NEURO 2 Flashcards
Conus medullaris
End of spinal cord
Dural sac
End of dura mater
Cauda equina
Bundle of spinal nerves
Filum terminale internum
Extension of pia mater
Filum terminale externum
Extension of dura mater
Lumbar tap
Between L4-L5, lots of CSF
Ratio of white mater to gray matter
Superior to inferior, white matter decreases
Gray matter modalities
General sensory afferent
General visceral afferent
General visceral efferent
General sensory efferent
Longitudinal organization
Nuclei/laminae form function groups
Nuclear groups
Connections
Rexed’s laminae
Cyctoarchitecture
Sensory (dorsal) horn nuclei
Substantia gelatinosa
Nucelus propius
Nucleus dorsalis
Motor (ventral) horn nuclei
Intermediolateral cell column
Motor neuron pool
Intermediolateral cell column
Visceral sensation
Motor neuron pool
Alpha motor neurons
Preganglionic neurons for visceral autonomics
Medial ventral horn
Proximal body
Superior ventral horn
Flexors
Inferior ventral horn
Extensors
Lateral ventral horn
Distal body
Longitudinal organization in spinal cord
Ventral medial horn, substantia gelatinosa, nucleus propius, posteromarginal nucleus - go all the way through
White matter
Dorsal funiculus
Lateral funiculus
Ventral funiculus
Vertebral artery
1 anterior branch and 2 posterior branch
Veins in brain
No valves, anastomose with lower veins
Spinal nerves
Pass through vertebral column
Split into dorsal and ventral rami