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Introduction to the Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves Flashcards

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2 important functions of the spinal cord and its attached spinal nerves

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  • pathway for sensory and motor impulses

* responsible for reflexes

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what is another word for anterior

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ventral

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what is another word for posterior

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dorsal

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what is another word for dorsal plate

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alar plate (dorsal horn/sensory)

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what is another word for ventral plate

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basal plate (ventral horn/motor)

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what are the 3 layers of the meningeal coverings

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  1. Dura mater
  2. arachnoid mater
  3. pia mater
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what are the three spaces in the spinal cord

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subdural
subarachnoid
epidural

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what is the intervertebral foramen

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hole between vertebrae: where spinal cords exit out into the body

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what is the difference between roots and rami

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roots carry either motor or sensory while rami carry both motor and sensory

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what are the 4 plexuses in the spinal cord and where are they located

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  • cervical (C1-C8)
  • thoracic (T1-T12)
  • lumbar (L1-L5)
  • sacral (S1-S5)
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what is the dorsal root attributed with (sensory or motor)

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sensory

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what is the ventral root attributed with (sensory or motor)

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motor

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define dermatome

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area of skin innervated by the sensory fibers of a single nerve root

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define myotome

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a group of muscles that is primary innervated by the motor fibers of a single nerve root

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what are the three ways that spinal nerves are distributed in the body

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  1. intercostal nerves (anterior rami)
  2. dorsal rami (epaxial/back)
  3. nerves plexuses (anterior rami)
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what are the major terminal branches (peripheral nerves)

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  • musculocutaneous
  • median
  • ulnar
  • radial
  • axillary
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what is a reflex

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rapid, automatic, involuntary reactions of muscles or glands to a stimulus

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what are the components of a reflex arc

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  • the neural wiring of a single reflex
  • always begins at a receptor in the PNS
  • communicates with the CNS
  • ends at a peripheral effector (muscle or gland)cell
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define ipsilateral

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when both the receptor and effector organs of the reflex are on the same side of the spinal cord

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define contralateral

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when the sensory impulses from a receptor organ cross over through the spinal cord to activate effector organs in the opposite side limb

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what does the golgi tendon reflex do

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prevents skeletal muscles from tensing excessively

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what are the 2 division of the nervous system

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CNS and PNS

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what are the components of the CNS

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spinal cord and brain

derived from epiblast

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what are the components of the PNS

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(everything outside the CNS)

  • includes cranial nerves, spinal nerves and their roots and branches, peripheral nerves, and neuromuscular junctions
  • primarily derived from neural crest precursor cells and epiblast
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what are the 2 functional division of the nervous system
somatic and autonomic
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what is the role of the sensory nervous system
* afferent * receives sensory info from receptors and transmits it to the CNS. Somatic and visceral sensory components detect different types of stimuli
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what is the role of the motor nervous system
* efferent * initiates and tramsits motor output from the CNS to effectors and controls muscle tissues and glands. Somatic and autonomic components exert voluntary and autonomic control
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what is the different between somatic and visceral
somatic: touch, taste, smell, hearing, balance visceral: blood vessels, internal organs
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what is general sensory
transmit sensations from the body to the CNS
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what is somatic motor fibers
transmit impulses to skeletal muscles
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what do visceral sensory fibers do
transmit pain or subconscious visceral reflex sensations from hollow organs and blood vessels to the CNS
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what do visceral motor fibers do
transmit impulses to smooth muscle and glandular tissues
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what are the 4 types of CNS glial cells
astrocytes ependymal cells microglia oligodendrocytes
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what are astrocytes
star-like due to projections from their surface and help form the BBB, regulate tissue fluid composition, form structural network, assist neuronal development and occupy space of dying neurons
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what are ependymal cells
ciliated simple cuboid or columnar cells lining the interal cavities of the brain and spinal cord to assist in the production of CSF
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what are microglia
typically small with branches representing smallest percentages of CNS glial cells and act as protectors to infection or remove harmful substances
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what are oligodendrocytes
large with bulbous body and slender extensions that en-sheath portions of axons creating a myelin sheath. it insulates and provides faster transport of signals along the axon
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what are the 2 types of PNS glial cells
satellite and neurolemmocytes
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what are satellite cells
surround cell bodies of sensory neurons and regulate continuous exchange of nutrients and waste products between neurons and their environment
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what are neurolemmocytes/schwann cells
they ensheath PNS axons to form a myelin sheath and allow faster AP propagation within the PNS
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what is the subdural space
fluid-filled space or potential space between dura mater and arachnoid
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what is the subarachnoid space
* located between the arachnoid and pia mater and is filled with CNS * enlargement is in the dural sac, caudal to the conus medullaris
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what is the epidural space
area between the dura mater and the vertebral wall, containing fat and small blood vessels. The space is located just outside the dural sac which surrounds the nerve roots and is filled with CSF
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what is the conus medularis
inferior tapering portion of the spinal cord where spinal cord ends ends between L1 and L2
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what is the cauda equina
* collection of nerves at the base of the spinal column, near the first lumbar vertebra * primary function= to send and receive messages between the lower limbs and the pelvic organs, which consist of the bladder, the rectum, and the internal genital organs
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what is the dura mater
* composed mainly of tough fibrous tissue with some elastic fibers * outermost covering membrane of the spinal cord * tapers to coccygeal ligament
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what is the arachnoid mater
* delicate, avascular membrane composed of fibrous and elastic tissue that lines the spinal dural sac and its dural root sheaths * encloses the CSF-filled subarachnoid space containing the spinal cord, spinal nerve roots, and spinal ganglia
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what is the pia mater
* intermost covering membrane of the spinal cord, thin and transparent, and closely follows all the surface features of the spinal cord * meshwork of elastic and collagen fibers * denticulate ligaments * filum terminalis
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what is the cervical plexus and what nerves are included
(C1-C4) hypoglossal, accessory, lesser occipital, greater auricular, transverse cervical, ansas cervicalis, branch to brachial plexus, supraclavicular nerve, phrenic nerve
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what is the brachial plexus and what nerves are included
(C5-T1) pectoral, subscapular, nerve to subclavius, musculocutaneous, median, axillary, radial, thoracodorsal, long thoracic, ulnar
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what is the lumbar plexus and what nerves are included
(L1-L4) | iliohypoglastric, ilioinguinal, genitofemoral, lateral femoral cutaneous, femoral, obturator
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what is the sacral plexus and what nerves are included
(L4-S4) | superior gluteal, inferior gluteal, nerve to piriformis, sciatic nerve, posterior femoral cutaneous, pudendal

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