dermatomes and more! Flashcards
lateral shoulder
C5
anterior thigh
L3, L4
index, middle fingers
C7
dorsal foot
L5
nipple
T4
ring, little fingers
C8, T1
umbilicus
T10
lateral foot, sole
S1
thumb
C6
biceps reflex
C5, C6
achiles reflex
S1, S2
quads (patellar knee jerk)
L2, L3, L4
brachioradialis
C5, C6
finger flexors
C8, T1
triceps
C7,C8
Interossei, flexor digitorum (finger flexors)
C8, T1
Tibialis anterior (foot dorsiflexor)
L4, L5
Iliopsoas (hip flexor), quadriceps
L2, L3, L4
Gastrocnemius (foot plantar flexor)
S1, S2
which is general and which local pain? extramedullary or intramedullary lesions of the spinal cord
general: intramedullary
loca: extramedullary
A suspended pattern of deficit with sacral sparing indicates an
intramedullary lesion within the spinal cord itself (because sacrum is so lateral on spinal cord)
anterior spinal artery occlusion usually happens where in spinal cord?
lower thoracic, upper lumbar spinal cord
posterior lateral syndrome occurs where in spinal cord
thoracic
are reflexes lost in tabes dorsalis?
eventually, since the afferent reflex arcs are disrupted.
extrapyramidal system refers to mostly
the basal ganglia