lecture 19 Flashcards
Where is the foramen magnum??
at the bottom of the cranium that is a hole for the spinal cord to attach into.
Where does your spinal cord end?
The spinal cord ends at the inferior border of the 1st lumbar vertebra (L1)
What does the meningeal sack do?
That contains the spinal cord within the vertebral cavity or the canal that the vertebra form.
Is the meningeal sack filled with fluid?
Yes
At the end of the spinal cord there is a tapered cone called what?
Conus medularis which is non-neural tissue.
What is connective tissue that runs off from the Conus Medularis called?
Filum terminale which means terminal filament.
What does the filum terminale do?
It connects the tip of the spinal cord to the very end of the sack of meniges that the spinal cord sits in. It basically anchors the spinal cord.
Why does the filum terminale attach to the meningeal sack?
So the spinal cord doesn’t loosely hang around and hit the walls of the sack and damage the spinal cord, it keeps it in place.
How many segments does the spinal cord have?
31 segments
What comes of each segment in the spinal cord?
One pair (left and right) spinal nerves
How many cervical spinal nerves are there?
There are 8 cervical vertebrae
Where do spinal nerves exit the vertebral column?
Spinal nerves exit the vertebral column at the level appropriate to their origin.
What is at the end of the spinal cord?
A large collection of long nerves called Cauda Equina
What is the sulcus
Means furrow
What is fissure?
A deep sulcus
Where is the median sulcus found?
On the dorsal side in little furrows
Where is the median fissure found?
It is found on the anterior view of the spinal segment, large furrow
What is grey matter? and where is it found?
Collection of cell bodies in the cerebral cortex and its right in the middle of the spinal cord.
What is white matter? and where is it found?
White matter is made out of axons/ contains axons and is everything outside of the grey matter.