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Exam 2 Neuro: Spinal Cord Anatomy Flashcards

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What are the 3 spinal meningeal layers & their order inner to outer?

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Pia Mater (inner), then Arachnoid layer(middle), & Dura (outer layer)

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Collection of nerve roots come from where?

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Cauda Equina

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What is the end of the spinal cord is called?

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Conus Medullaris

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What fastens/anchors the base of the spinal cord? At what skeletal landmark?

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Filum Terminale & sacral hiatus

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What are the two parts of the Filum terminale?

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  • Filum Terminale internum (Inside the Dural sac)
  • Filum Terminale externum
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Where does the Dural sac terminate?

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S-2

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Where does the spinal cord end in an adult?

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L-1 to L-2

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The Pia mater layer sits right on top of what?

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Nervous system tissue (neurons & supporting cells).

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Between which 2 layers does CSF flow & what is that space called?

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Between Pia & Arachnoid. Called the subarachnoid space.

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Where does the Dura layer taper off & why?

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At the spinal ganglia. CSF give cushion & nutrition to the neurons

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What 2 things are directly located above the dural space?

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Fatty tissue & veins

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Why are epidurals performed below S-2?

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Cauda equina has more space & Dural sac is larger

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What wraps around the cauda equina?

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The Dural sac

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Where are the 2 spinal cord enlargements & why?

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  • At cervical C3 thru C6 & between T11 thru L1.
  • Lots of synapse & cell bodies making decisions for upper & lower extremities
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Why does the spinal cord narrow in the thorax?

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Not as many sensors. More for signal transport.

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Where does the spinal cord end in a newborn?

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L-2 to L-3

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What is another name for the Dural sac?

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Lumbar cistern

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What is an incomplete fusion & adjustments should one make?

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  • Ligmentum flava does not have complete midline fusion.
  • Come slightly off midline with epidural.
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What is another name for the Pyramidal tracts?

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Corticospinal tracts

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What is the medulla crossover point for corticospinal tract #1 called & where is it?

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Pyramidal Decussation & in the Medulla

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What is the primary way for efferent corticospinal tract #1?

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Cortex -> Internal capsule -> Pyramids of Medulla -> Pyramidal decussation -> descending the lateral corticospinal tracts -> then lateral tract talks to anterior horns thru, Lamina 8, to motor neuron -> signal exits anterior rootlets

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What percentage of pathway does not cross over & travels down which tract?

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1-2% & travels down the uncrossed lateral corticospinal tract

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Where is the crossover point for the 2nd corticospinal tract?

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In the spinal cord at the same level it initiates activity

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What is the purpose for Spinocerebellar tracts?

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Feedback about movement, coordination

