l4

Question 1

spinal cord length

Answer 1

42 45 cm adult

Question 2

spinal cord diameter

Answer 2

1 2 cm

Question 3

8

Answer 3

cervical

Question 4

12

Answer 4

thoracic

Question 5

5

Answer 5

lumbar

Question 6

5 sacral

Question 7

1

Answer 7

coccygeal nerve

Question 8

Lateral horn contain

Answer 8

AMN autonomic motor neuron

Question 9

vertebral canal function

Answer 9

support
protection

Question 10

spinal nerves pass through?

Answer 10

intervertebral foramina

Question 11

lower motor function from?

Answer 11

ventral horn

Question 12

lower motor function can be stimulated by

Answer 12

reflexes
UMN

Question 13

lateral horn has? function?

Answer 13

AMN
involuntary stuff
send axon to prevertebral ganglia

Question 14

lumbar + sacral =?

Answer 14

cauda equina (horse tail)

Question 15

spinal cord extend till?

Answer 15

L1 or L2

Question 16

cervical, lumbar enlarges =>?

Answer 16

increased nervous tissues for the innervation of the limbs (arms, hands, legs, feets)

Question 17

white matter contain?

Answer 17

column dorsal, lateral, ventral
+ collection of tracts (collection of axon carry same type of information)

Question 18

spinothalamic tract asc or desc

Answer 18

ascending tract

Question 19

spinothalamic carry?

Answer 19

pain, temp, crude touch sensory

Question 20

spinothalamic damage? size increase when

Answer 20

increase as it moves up bc more information added to those higher
damage = loss sense below level of damage

Question 21

dorsal column carry?

Answer 21

proprioceptor (body position) fine touch

Question 22

dorsal colum carry lower body sensation

Answer 22

medially

Question 23

dorsal carry upper sense (t6 up)

Answer 23

laterally