Lecture 3: Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerve, Dorsal Scapular Region Flashcards
Spinal nerves
-originate at spinal cord
-connects peripheral nervous system to CNS
-31 pairs
5 regions of spinal nerves
1) cervical (8)
2) thoracic (12)
3) lumbar (5)
4) sacral (5)
5) coccygeal (1)
How do the nerves exit?
Goes between vertebrae’s expect C1 it goes above it.
Why is there Cervical enlargement in spinal cord
Large because it has to supply neurons to all muscles in arm and leg
Ventral nerve roots help with what?
Motor
Dorsal nerve roots help with what?
Sensory
Ventral rami
Inner age ventral body wall and all limb parts
Dorsal rami
Innervate skin and muscles of back
Dermatomes
-Area of skin supplied by an individual spinal nerve
-used to assess level of SCI
Spinal meninges
-thick covering around spinal cord
-helps keep CSP in
3 layers of spinal meninges
1) dura (outer layer)
2) arachnoid (middle layer)
3) pia (inner layer) only one to touch spinal cord
Where does the spinal cord terminate?
Between L1/L2 vertebral level.
Where does the spinal Dural sac terminate?
At the S2 segment
Conus medullaris
Terminal end of spinal cord
Cauda equine in lumbar cistern
-A subarachnoid space inferior to the conus medullaris.
Nerves that compose the cauda equina innervate…
Pelvic organs and lower limbs
Filum terminale internum
-upper 3/4 of filum
-covered by spinal dura and arachnoid meninges
What’s the space outside of the spinal dura mater?
Epidural space
What’s the space in between the spinal dura mater and the spinal arachnoid Mater?
Subdural space
What is the space between the spinal arachnoid mater and spinal pia mater?
Subarachnoid space: CSF
Cauda equina stops?
At L1L2
CSF
Cerebrospinal fluid
-a clear, colorless body fluid found within tissues that surrounds brain and spinal cord of all veretbraes.
Meningitis
Inflammation of the meninges
Spinal tap
-lumbar puncture
-lie on side with knees to chest, needle is inserted in spinal canal, to collect CSF for testing.
L3/4 nerves
-provide sensation to front part of thigh and inner side of lower leg.
-control hip n knee movements
L4/5 nerves
-provide sensation to outer side of lower leg and upper part of fort between first and second toe
What are the function of ligaments?
Helps resist excess motion
Spinal ligaments
-anterior longitudinal ligament (ALL)
-posterior longitudinal ligament (PLL)
-ligamentous flava
-supraspinous ligament
-ligamentum nuchae
-interspinous ligament
Where does the ligamentous flava and PLL live?
Spinal canal
Most common cause of spinal stenosis occurs where?
ligamentum flava and PLL
-it will hypertrophy which causes it to become thicker and take up space in vertebral canal
How many muscles attach to the scapula?
20
Muscles attached to the dorsal scapular region
Supraspinatus
Infraspinatous
Tres minor
What kind of bone is the scapula?
Sesamoid bone
ALL
Ligament anterior to vertebral body