Exam 2 Rexed Laminae Flashcards
Thin cap over posterior horn
Lamina I
Pain receptor
Lamina II
Substantia Gelatinosa
Lamina II
Grouped together and named the Nucleus proprius
Lamina III, IV
- Posterior horn
- Relay for sensory info. such as touch, pressure
Lamina III, IV
Found in cervical area only
Lamina V
Complex of fibers & cell bodies known as the “formation reticularis”
Lamina V
Find cell bodies that send axons to the contralateral spinothalamic tracts
Lamina V
Missing at some cord levels
Lamina VI
Intermediate gray area
Lamina VII
Between the anterior & posterior horn
Lamina VII
T1- L2 & S2 - S4 - preganflionic parasympathic
Lamina VII
Many descending tract fibers
Lamina VII
Nucleus dorsalis (Clarke's nucleus or column) - extends from cord level C8 - L3
Lamina VII
Cell bodies contribute most axons to ascending fasciculus called “posterior spinocerebellar tract”
Lamina VII