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motor neurons

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-1 axon
-several dendrites- shorter and unsheathed
-axon are myelinated - myelin sheath
-muscle contraction
-control secretion
-efferent
-away from CNS to muscles and glands

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sensory neurons

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-do not have true dendrites
-attached to sensory
-transmit impulses to CNS
-stimulate interneurons -> motor neurons
-afferent

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interneurons

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-entirely in CNS
-transmit signals from sensory to motor neurons

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white matter

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-CNS
-composed of bundles of myelinated axons which connect the various grey matter regions together
-common origin and destination called tracts
-inner
-myelin acts as an insulator and hence nerve signals are transmitted at greater speed

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gray matter

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-CNS
-composed of neuronal cell bodies and dendrites
-2 different arrangements -> laminae and a nucleus
-unmyelinated nerve fibers
-functions in regions of the brain where information is processed
-outer
-laminae- neuron cell bodies in layered arrangement -> cerebral cortex, cerebellar cortex, and spinal cord
-nucleus- tight cluster of neuron cell bodies located deep in cerebral hemispheres, brainstem, and spinal cord
-make up ventral and dorsal horns

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spinal cord

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-gray matter on inside
-white matter outside
-opposite!
-spans from foramen magnum to L1-L2
-conus medullaris- tapered region at the end of the cord
-filum terminale- filament extending inferiorly from the end of spinal cord in the dural sac and attaches to dorsum of coccyx -> anchors the inferior end of the spinal cord

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CNS

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-brain- cerebrum, brainstem, cerebellum
-spinal cord- cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
-meninges- dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

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PNS

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-sensory receptors
-ganglia (collection of neuron cell bodies) and nerves
-cranial (12) and spinal nerves (31)
-brings sensory information to CNS
-carries motor output from CNS to initiate rxn
-able to regenerate
-endoneurium- surrounds neurolemma cells and axons
-perineurium- surrounds bundle of nerve fibers
-epineurium- surrounds a bundle of nerve fibers

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cranial nerves

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-afferent and efferent
-sensory, motor, autonomic
-associated with distinct brain stem nuclei and cortical structures
-most posterior and laternal nuclei -> sensory
-anterior tend to motor
-CN 1,2,8 - afferent
-CN 3,4,6,11,12- efferent
-CN 5,7,9,10- mixed
-CN 1,2 - arise from cerebrum
-remaining 10 arise from brain stem

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peripheral nerves

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-peripheral nerves for a particular region of the body feed into the spinal cord at a particular site -> anatomical dermatome
-injury to a specific part of the spine may affect all body parts by innervated nerves ventral to that area

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cervical spinal injury

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-more severe
-more of the body is affected
-C1-C4 injuries- may impair breathing

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somatic nervous system

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-somatic parts of CNS and PNS
-sensory and motor
-innervates all of body except viscera, smooth muscle and glands
-transmit touch, pain, temp, and position from sensory receptors
-somatic motor fibers stimulate voluntary muscle

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dermatome

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area of the dermis that is mainly supplied by afferent nerve fibers from the dorsal root of any spinal nerve
-C1 has no dermatome

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dorsal and ventral roots

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-multiple rootlets attach to anterior and posterior surfaces of the spinal cord and combine to form anterior and posterior roots
-posterior roots- afferent (sensory) from skin
-cell bodies of axons in posterior roots are in the spinal ganglia (outside the spinal cord) -> posterior root ganglia
-anterior roots- efferent- motor -> presynaptic autonomic fibers
-cell bodies of somatic axons in anterior roots are in the anterior horns in the gray matter of the spinal cords

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posterior and anterior ramus supply

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-Each spinal nerve divides immediately into aposterior (dorsal) ramusandanterior (ventral) ramus
-The posterior rami- supply the zygapophysial joints, deep muscles of the back (intrinsic), and overlying skin, trunk, head, neck
-anterior rami- supply the muscles, joints, and skin of the LIMBS and the remainder of the trunk.(anterolateral trunk)

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arterial supply to spinal cord

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-branches of vertebral, ascending cervical, deep cervical, intercostal, lumbar, and lateral sacral arteries
-3 longitudinal arteries supply the spinal cord
-anterior spinal artery formed by the union of branches of vertebral arteries and paired posterior spinal arteries
-each of which are a branch of a vertebral artery or the posterior inferior cerebellar artery
-spinal arteries run longitudinally from the medulla of the brain stem to the conis medularis of the spinal cord
-anterior and posterior spinal arteries supply only the short superior part of spinal cord
-circulation to spinal cord depends on spinal branches of ascending cervical, deep cervical, vertebral, posterior intercostal, and lumbar arteries that enter the vertebral canal through IV foramina

