netters cards

Question 1

ventral rami location

Answer 1

anterior and lateral branches

Question 2

ventral rami form ____ and supply the ______ and ____

Answer 2

plexuses

limbs and trunk

Question 3

c1 to c7 exit ___ to the corresponding vertebrae

Answer 3

superior

Question 4

T1 - Co exits ____ to the corresponding vertebrae

Answer 4

inferior

Question 5

ventral roots carry _____ fibers with their cell bodies in the ________ of the cord

Answer 5

efferent/motor

ventral horn

Question 6

ventral roots may contain _____ autonomic nerve fibers

Answer 6

presynaptic

Question 7

dorsal roots carry ____ fibers with their corresponding bodies in the _____

Answer 7

afferent general and visceral sensory fibers

dorsal root ganglion

Question 8

ventral and dorsal roots combine to form a _______ which exits through the _______ and divides almost immediately into _________

Answer 8

mixed spinal nerve

intervertebral foramen

mixed ventral and dorsal rami

Question 9

dorsal rami location

Answer 9

medial and lateral branches (posterior?)

Question 10

dorsal rami supplies the

Answer 10

skin and true/deep muscles of the back

Question 11

dura mater is separated by the _______ from the ________

Answer 11

epidural space from vertebral periosteum

Question 12

dura mater is attached to the margins of the _____ and _____

Answer 12

foramen magnum and posterior longitudinal ligament

Question 13

dura mater extends from the ______ to the level of the ____

Answer 13

margin of foramen magnum to the level of S2

Question 14

what anchors the coccyx to the dura mater?

Answer 14

external filum terminale

Question 15

dorsal root sleeves

Answer 15

cover the spinal nerves before fusing with the epineurium

Question 16

vascular layer of the spinal nerves

Answer 16

pia mater

Question 17

pia mater suspends the final cord within the dural sac by lateral extensions between the anterior and posterior roots called

Answer 17

denticulate ligaments

Question 18

dermatomes

Answer 18

well defined strip of skin extending from the anterior to the posterior midline, supplied by a single spinal nerve

Question 19

level of c5

Answer 19

clavicle

Question 20

level of T4

Answer 20

nipples

Question 21

level of T10

Answer 21

level of umbilicus

Question 22

level of L1

Answer 22

inguinal ligament

Question 23

blood supply to anterior two thirds of the spinal cords and vertebral bodies

Answer 23

anterior spinal artery

Question 24

supplies posterior one third of the spinal cord and vertebral bodies

Answer 24

posterior spinal arteries

Question 25

spinal block

Answer 25

Introduction of an anesthetic directly into the CSF (inthesubarachnoidspace) utilizing a lumbar puncture. Onset of anesthesia is rapid <1 minute (unlike epidural anesthesia that may take up to 20 minutes). Subsequent leakage of CSF may cause a headache in some individuals.

Question 26

epidural block

Answer 26

anesthetic injected into the epidural space that spreads superiorly to act on spinal nerves S2 - Co.

Question 27

the ____ to which the anesthetic accents is affected by the amount of solution injected and the position of the patient

Answer 27

height

Question 28

L3 dermatome

Answer 28

over the knee

“L3 over the knee”

Question 29

T10 dermatome

Answer 29

T10 belly but TEN

Question 30

sacral dermatomes

Answer 30

sit on sacral dermatomes