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TRUE OR FALSE: The spinal cord is roughly cylindrical in shape. It begins superiorly at the foramen magnum in the skull, where it is continuous with the medulla oblongata of the brain

A. Both statements are true
B. Both statements are false
C. Only the 1st statement is true
D. Only the 2nd statement is true

A

A. Both statements are true

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In adults, the spinal cord terminates at the (1)_______ border of the (2)_______

A
  1. lower
  2. first lumbar vertebra (L1)
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In children, the spinal cord terminates at the (1)_______ border of the (2)_______

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  1. upper
  2. 3rd lumbar vertebra (L3)
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Enumerate the 3 meninges part of the spinal cord.

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dura mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater

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The spinal cord occupies the upper _______ of the vertebral canal of the vertebral column

A

two thirds (2/3)

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TRUE OR FALSE: Cerebrospinal fluid normally circulates between the dura mater and pia mater

A

False

It is between the pia and arachnoid mater

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The spinal cord gives origin to the (1)_______ plexus and (2)_______ plexus

A
  1. brachial
  2. lumbosacral
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TRUE OR FALSE: The lengths of the vertebrae and spinal cord are not equal

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True

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Determine which spinal nerve is affected.

A pt with a L1-L2 disc problem.

A. T12
B. L1
C. L2
D. L3
E. None of the above

A

B. L1

NOTE: For the thoracic and lumbar region, follow the upper vertebra.

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Determine which spinal nerve is affected.

A pt with a C2-C3 disc problem.

A. C2
B. C3
C. C2 and C3
D. No nerve will be affected
E. None of the above

A

B. C3

NOTE: In the cervical region, follow the lower vertebra

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Determine which spinal nerve is affected.

A pt with a C5-C6 disc problem.

A. C4
B. C5
C. C6
D. C7
E. None of the above

A

C. C6

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Determine which spinal nerve is affected.

A pt with a T1-T2 disc problem.

A. C8
B. T1
C. T2
D. T3
E. None of the above

A

B. T1

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Determine which spinal nerve is affected.

A pt with a C7-T1 disc problem.

A. C8
B. T1
C. T2
D. All are affected
E. None of the above

A

A. C8

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14
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Match the following key structures to its rexed lamina.

  1. Substantia gelatinosa
  2. Corticospinal and rubrospinal fibers
  3. Neurons from corticospinal, rubrospinal, and ascending spinothalamic tracts

A. I
B. II
C. III & IV
D. V
E. VI

A
  1. B
  2. E
  3. D
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Match the following key structures to its rexed lamina.

  1. Surrounds central canal
  2. Nucleus dorsalis of Clarke
  3. Dorsomarginal nucleus
  4. Nucleus proprius

A. I
B. III & IV
C. VII
D. VIII & IX
E. X

A
  1. E
  2. C
  3. A
  4. B
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Determine the Rexed Laminae.

Located in ventral horn

A. Lamina 1
B. Lamina 2
C. Lamina 3
D. Lamina 7
E. None

A

E. None

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Determine the Rexed Laminae.

Located in ventral horn

A. Lamina 1
B. Lamina 2
C. Lamina 3
D. Lamina 7
E. None

A

E. None

NOTE: This is for Lamina 8&9

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Determine the Rexed Laminae.

called Lissauer’s tract

A. Lamina 1
B. Lamina 2
C. Lamina 3
D. Lamina 7
E. None

A

A. Lamina 1

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Determine the Rexed Laminae.

Largest rexed lamina

A. Lamina 1
B. Lamina 2
C. Lamina 3
D. Lamina 7
E. None

A

D. Lamina 7

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TRUE OR FALSE: Nucleus proprius and nucleus dorsalis have same function. However, RL3&4 deals with unconscious proprioception, while RL7 deals with conscious proprioception

A. Both statements are true
B. Both statements are false
C. Only the 1st statement is true
D. Only the 2nd statement is true

A

C. Only the 1st statement is true

NOTE: The functions of the second statement is interchanged,

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To determine the spinal segment from a vertebra in the cervical region, add _______

A

1

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To determine the spinal segment from a vertebra in the upper thoracic region, add _______

A

2

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To determine the spinal segment from a vertebra in the lower thoracic region, add _______

A

3

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24
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The upper thoracic vertebrae ranges from ____ to ____

A

T1-T6

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The lower thoracic vertebrae that fits in the criteria of adding 3 to determine the spinal segment ranges from ____ to ____ only

A

T7-T9

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This is a ligament attached to the pia mater that supports that - supports rootlets attach to it in the spinal cord.