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ANS

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-sympathetic, parasympathetic, enteric
-have efferent and afferent sensory and motor signals that are sent to CNS
-preganglionic with cell body in CNS
-postganglionic with cell body in periphery that innervates target tissues

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enteric

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-can function independently of nervous system
-digestion
-2 ganglionated plexuses: myenteric and submucosal
-myenteric- between longitudinal and circular smooth muscle of GI tract
-submucosal- present within submucosa
-self contained
-functions off local reflex activity
-receives activity from and provides feedback to sympathetic and para
-may receive from postganglionic sympathetic neurons or preganglionic parasympathetic neurons

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sympathetic

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-cell bodies in enteromediolateral columns or lateral horns on spinal cord
-presynaptic fibers exit through anterior roots and enter anterior rami T1-L2 spinal nerve -> sympathetic trunks by white rami communicates
-fibers can ascend or descend to a superior or inferior paravertebral ganglion
-past to the adjacent anterior spinal nerve rami by grey rami communicates
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-cross through the trunk without synapsing and continue through abdominal pelvic splenic nerve to reach prevertebral ganglia
-presynaptic are short than post

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ganglia

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-3 cervical- superior, middle, and inferior
-12 thoracic
-4 lumbar
-5 sacral
-inferior cervical ganglion may fuse with the first thoracic -> form stellate ganglion
-all nerves distal to paravertebral ganglion are splenic

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-afferent and efferent between CNS and viscera
-cardiopulmonary splenic nerves carry postsynaptic fibers for the thoracic cavity
-abdominopelvic splenic nerves pass through paravertebral without synapse -> greater, lesser, least, and lumbar splenic nerves
-synapse in prevertebral ganglia that are closer to target organ
-prevertebral ganglia are part of nervous plexuses that surround the branches of aorta -> celiac aortic or renal, superior and inferior mesenteric ganglion
-celiac receive input from superior greater splenic nerve -> innervate foregut, distal esophagus, stomach, proximal duodenum, pancreas, liver, biliary system, spleen, adrenal glands
-aortic or renal from the lesser splenic nerve
-superior and inferior mesenteric from the least and lumbar splenic nerves

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superior mesenteric ganglion

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-innervates midgut
-distal duodenum, jejunum, ilium, cecum, appendix, ascending colon, and proximal transverse colon

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inferior mesenteric ganglion innervation

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-hindgut
-distal transverse, descending, and sigmoid colon, rectum, and upper anal canal
-bladder
-externa genitalia and gonadals

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parasympathetic fibers

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-exit by cranial nerve CN 3,7,9,10 and S2-S4 nerve roots
-4 pairs ganglion
-all in head
-CN 3- ciliary ganglion - innervates iris and ciliary muscles of the eye
-CN 7- lacrimal, nasal, palatine, and pharyngeal glands via pterygopalatine ganglion AND submandibular and sublingual glands via submandibular ganglion
-CN 9- parotid glands via otic ganglion
-CN 10- thoracic and abdominal viscera
-sacral- descending sigmoid colon and rectum
-every other parasympathetic preganglionic synapses near or on the wall of target
-pre long than post

