Lecture 5 Flashcards
What are the five segments of the spinal cord?
•Cervical
•Thoracic
•Lumbar
•Sacral
•Coccygeal
How many nerves in each segment?
•Cervical - 8
•Thoracic - 12
•Lumbar - 5
•Sacral - 5
•Coccygeal - 1
What is the spinal cord continuous with?
The medulla
What is the Foramen Magnum?
The hole where the spinal cord exits the skull
What level does the spinal cord end at?
L1/L2
What is the Spinal cord continuous with?
The medulla
What is the Conus Medullaris?
The sacral part of the spinal cord at L1/L2 where the spinal cord ends
How many cervical vertebrae are there?
7 vertebrae but 8 nerves
Where does the C1 nerve exit?
Between the base of the skull and the C1 vertebrae
How are the cervical nerves named?
The nerve is named for the vertebrae below it
How are the rest of the nerves (not cervical) named?
They are named for the vertebrae above it
What Is the Dural Sac?
The continuation of the spinal cord down to S2 that encapsulates tracts in CSF
What are intervertebral foramen?
Holes that spinal nerves exit between the vertebrae
Where do Ventral roots leave the Spinal Cord?
The anterolateral sulcus
Where do Dorsal roots leave the spinal cord?
At the posterolateral sulcus
What are Dorsal Root Gangla?
Collection of cell bodies of the sensory nerves
Where is the grey matter of the spinal cord found?
In the center
Where does the Posterior Spinal Artery descend?
Down the posterior lateral sulcus
Where does the Anterior Spinal Artery sit?
In the anterior median fissure
Where does the Anterior Spinal Artery come from?
It branches off of the two vertebral arteries and joins together
What is the Denticulate Ligaments?
Areas of the Pia mater that branch out and attach to the dura mater through the arachnoid mater and holds up the spinal cord
What is the Filum Terminale?
An extension of the Pia mater attaches it to the coccygeal bone. It can be cut without consequence because denticulate ligaments hold the spinal cord in place.
What does the Dura Mater become once the nerve leaves the spinal cord?
The epineurium
Where in the spinal cord do Axons enter the spinal cord?
At the dorsal root
Where in the spinal cord do Axons leave the spinal cord?
At the ventral root
What does the Ventral Root contain?
Somatic Motor Axons
What does the Dorsal Root contain?
Axons from the sensory part of the body
What is a spinal nerve?
The collection of all the ventral and dorsal root axons