Spinal CHord and Nerves Flashcards
size and location of the spianl cord
- slender nerve column
- about 45 cm long
- starts at foramen magnumn and ends at L1 or L2
- 31 pairs of spinal nerves
overall structure info
- bilateral structure
- consists of gray and white matter
- central canal
- 2 grooves
hole down the middle of the center of the cord; continuous with brain ventricles; both contain CSF
central canal
the 2 grooves within the structure of the brain
anterior median fissure and posterior median sulcus
considered the deep channel groove of the brian
anterior median fissure
considered the small grooves of the brain
posterior median fissure
swollen regions of the spinal cord. there is two of them
enlargements
the two enlargements of the spinal cord. why are they names this way?
cervical enlargement and lumbar enlargement. named this way because of the region they are found in
enlargement that is thick at the base of the neck
cervical enlargement
enlargement that is thick at the end of the spinal cord
lumbar enlargement
inferior most tip of the spinal cord; cone shaped
conus medullaris
means horse tail; bundle of nerves inferior to the spinal cord
cauda equina
inferior most spinal nerve
filum terminale
unmyelinated
contains cell bodies, dendrites, synapse.
projections called horns
cell bodies organized into nuclei
gray matter
cell bodies found with the grey matter. are organized into nuceli
sensory and motor
projections found int he gray matter
horns
interior horns of the gray matter
posterior gray horn
anterior gray horn
lateral gray horn
connection at the middle of the gray matter. central canal runs directly through it
gray commissure
the gray comissures
anterior commissure
posterior commissure
bundle of tracts
columns
columns within the white matter
- posterior white column
- anterior white column
- lateral white column
tracts within the white matter
ascending tract and descending tract
tract within the white matter that is sending signal up to the brain– sensory
ascending tract
tract within the white matter that is sending signals down the spinal cord– motor function
descending tract
membrane covering the CNS. similar to both brain and spinal cord. are split into layers called mater
meninges
means mother. CT layers that surround the CNS
mater
space between meninges and vertebrae. contains BV and adipose
epidural space
what do the meningies connect to?
CT covering of spinal nerves
“tough mother”. made of dense CT
durable. deep to the epidural space. superficial to the subdural space. stabilized by coccygeal ligament
dura mater
first spinal meningie
dura mater
“spidery mother” superficial to the subarchanoid space. CT(many pieces) looks like a spider web.
arachinoid mater