Exam 2 Flashcards
supply with nerves
innervate
supply with blood
perfuse
Regions of the spinal cord:
cervical
thoracic
lumbar
sacral
coccygeal
includes all neural structures contained within the vertebrae
* Spinal cord
* Dorsal and ventral roots
* Spinal nerves
* Meninges
spinal region
Cervical spinal nerves
c1-c8
Thoracic spinal nerves
T1-T12
Lumbar spinal nerves
L1-L5
Sacral spinal nerves
S1-S5
Coccygeal spinal nerves
C1
How many spinal nerves are there?
31 spinal nerves
Where do spinal nerves exit?
between their same number of vertebrae
Vertebrae:
C1-C7
T1-T12
L1-L5
S1-S5
C1-3
Segments of the spinal nerves
Each segment of the cord is connected to a specific region of the body by axons traveling through a pair of spinal nerves.
Connections of nerve rootlets to the exterior of the cord indicate
segments
carry all motor and sensory axons of a single spinal segment.
spinal nerves
In the cervical region, spinal nerves are found above the corresponding vertebrae except
the eighth spinal nerve
In the remainder of the cord, spinal nerves lie below the corresponding vertebrae
process sensory information
dorsal horn
processes autonomic information
lateral horn
processes motor information
ventral horn
region of neural tissue where neuron cell bodies are concentrated
gray matter
region of neural tissue where bundles of myelinated axons are concentrated
white matter
Sensations from skin:
touch
pressure
pain
touch
Sensations from muscles, tendons, and joints:
proprioception
where the axons from a sensory neuron and motor neuron come together
spinal nerve
central process and peripheral process make the
dorsal root ganglion
Is there a such thing as a ventral root ganglion?
No
spinal nerve
mixed nerve
every spinal nerve has a dorsal (sensory) root and a ventral (motor) root
Yes (mixed nerve)
What does the spinal nerve consist of?
mixed nerves (motor & sensory)
why do axons segregate?
so information can go to the part of the body that it needs to go to
Ventral Ramus
information goes to lateral and anterior receptors and skeletal muscles
Dorsal Ramus
sensory to the skin posterior trunk and motor to a portion of the erector spinae muscles