Final Exam Flashcards
How many cervical nerves/vertebra are there?
8/7
How many thoracic nerves/vertebra are there?
12/12
How many lumbar nerves/vertebra are there?
5/5
How many sacral nerves/vertebra are there?
5/5 (fused together)
How many coccygeal nerves/vertebra are there?
1/4
Define conus medullaris
Term for end of spinal cord
Define Cauda equina
Horse tail-like nerves below cauda equina
Level of the end of the spinal cord
L1 or L2 vertebra
Filum terminale function
Anchors end of spinal cord to proper to the coccyx
Level of the end of the dural sac
S2
Location of lumbar cistern
Between L2 and S1
Why perform spinal taps at the lumbar cistern?
Because the is no more spinal cord within the subarachnoid space.
When does brainstem become spinal cord?
Beyond the foramen magnum.
Type of information carried by the dorsal rami
Sensory and Motor
Type of information carried by the ventral rami
Sensory and Motor
Type of information carried by the dorsal root
Sensory
Type of information carried by the ventral root
Motor
Location of 1st order neuron cell bodies
Dorsal root ganglia
Define efferent
Information leaving
Define afferent
Information arriving
1st order neuron type (cell shape)
Pseudounipolar
Where do the first order neurons of the dorsal column synapse?
Nucleus gracillis/cuneatus
What spinal cord structure contains the cell bodies of the sympathetic nerves?
Lateral horns
What ascending tract carries the sensation of pain?
Lateral spinothalamic tract
Function of impulses transmitted in the tectospinal tract
Allow for movement of the neck to allow eyes to follow a moving object
The CSF in the central canal of the spinal cord is…
hardly circulating