ganglion- An enlarged portion of the dorsal root. A ganglion is defined as an area of cell bodies _____________ of the central nervous system. the dorsal root ganglion contains _____________ of sensory neurons
1) Outside
2) Cell bodies
Ventral root- Arises from the ventral surface of the spinal cord. The ventral root contains axons of _____________ neurons only
MOTOR
Spinal nerve- The ventral root joins with the dorsal root to form the spinal nerve. The spinal nerve divides into the ventral and dorsal _______
rami
Ventral ramus- The larger ventral ramus supplies the entire ____________, as well as the appendages. The ventral ramus contains ____________________
1) ANTERIOR TRUNK
2) Both sensory and motor neurons
Dorsal ramus- The smaller dorsal ramus supplies structures of the __________. The dorsal ramus contains _________________
1) Back
2) Both sensory and motor neurons
Sensory neurons- the cell bodies is in the dorsal root ganglion. Sensory neurons are also __________________
AFFERENT NEURONS
Interneurons neuron- Shown synapsing with a _______________. It is also shown crossing the other side of the spinal cord, leaving the _____________, entering the ______________, and beginning to ascend through the cord
1) Motor neuron
2) Gray matter
3) white matter
Motor neuron- the cell body is in the gray matter of the spinal cord, and its axon passing through the white matter into the ____________. Motor neurons are also called _______________
1) Ventral root
2) EFFERENT NEURONS
The spinal cord is a long cylindrical mass of nervous tissue that occupies the upper _________________ of the vertebral canal. It is connected to the brain superiorly, where it is continuous with the medulla oblongata. It extends inferiorly to the level of _________
1) TWO-THIRD
2) LV2
The lower end of the spinal cord has a conical shape and is termed the ______________________. It presents enlargements in the cervical and lumbar regions, where the cell bodies of the neurons for the upper limb and lower limb are located
1)
2)
Conus medullaris
1) Cervical enlargement
2) Lumbosacral enlargement
the CERVICAL ENLARGEMENT is located from the __________________ spinal segments
C5 to T1
The LUMBOSACRAL ENLARGEMENT is located from the __________________ spinal segments
L1 to S3
Below the vertebral level of ________, the canal is occupied by the ___________________:
1) This consists of the long roots of the lower spinal nerves and the _______________, which descends in a bundle from the conus medullaris
2) Because of the difference in length of the spinal cord and the vertebral canal, the level of attachment of the spinal root to the cord is ______________ than the level of emergence of the spinal nerve
1) LV2
2) Cauda equina
3) Filum terminal
4) Higher