Nervous System Flashcards
Articular Process Role
Articulate to next vertebrae
Spinous / Transverse Process Role
Attach Muscles
Vertebral Foramen Role
Contains Spinal Cord
Boundaries of Vertebral Foramen
Vertebral Body, Pedicles, Lamina
C L S have proportionally large gray matter (vs T) because
Controlling limbs = more complex = more cell bodies
Dura Mater
Thick and protective
Arachnid Mater
Cerebrospinal Fluid
Pia Mater
Fine inner layer
Denticulate Ligament
Connect Pia Mater to Dura Mater
Filum Terminale
Anchors Spinal Cord to Coccyx
Dorsal Ramus goes to
Back
Ventral Ramus goes to
Limbs / front of body
Gray Ramus is
Post-ganglionic
White Ramus is
Pre-ganglion if
Autonomic Sensory info comes from the white/gray ramus
White