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vagus nerve
-parasympathetic -innervate abdominal and thoracic viscera -4 cell bodies in medulla oblongata: -dorsal nucleus -nucleus ambiguous- motor fibers and preganglionic neurons that innervate heart, -nucleus solitaris- receives afference of taste sensation and viscera -spinal trigeminal nucleus- touch, pain, temperature of outer ear, mucosa of larynx, and part of dura -conducts sensory information from baroreceptors of the carotid sinus and aortic arch to the medulla
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sympathetic vs parasympathetic
-contrasting and coordinating affects -innervate a lot of the same tissue -preganglionic neuron is in the gray matter of CNS -cell bodies of postganglionic are outside CNS in the autonomic ganglia -postsynaptic terminate on the effector organs -> smooth muscle, modified cardiac muscle, glands
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sympathetic vs parasympathetic
-postsynaptic neurons release different neurotransmitters -norepinephrine for sympathetic (except sweat glands) -ACh for parasympathetic -location of the presynaptic cell bodies differentiate and which nerves conduct presynaptic fibers from CNS
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ventral horn
-gray matter -shorter -wider -neuron cell bodies are somatic motor neuron cell bodies -axons exit via ventral rootlets -innervate skeletal muscle cells
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dorsal horn
-gray matter -longer -narrower -interneuron cell bodies within -interneurons receive sensory information from sensory neuron axons that enter the dorsal horn and relay information to motor neurons and/or other interneurons
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lateral horn
-gray matter -only in T1-L2 (sympathetic) -neuron cell bodies of autonomic nervous system -autonomic cell bodies are in other areas of the cord like S2-S4 (parasympathetic) -> but no lateral horn
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dorsal root ganglion (DRG)
-only present in dorsal root
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dorsal ramus
-smaller -supplies dorsal trunk, neck, head -visceral motor, somatic motor, and sensory innervation to and from the intrinsic back muscles, joints and vertebral column and skin
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ventral ramus
-larger -innervate ventrolateral trunk, upper limbs, lower limbs with visceral motor, somatic motor, and sensory information to and from the muscles, joints, and skin
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rami communicantes
-from a ventral ramus to paravertebral (sympathetic) ganglia -pathway for sympathetic visceral efferent and afferent neurons and visceral
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white matter spinal cord
-anterior column (funiculus) -lateral column (funiculus) -posterior column (funiculus) -tracts- groups of axons within CNS with common origin and destination -ascending tracts- sensory information from PNS to neurons in brain -descending tracts- motor information from neurons in CNS to neurons of PNS
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L2-Co1
-must transverse the vertebral canal until they can exit (bc spinal cord ends) -cauda equina-bundle of ventral and dorsal roots in the canal inferior the end of spinal cord
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dura mater
-dense fibrous connective tissue -dural sac- long tubular sheath surrounding the spinal cord -attaches to occipital bone to approx S2 -dural sleeves- lateral extensions that cover the ventral and dorsal roots to the location where they become spinal nerve -dural sleeves continues to cover the spinal nerve -> becomes epineurium
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subdural space
-potential space between dura mater and arachnoid mater
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epidural (extradural) space
-real space between bone of vertebral column and the dura mater -contains fat, loose, connective tissue, dorsal and ventral, arteries, roots, internal vertebral venous plexus
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internal vertebral venous plexus
-epidural space is filled with fat and the internal vertebral venous plexus (Batson’s plexus) -this plexus drains the entire length of the vertebral column -This plexus and the external vertebral venous plexus provides a route for metastasis to the vertebrae, spinal cord, or brain from an abdominal (kidney), thoracic (breast and lung), or pelvic (prostate) tumor -occurs bc vertebral venous plexuses lack valves and are connected with venous channels of organs external to the vertebral column
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epidural abscess
 -collection of pus between dura mater of brain or spinal cord and the bones of the spine and skull -more common in the spine bc epidural space in the vertebral column is a real space. -cranial cavity- epidural space is a potential space -medical emergency swelling can cause permanent neurological damage
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arachnoid mater
-attached to dura maters surface that faces the brain/spinal cord -trabeculae attach to superficial surface of pia mater -subarachnoid space- real space between arachnoid mater and pia mater that contains CSF
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 lumbar puncture
-sample of CSF is obtained by inserting needle into lumbar cistern (inferior to the conus medullaris) -prevents damage to spinal cord ends @ L1/L2 -small size and mobility of nerve roots in cauda equina -> little risk of puncturing a spinal nerve root
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supracristal plane
-supracristal plane crosses the L4 spinous process and the L4/5 intervertebral disc -> important landmark to find the correct interspinous space when performing a lumbar puncture -presence of thick, subcutaneous tissue -palpable supracristal plane is often more superior than the radiological ("actual") supracristal plane.
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Spinal Block vs Epidural Block
