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MSCT: Vertebral Column and Spinal Cord Flashcards

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Identify

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Identify

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Identify the following parts

  • Body
  • Arch
  • Lamina
  • Pedicles
  • Transverse processes
  • Spinous Processes
  • Articular facets
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Identify the Intervertebral foramina

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Identify the Vertebral Canal

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The supraspinous and interspinous ligaments attach …

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The spines of adjacent vertebrae to each other

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Identify

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Identify the Supraspinous and Interspinous Ligaments

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Identify the ligamentum flavum

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10
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Identify the Posterior longitudinal ligament

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Identify the anterior longitudinal ligament

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12
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Ligament which limits hyperextension

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Anterior longitudinal Ligament

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Vertebral Ligament which limits hyperflexion

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Posterior Longitudinal Ligament

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14
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Spinal cord is part of the _____________ Nervous System

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Central Nervous System

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15
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Inferior continuation of the brain

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Spinal cord

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16
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Where does the spinal cord began?

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Foramen Magnum

17
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Where does the spinal cord terminate?

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L2 in adults

sometimes lower in children

18
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The Spinal cord has a _____________ from the vertebral levels of C3 to T2

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cervical enlargement

19
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The cervical enlargement is necessary for?

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The large nerve supply necessary for the two upper limbs

20
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There is a ___________________ from vertebral levels T9 to T12

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Lumbosacral enlargement

21
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The lumbosacral enlargement is necessary for?

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large nerve supply necessary for the two lower limbs

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Cervical enlargement spinal cord segments

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C4 to T1

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Lumbosacral enlargement spinal cord segments

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L2 to S3

24
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How many pairs of spinal nerves leave the spinal cord?

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31 pairs

25
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are cervical?

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8

26
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are thoracic?

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12

27
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are lumbar?

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5

28
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are sacral?

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5

29
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are coccygeal?

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1

30
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The distal tapering end of the spinal cord is referred to as?

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Conus Medullaris

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What is the conus medullaris?

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distal tapering end of the spinal cord L2 in adults

32
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Inferior to the conus medullaris is the?

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Cauda Equina

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The Cauda Equina is?

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A loose collection of ventral and dorsal roots

34
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Filum terminale is?

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in the center of the cauda equina is a filament continuous with the pia mater surrounding the spinal cord

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Filum Terminale intradural portion ends at

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S2 where it attaches to the end of the dural sac

36
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Filum Terminale extradural portion ends at?

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the coccyx

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Identify

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Identify

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