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Dorsal spinocerebellar tracts are ______ feedback & ventral spinocerebellar tracts are _____feedback.
Muscle spindle & Golgi tendon
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Ventral spinocerebellar tracts terminate at the ___ cerebellar peduncle & dorsal tracts terminate at the ___cerebellar peduncle.
Superior & inferior
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Fast pain ascends through the ____ pathway & slow pain ascends through the ____pathway.
Lateral & anterior
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What neurotransmitter is used by fast pain?
Glutamate
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What neurotransmitters are used by slow pain?
Substance P, CGRP, & Glutamate
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What is an example of slow pain?
Stomachache, hot & cold
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What signal travels through Lamina 1?
Fast pain
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What is another name for slow pain tract?
Paleospinothalamic tract
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What is another name for fast pain tract?
Neospinothalamic tract
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Where do pain signals cross over?
Anterior White Commissure at the same level it enters
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Where does a lot of slow pain signals terminate?
In the Reticular formation in the PONS
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How much of slow pain makes it to the thalamus?
~ 15%
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The Reticular Formation plays a role in our?
Level of awareness & emotions
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If a person has a hard time sleeping, feels emotionally crappy and has a lot of pain, what is most likely being overstimulated?
The Reticular Formation
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The part of slow signal that makes it through the thalamus get relayed to the?
Parietal lobe
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Where does fast pain cross over?
Lamina 10
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What does fast pain pass through on its way to the thalamus?
The Ventrobasal complex
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What are the Extrapyramidal tracts called?
Vestibulospinal, Olivospinal, Reticulospinal, Rubrospinal
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What is the function of the Vestibulospinal tract?
Eye fixation, muscle orientation during acceleration
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What is the function of the Olivospinal tract?
Coordinate activation or inactivation of movement
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What is the function of the Reticulospinal tract?
Maintenance of muscle tone
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What is the function of the Rubrospinal tract?
Modulation of voluntary movement
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In someone with a stroke showing abnormal jerking movement would have a problem with this tract?
Reticulospinal
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Where does the process of the DIC start & then descends?
In the brainstem
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Where can the DIC system be activated?
The periventricular nuclei or the Periaqueductal gray
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What are the 1st order neurons in the DIC?
Enkephalins neurons
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What are the 2nd order neurons in the DIC?
Serotonergic neurons
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What is the connection point between 1st & 2nd order neurons?
Raphe magnus nucleus
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Where would 3rd order neurons be located?
In the spinal cord
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What kind of neuron is the 3rd order?
Enkephalin neuron
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3rd order neurons receive information from the 2nd order via what?
Serotonin
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What kind of endogenous opioid shuts down pain in the DIC?
Enkephalin
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What is the purpose of pain receptors?
To keep us from hurting ourselves
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Name 3 locations that do not have pain receptors?
Brain itself, Alveoli of the lungs, & the liver
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What part of the brain does contain pain receptors?
Dura mater & meninges
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What part of the liver contains the pain receptors?
The fibrous coating
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What kind of neurons are on muscles?
A- alpha
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Does blocking prostaglandin inhibit pain stimulus?
No, it decreases bodies’ sensitivity to pain stimulus
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What are the 3 Fast pain receptors responding to Glutamate?
AMPA, NMDA, Kainate
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Activating an AMPA receptor will result in?
Na+ influx then action potential
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If an NMDA receptor is activated, it will result in?
Na+ &/or Ca++ influx
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Enkephalin receptors increase what?
Cell p
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Opioid receptors are only found in the CNS?
False, there are some in the periphery
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What location do opioids always exert their effect?
At the synapse
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What is the pain benefit of SSRI’s & SNRI’s & TCA’s?
They block serotonin re-uptake, which results in more enkephalin release.
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What kind of drug would most likely be given for someone with depression & a history of chronic pain?
TCA
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What kind of receptors are NMDA & AMPA?
Ionotropic receptors
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What are the primary & secondary Glutamate receptors?
Primary= AMPA, Secondary= NMDA
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A resting cell receives Glutamate, what happens to the NMDA receptors?
Nothing, they are blocked by magnesium
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What happens to NMDA receptors once a cell is depolarized?
The intracellular magnesium unblocks the channel
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NMDA receptors in the brain help us with what?
Learning & memory
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iNOS produces ____ from _____ causing relaxation of smooth muscle?
Nitric oxide & arginine
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What does Nitric Oxide do to the 1st order neuron cell?
Increase Glutamate release & sensitivity of which glutamate will be released --> increased pain
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What do prostaglandins do to the 1st order neuron?
Increase sensitivity & amount of neurotransmitter released
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Enkephalin or opioid receptors increase cell wall permeability to what?
K+ --> cell inhibition
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Activating Alpha-2 receptors decrease _____ release & shutting down the ____ synaptic cell?
Neurotransmitter & Pre
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Anesthetic gasses directly work on cells by what mechanism?
Increase cell permeability to K+
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What is the indirect mechanism of anesthetic gasses?
Activation of Periaqueductal gray & Periventricular nuclei
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What is the benefit of using Ketamine in anesthesia?
Able to keep BP & ventilation pretty normal
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Chronic ketamine exposure can lead to what?
Lead to decreasing NMDA receptor formation
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What is the main inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord?
Glycine
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The capability to distinguish two points of stimulation, even if very close together is an example of what?
Lateral inhibition
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Cranial nerves 5 & 9 are associated with what kind of syndrome?
tic douloureux
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Paroxysmal facial, mouth or throat pain caused by touch or cold is indicative of?
tic douloureux
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In what column do pain sensation, crude touch, & temperature sensation signals travel?
Anterolateral columns
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Where is the Somatosensory cortex located?
In the postcentral gyrus
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Where is the primary motor cortex located?
In the precentral gyrus
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Anterolateral signals cross in the?
Anterior white commisure
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Information about highly localized touch sensation & body position is conveyed through what system?
DCML
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Where are the 1st order afferent neuron cell bodies of the DCML found?
In the dorsal root ganglia
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What carries axons from the nucleus gracilis to the thalamus?
medial lemniscus
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What kind of fibers need to be stimulated to decrease peripheral sharp pain & this is an example of what?
Beta type A from peripheral tactile receptors. Lateral inhibition
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What body part is superior & medial of the post-central gyrus (Hemunculus)?
Lower limb
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Loss of vibration & motor function on the right hand would be indicative of?
Loss or damage to the right side of the spinal cord @C-2
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Loss of all activity off the right side of the spinal cord @ C-2 would result in what kind of loss in the left hand?
Crude touch, pain sensation, & temperature sensation. (those travel on the contralateral side in the anterolateral system)
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What disorder is characterized by loss of pain on one side & loss of sensation on the other?
Brown-Sequard syndrome

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