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Neuroanatomy Week 3 - Spinal Cord Flashcards

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Where does the spinal cord start and end?

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Foramen magnum to L1 - L2 spinal level

or Foramen magnum to conus medallaris (medullary cone)

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What’s another term for anterior?

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Ventral

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How are the left and right spinal cord halves segregated?

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  • Anterior median fissure
  • Posterior median septum
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What does the spinal cord grey matter comprise of?

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  • Cell bodies of interneurons
  • Unmyelinated axons
  • Glial support cells
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What are the 3 main divisions of the spinal horns?

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  • Anterior
  • Posterior
  • Lateral horn (intermediate)
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What is the anterior part responsible for?

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Motor function

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What is the posterior horn responsible for?

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Sensory function

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What is the intermediate horn associated with?

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SNS & PNS autonomic NS

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What is the somatic nervous system?

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  • Controls voluntary moments
  • Incl. afferent & efferent signals
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What is central group phrenic nucleus associated with?

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Mnemonic:
C3-4-5 keeps the diaphragm alive!

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What is central group phrenic nucleus associated with?

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Mnemonic:
C3-4-5 keeps the diaphragm alive!

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What is the spinal accessory nucleus associated with?

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  • Is a cranial nerve
  • Between C1 - C5
  • Innervates trapeziuz and sternocloidomastoid
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What is the lumbosacral nucleus associated with?

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  • Between L2 & S3
  • Function - unknown
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What is the marginal nucleus of the spinal cord associated with?

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  • In dorsal horn
  • AKA posteromarginal nucleus
  • Marginal zone
  • Spans whole length of spinal cord
  • Relays pain and thermal stimuli
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What is the gelatinous substance associated with?

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  • Dorsal horn
  • Stretches entire length of spinal cord
  • Modifies sensory input transmissions
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What is the nucleus proprius associated with?

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  • Dorsal horn
  • Full length of the spinal cord
  • ## Forns lateral spinothalamic tract
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What is the posterior thoracic nucleus associated with?

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Aka: nucleus dorsalis, Clarkes nucleus, column of Clarke

  • Stretches between C8 - L3
  • Receives proprioceptive feedback
  • ## Gives rise to the dorsal spinocerebellar tract
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Where is the lateral horn?

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  • Central horn within the spinal cord grey matter
  • Aka intermediate zone
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What 2 nuclei does the lateral horn contain?

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  • Intermediolateral nucleus
  • Intermediomedial nucleus
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What is the intermediolateral nucleus associated with?

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  • Within the lateral horn (intermediate zone) of the spinal cord
  • Stretches between T1 & L2
  • Gives rise to preganglionic sympathetic fibres
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What is the intermediomedial nucleus associated with?

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  • Extends from S2 to S4
  • Lateral horn
  • Gives rise to preganglionic PNS fibres
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What is the exed laminae?

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  • Organization of cells and fibres within the grey matter exhibiting a defined pattern
  • Has 10 defined layers Lamina I - LX
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What direction are sensory signals sent to the thalamus and cerebral cortex?

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Rostrally

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Where is the spinal cord found?

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  • Spinal canal of the vertebral column
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What are 4 things protecting the spinal cord?
- The vertebrae - Attaching ligaments - Minenges - CSF (cushioning)
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What are the 3 spinal cord meninges?
- Pia mater - Arachnoid mater - Dura mater
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What is pia mater associated with?
- Innermost meningeal layer - Thin - Surface of the spinal cord
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What is arachnoid mater associated with?
- between subarachnoid space & dura mater - Forms the outer boundary of the fluid-filled subarachnoid space
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What is dura mater associated with?
- Thick - outermost layer
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What is the pachymeninges?
AKA The denticulate ligament Located between Between the pia mater (inner) and arachnoid meninges (middle)
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Where is the denticulate ligament?
Between the pia mater (inner) and arachnoid meninges (middle)
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How many points is the denticulate ligament aka (parchymeninges) attached?
21 points
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Where is the spinal cord epidural space?
- Anterior and Posterior - Contains fat - Offers protection - Contains venous plexus
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How many spinal cord external segments are there?
31
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How many nerves and the number of vertebrae does the cervical spine segment have?
Nerves - 8 C1 - C7
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What is the cauda equina?
Lumbosacral roots
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Spinal cord white matter consists of what 3 columns (funiculi)?
- The dorsal funiculus - Lateral funiculus - Ventral funiculus
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What does grey matter contain?
- Cell bodies and glia
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What is the white matter of the spinal cord associated with?
Ascending or descending fiber pathways
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What is the medullary cone?
the cone-shaped terminal portion of the spinal cord.
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How many spinal nerves are there?
31
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What does the deep ventral (anterior) median fissure contain?
- Connective tissue of the pia mater - Anterior spinal artery
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Cerebrospinal fluid can be sampled by inserting a needle into what area?
the subarachnoid space below the level of the medullary cone
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What part of the spinal cord horn are motor neurons?
Ventral horn
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Where do sensory axons enter the horn?
dorsal horn and the dorsal funiculi
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What fasciculi does the ascending tracts include?
Gracile & cuneate fasciculi
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What is the ascending crossed tract from the dorsal horn associated with sensation?
Spinothalamic tract
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What are 2 descending motor tracts?
- Vestibulospinal tract - Crossed lateral corticospinal tract Controls skeletal muscles
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What 2 fibres influence autonomic functions?
Hypothalamospinal fibres Reticulospinal fibers
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What is the The innermost meningeal layer?
Pia Mater
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What is the outmost layer of the meninges?
Dura Mater
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What is the epidural space predominantly filled with?
Fatty tissue
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What's the cauda equina?
Lumbosacral roots
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What colour is the filum terminale?
Blue
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What segements are the spinal cord cervical enlargements?
C5 - T1
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What segments of the spinal cord make lumbosacral enlargement?
L1 - S4
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What does substantia gelatinosa contain?
Interneurons that have a predominent role in pain
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How many layers of laminae of Rexed are there?
10

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