-spinal block- anesthesia injected into CSF of subarachnoid space (below L1/L2) -takes effect in 1 minute -headache after due to CSF leakage from the lumbar puncture -epidural block- catheter placed to deliver continuous anesthetic into epidural space (below L1/L2) -if done into the sacral canal via the sacral hiatus (caudal epidural block) -> only the S2-S4 nerve roots are anesthetized -> birth canal, pelvic floor, and external genitalia -> spares the lower extremity -child birth -must be administered in advance of the actual delivery
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denticulate ligaments
-thickened extensions of pia mater -traverse the subarachnoid space -attach to dura mater -21 pairs -stabilize spinal cord to prevent side to side motion
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disc herniation
-central herniation -> vertebral canal -posterolateral herniation -> intervertebral foramen -posterior/posterolateral herniation-> vertebral column -> cervical spinal cord and nerve roots, thoracic spinal cord and nerve roots, and lumbar (L2 and below) nerve roots
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posterolateral herniation
-most common due to strength of centrally located posterior longitudinal ligament -cervical posterolateral herniation- nerve impinged = lower vertebra (C5 is impinged at C4-C5) -> bc cervical nerves exit superiorly -thoracic posterolateral herniation- nerve impinged = upper vertebrae (T3 is impinged at T3-T4) -lumbar posterolateral herniation- nerve impinged = lower vertebrae
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extrinsic back muscles
-contraction results in movement of upper limb (superficial layer) or elevation/depression of ribs -do not move the back -innervated by branches of ventral primary rami except trapezius is innervated by CN 11 (accessory)
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intrinsic back muscles
-maintain posture and move head and vertebral column -innervated by dorsal rami -superficial- splenius capitis and splenius cervicis -intermediate- erector spinae: iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis -deep- transversospinalis group (semispinalis)
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splenius capitis and splenius cervicis
-only muscles in the superficial layer of intrinsic back muscles -fibers are oblique and directed superolaterally -insertions (distal attachments) are distinct -originates at nuchal ligament and spinous processes of C7-T6 -capitis inserts on mastoid process and superior nuchal line -cervicis inserts on transverse processes of upper cervical vertebrae (C1-C3/C4) -innervated by dorsal rami of spinal nerves -action- bilateral contraction that extends head and neck, unilateral contraction that laterally flexes and rotates head
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erector spinae: iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis
-intermediate layer -from lateral to medial -> iliocostalis, longissimus, spinalis (I Love Spines) -originates on posterior aspects of iliac crests and sacrum, sacroiliac ligaments and spinous processes of sacral and inferior lumbar vertebrae -inserts on spinous and transvere processes of vertebrae, ribs, skull -innervated by dorsal rami -supplied by dorsal branches of posterior intercostal and lumbar arteries -action- erect posture, bilateral contraction to extend vertebral column, unilateral contraction for rotation
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transversospinalis group
-form transverse processes (inferiorly) to spinous processes (superiorly) -between spinous process and transverse process -rotation and lateral bending movement -stabilize vertebral column -semispinalis is the only visible
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semispinalis
-most superficial of transversospinalis -semispinalis capitis- attaches to occipital bone -fibers are longitudinal and parallel to vertebral column -thoracic, cervicis, capitis -originate on transverse processes of C4-T12 -insert on occipital bone and spinous processes of thoracic and cervical region -innervated by dorsal rami of spinal nerves -action- maintain lordosis and balance head on the neck, bilateral contraction- extension of head and neck, unilateral contraction to rotate head and neck
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greater occipital nerve
-dorsal ramus of the C2 spinal nerve -nerve passes through semispinalis muscle and trapezius -entirely sensory supplying skin on the back of the head
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damage to CNS
-injured axons dont recover -stumps begin to regeneration but are stopped by astrocytes -destruction of tract
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peripheral nerve degeneration
-axons degenerate distal to lesions bc they depend on cell bodies -crushing- damages axons distal to injury -> no surgery needed bc sheaths guide regenerating axon to destination -cut- surgery required for apposition of cut ends by suture through epineurium -> regeneration -ischemia- crushing vasa nervorum cuts off blood supply and cause same effects as crushing or even cut damage
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ascending tracts
-sensory -dorsal columns- vibration/proprioception -spinothalamic tract- pain/temperature -PNS -> CNS
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descending tract
-motor -corticospinal tract- motor -CNS -> PNS
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hemi-cord/brown sequard syndrome
-damage to half of spinal cord -affects dorsal columns, spinothalamic, and corticospinal tract -dorsal column (proprioception/vibration) and corticospinal tract (motor) lost ipsilaterally -spinothalamic tract (pain/temperature) lost contralaterally
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anterior cord syndrome
-affects spinothalamic (pain/temperature) and corticospinal (motor) tracts -loss of pain, temperature, and motor from injury and below -dorsal column (vibration and proprioception not affected)
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central cord syndrome
-spinothalamic tract affected -loss of pain and temperature -higher level of spinal cord -> innervates upper body only -dorsal column (proprioception/vibration) and corticospinal tract (motor) unaffected
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posterolateral cord syndrome
-dorsal column and corticospinal tract affected -loss of vibration/proprioception and motor at injury and below -spinothalamic tract not affected (pain and temperature)

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