A

Denticulate ligament

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Match the following vertebra to its spinal segment.

  1. T10
  2. L1
  3. T12

A. T11-T12 cord segments
B. L1-L2 cord segments
C. L3-L4 cord segments
D. L5 cord segments
E. Sacral and coccygeal cord segments

A
  1. B
  2. E
  3. D
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Match the following vertebra to its spinal segment.

  1. C1
  2. C3
  3. C4

A. C1
B. C2
C. C3
D. C4
E. C5

A

1.B
2.D
3. E

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Match the following vertebra to its spinal segment.

  1. T1
  2. T3
  3. T4

A. T2
B. T3
C. T4
D. T5
E. T6

A
  1. B
  2. D
  3. E
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Match the following vertebra to its spinal segment.

  1. T9
  2. T7
  3. T5

A. T10
B. T9
C. T7
D. T11
E. T12

A
  1. E
  2. A
  3. C
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31
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What vertebra is affected if T9 spinal cord segment is damaged?

A

T6

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32
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What spinal cord segment is affected if T6 vertebra is damaged?

A

T8 spinal cord segment

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33
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TRUE OR FALSE: Spinal cord lesion occurs in the gray matter zone.

34
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This is a condition that is characterized by loss of power and sensation in arms and hands, but has a preserved motor and sensory on the lower extremity.

A

Central Cord Syndrome

35
Q

Central Cord Syndrome is also known as?

A

Walking Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)

36
Q

The following is true about the central cord syndrome, EXCEPT:

A. Most common incomplete spinal cord lesion
B. Most common form of cervical spinal cord injury.
C. Injury to the central part of your spinal cord in your neck
D. Manifests with Friedreich’s ataxia during gait
E. None

A

D. Manifests with Friedreich’s ataxia during gait

NOTE: It manifests with sensory ataxia or tabetic gait

37
Q

Determine the ataxia.

  1. Gait becomes good when looking at the floor
  2. Poor gait despite the use of vision
  3. Involves damage of the cerebellum
  4. Involves problematic DCML
  5. No more coordination function

A. Sensory ataxia
B. Friedreich’s ataxia

38
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The following may cause CCS, EXCEPT:

A. Syringomyelia
B. Motor Vehicle Accident (MVA)
C. Tumor
D. Minor traumas
E. None

39
Q

TRUE OR FALSE: CCS usually occurs due to hyperextension injury

40
Q

This is the dilation or expansion of the central canal within the spinal cord, possibly due to a small or deformed skull

A

Syringomyelia

41
Q

This occurs when the section of the skull containing a part of the brain (cerebellum) is too small or is deformed, thus putting pressure on and crowding the brain.

A

Arnold Chiari Malformation type I

NOTE: This causes Syringomyelia d/t the resulting obstruction

42
Q

What diagnostic tool is used for Syringomyelia?

A

Spinal MRI

43
Q

Determine if the following tracts are ascending or descending pathways.

  1. Rubrospinal
  2. Cuneocerebellar
  3. Spinocerebellar
  4. Spinoreticular
  5. Anterior spinothalamic tract

A. Ascending
B. Descending

44
Q

Determine if the following tracts are ascending or descending pathways.

  1. Dorsal column medial lemniscal
  2. Lateral spinothalamic tract
  3. Spino-olivary
  4. Vestibulospinal
  5. Tectospinal

A. Ascending
B. Descending

45
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Match the following sensation to their corresponding tracts.

  1. Postural movements from visual stimuli
  2. Regulation to voluntary movements and reflexes
  3. Tactile, painful, and thermal stimuli

A. Reticulospinal
B. Rubrospinal
C. Tectospinal
D. Spinotectal
E. Spinoreticular

46
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Match the following sensation to their corresponding tracts.

  1. Vibration, proprioception, two-point discrimination
  2. Promotion of flexor and inhibition of extensor muscle activity
  3. Crude (light, non discriminative) touch and pressure

A. Lateral spinothalamic tract
B. Anterior spinothalamic tract
C. Dorsal column medial lemniscal
D. Rubrospinal
E. Vestibulospinal

47
Q

Match the following sensation to their corresponding tracts.

