S4: Anatomy of the Spinal cord Flashcards

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Name:

the pathways, their sites of origin, and a general statement of their function.

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lateral corticospinal tract

function – voltunary movement, particular discete digit movements

pathology – same side paralysis of distal muscles below lesion

origin – cortex

termination – gray matter at all spinal segments

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name, origin, termination, function?

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gracile fasiculus

origin – epicritc (DML) and proprioceptive (dorsal spinocerebellar) info from lower body

terminate – gracile nucleus in the medulla

X - ipsilateral loss of epicritic below the lesion

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name, origin, termination, function?

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cuneate fasculus

from – carries epicritic and proprioceptive from upper half of the body

terminates – cuneate nculeus in the medulla

X - ipsilateral loss of epicritc below the lesion

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name, origin, function?

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hypothalamo-reticulo-spinal tract

function – caries pregang. symps to the IML

from – the hypothalamus and reticular formation

to – IML

X – same side horners syndrome

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name, origin, termination, function?

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Anterolateral tract

function – carries propathic (simple toucn pressure pain temp) from opposite side of the body

pathology - CONTRLATERAL loss of propathic sensation

origin - sensory neurons in dorsal horn

termination - brainstem reticular formation and other parts of midbrian, thalamus (VPL, DM, and intralamianr nuceli)

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name, origin, function?

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ventral / anterior corticospinal tract

function - voluntary moivement, particularly axial and proximal muscle

origin - cortex

to - itnermediate grea area

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name, origin, termination, function?

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Lissauer’s tract (dorsolateral tract )

function - transmists small diamter axons (like ALS) carrying pain and temp to dorsal horn

origin - pain and temp neurons

to - dorsal horn

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identify or name the sites of origin and termination and basic function(s)

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gracile fasciculus

function — carries epicritic from lower body

pathology – loss of epicritc info below the lesion on the same side

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identify or name the sites of origin and termination and basic function

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cuneate fascilulus

function – carries epicritc information from the upper body

X - ispilateral loss of epicritic below the lesion

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ventral corticospinal tract

function – voltunary movement

pathology - ispilateral paralysis of proximal muscle below the lesion

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hypothalamo-reticulo-spinal tract

function - carries pregang parasymps

from - hypothalamus and reticular formation

to - IML

pathology - same side horners

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function, origin, termination, pathology

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dorsal spinocerebellar tract

function - carries prroprioceptive ifnromation to the cerebellum from the lower half of the body

from: propriosptive sensory neurons via gracile fasciulus and clarks nucleus
temrinate: cerebellum via the inferior cerebellar peduncle

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rubrospinal tract (not apparent caudal to the cervical enlargement)

function – distal motor control

pathology – ipsilateral loss of distal motor control elow lesion

from – red nculeus

to – lateral protion of grey matter

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Lissauer’s tract (dorsolateral tract )

carries pain and temp information

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. ventral (anterior) corticospinal tract

  • ipsilateral voluntary muscle control, to more proximal muscles
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gracile fasciculus

carries epicritc from DML

and proprioceptive from spinocerebellar

for lower part of body

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cuneate fasciculus

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rubrospinal tract

function – voluntary motor control

origin – red nucleus

to: lateral portions of gray matter

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lateral corticospinal tract

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hypothalamo-reticulo-spinal tract

carries pregang parasymps to IML

X - ipsilateral horners syndrome

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gracile fasciculus

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ventral (anterior) corticospinal tract

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lateral corticospinal tract

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**rubrospinal tract**
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anterolateral tract
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gracile fasciculus
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Lissauer’s tract
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lateral corticospinal tract
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anterolateral
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red what does this carry? what does X to this cause?
dorsal funiculus epicritic information Loss of discrete somesthetic infromation on same side of the lesion
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blue
lateral funiculus
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what do these contain?
anterior ventral funiculus ascending and descending nerve tracts
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intermediate area
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where are the lateral motorneurons enlarged?
brachial and lumbosacral enlargements (A and C)
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lateral motor cell column
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intermedial cell column (in the throacic levels)
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What is the approximate segmental arrangement of this slide? Limb or non-limb?
Upper cervical - neck and back, respiration
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What is the approximate segmental arrangement of this slide? Limb or non-limb?
Lower cervical - upper limb, proximal arm is more rostral
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What is the approximate segmental arrangement of this slide? Limb or non-limb?
thoracic - lower back and stomach
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What is the approximate segmental arrangement of this slide? Limb or non-limb?
lumbosacral - lower back, proximal leg is more rostral
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What is the approximate segmental arrangement of this slide? Limb or non-limb?
sacral - pelvis
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extrapyramidal tracts
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lateral cortical spinal tract
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extrapyramidal tract
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extrapyramidal tract
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extrapyramidal tract
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extrapyramidal