  1. Pain and temperature
  2. Additional information to the cerebellum as an accessory pathway
  3. Inhibition of flexor and promotion of extensor muscle activity

A. Lateral spinothalamic tract
B. Spinoreticular
C. Spino-olivary
D. Tectospinal
E. Vestibulospinal

48
Q

Which 2 tracts is for proprioception in joints and muscles

A

Spinocerebellar and Cuneocerebellar Pathways

49
Q

In CCS, the affectation of the lateral corticospinal tracts will produce

A. UMNL-like symptoms
B. LMNL-like symptoms
C. Both

A

A. UMNL-like symptoms

50
Q

In CCS, the affectation of the lateral corticospinal tracts will produce what like of symptoms in the UE?

A. UMNL-like symptoms
B. LMNL-like symptoms
C. Both

A

B. LMNL-like symptoms

51
Q

The following are UMNL-like symptoms, EXCEPT:

A. Hypertonia
B. Spastic paralysis
C. Fasciculations
D. (+) Babinski sign
E. None

A

C. Fasciculations

52
Q

CCS most commonly occurs in which levels of the spinal cord?

A

cervical and thoracic

53
Q

TRUE OR FALSE: Pts with CCS may develop Horner’s syndrome

54
Q

Enumerate the Horner syndrome triad.

A

Miosis - pupillary constriction
Anhidrosis - loss of sweating
Ptosis - drooping upper eyelid

55
Q

Generally the loss of pain and temperature is called _______, particularly in syringomyelia

A

“cape” sign

56
Q

Losing pain and temperature on the shoulder joints can cause _______.

A

shark hose joints

57
Q

This tract forms the Spinal Lemniscus

A

Anterolateral Spinothalamic Tract

58
Q

The 1st order neuron of the Anterolateral Spinothalamic Tract is the (1)______ or also called as the (2)_______

A
  1. Dorsal root ganglion
  2. Lissauer’s tract
59
Q

In sensory pathways, where is the site of decussation?

A

Second order neurons

60
Q

This is the major pathway for voluntary movements and is responsible for speed and agility of movements

A

Lateral Corticospinal Tract

61
Q

Where does the anterior corticospinal tract decussates?

A

at the spinal cord level

62
Q

Where does the lateral corticospinal tract decussates?

A

at the level of the medulla

63
Q

The second and third order neurons of the corticospinal tracts are always at the ______ side

A

contralateral

64
Q

Corticospinal tracts decussate at the (1)_____ level, not the (2)______

A
  1. spinal cord
  2. medulla
65
Q

Based on the somatotropic arrange of spinothalamic and corticospinal tracts, which region is most lateral?

66
Q

Based on the somatotropic arrange of the DCML system, which region is most lateral?

67
Q

Where is the destination of the Lateral Spinothalamic tract?

A

Posterior Central Gyrus

68
Q

What receptors are used in the Anterior Spinothalamic tract?

A

Free nerve endings

69
Q

What sensations are transmitted in the Anterior Spinothalamic tract?

A

Light touch and pressure

70
Q

What sensations are transmitted in the Lateral Spinothalamic tract?

A

Pain and Temperature

71
Q

What is the 3rd order neuron of the Anterolateral Spinothalamic tract?

A

Ventroposterolateral (VPL) nucleus or Ventroposteromedial (VPM) nucleus

72
Q

The sensation head to the ventroposterolateral (VPL) nucleus when the sensation felt is from the (1)______, while it goes to the ventroposteromedial (VPM) nucleus when the sensation comes from the (2)______.

A
  1. limbs
  2. face
73
Q

What is the 2nd order neuron of the Anterolateral Spinothalamic tract?

A

Substantia gelatinosa

74
Q

TRUE OR FALSE: In patients with spinal cord injury,
they can still feel sensations below the lesion. However, this is applicable only to spinothalamic tracts, not to the DCML.

A. Both statements are true
B. Both statements are false
C. Only the 1st statement is true
D. Only the 2nd statement is true

A

A. Both statements are true

75
Q

The 1st order neuron of the dorsal column meidal lemnicus is at the (1)______, via the (2)______ or (3)_______.

A
  1. Dorsal root ganglion
  2. fasciculus cuneatus
  3. fasciculus gracilis
76
Q

The DCML pathway decussate at the at the level of the medulla, specifically at the (1)_____ in the LE and (2)_____ in the UE

A
  1. Nucleus gracilis
  2. Nucleus cuneatus
77
Q

TRUE OR FALSE: The DCML has the same 3rd order neuron as the Anterolateral Spinothalamic Tract.

78
Q

This is the primary somatosensory cortex

79
Q

This is the primary motor cortex

80
Q

This is the premotor/secondary motor cortex

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