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1
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size and location of the spianl cord

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  • slender nerve column
  • about 45 cm long
  • starts at foramen magnumn and ends at L1 or L2
  • 31 pairs of spinal nerves
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overall structure info

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  • bilateral structure
  • consists of gray and white matter
  • central canal
  • 2 grooves
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hole down the middle of the center of the cord; continuous with brain ventricles; both contain CSF

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central canal

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the 2 grooves within the structure of the brain

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anterior median fissure and posterior median sulcus

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considered the deep channel groove of the brian

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anterior median fissure

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considered the small grooves of the brain

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posterior median fissure

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swollen regions of the spinal cord. there is two of them

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enlargements

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the two enlargements of the spinal cord. why are they names this way?

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cervical enlargement and lumbar enlargement. named this way because of the region they are found in

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enlargement that is thick at the base of the neck

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cervical enlargement

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enlargement that is thick at the end of the spinal cord

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lumbar enlargement

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inferior most tip of the spinal cord; cone shaped

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conus medullaris

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means horse tail; bundle of nerves inferior to the spinal cord

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cauda equina

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13
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inferior most spinal nerve

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filum terminale

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14
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unmyelinated
contains cell bodies, dendrites, synapse.
projections called horns
cell bodies organized into nuclei

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gray matter

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cell bodies found with the grey matter. are organized into nuceli

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sensory and motor

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projections found int he gray matter

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horns

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17
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interior horns of the gray matter

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posterior gray horn
anterior gray horn
lateral gray horn

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18
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connection at the middle of the gray matter. central canal runs directly through it

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gray commissure

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19
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the gray comissures

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anterior commissure

posterior commissure

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20
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bundle of tracts

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columns

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21
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columns within the white matter

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  • posterior white column
  • anterior white column
  • lateral white column
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22
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tracts within the white matter

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ascending tract and descending tract

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23
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tract within the white matter that is sending signal up to the brain– sensory

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ascending tract

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tract within the white matter that is sending signals down the spinal cord– motor function

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descending tract

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membrane covering the CNS. similar to both brain and spinal cord. are split into layers called mater

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meninges

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means mother. CT layers that surround the CNS

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mater

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27
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space between meninges and vertebrae. contains BV and adipose

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epidural space

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28
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what do the meningies connect to?

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CT covering of spinal nerves

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29
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“tough mother”. made of dense CT

durable. deep to the epidural space. superficial to the subdural space. stabilized by coccygeal ligament

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dura mater

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30
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first spinal meningie

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dura mater

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31
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“spidery mother” superficial to the subarchanoid space. CT(many pieces) looks like a spider web.

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arachinoid mater

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32
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in between arachnoid mater and pia mater. contain CSF

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subarchnoid space

33
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“delicate mother”. light layer adhering to cord. forms part of the filum terminale

34
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components of the spinal meninges

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vertebra. epidural space. dura mater. subdural space. arachnoid mater. subarchnoid space. pis mater. neural tissues

35
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spinal nerves

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31 pair– 8 cervical. 12 thoracic. 5 lunbar. 5 saccral. 1 coccygeal

36
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nerve components

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dorsal root

ventral root

37
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nerve components of the dorsal root

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dorsal root ganglia and soma. usually sensory

38
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nerve components of the ventral root

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no ganglion. usually motor

39
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roots merge to form what?

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spinal nerves

40
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all roots go through what

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intervertebral foramen

41
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spinal nerve involves both….

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sensory and motor neurons

42
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connective tissue covering of nerve. surround the entire nerve

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epineurium

43
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connective tissue covering of nerve. surrounds bundles of 10 -100 axons (known as fasicles)

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perineurium

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connective tissue covering that surrounds each individual axon of each neuron and schwann cells

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endoneurium

45
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offshoots of a nerve once it exits the vertebrae. 3 types

46
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three types of rami

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dorsal ramus, ventral ramus, ramus communicantes

47
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innervates the skeletal muscle. the extremities. stomach/front

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ventral rami

48
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innervates the back

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dorsal ramus

49
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innervates the guts, liver, heart. autonomic and involuntary stuff

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ramus communicante

50
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a splitting in the ramus that separates sensory and motor fibers. two type of ramus communicantes

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ramus communicantes

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two types of ramus communicantes

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white and gray communicantes

52
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indicates the area that is innervated by a particular nerve. sensory innervation by specific spinal nerves. spinal cord damage would result in loss id sensation in this. a detection method

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dermatomes

53
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regions/ parts of the spine with plexuses

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cervical. lumbar. sacral

54
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groups of nerves that connect and interconnect with one another. intertwined within one another

55
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two plexuses in the cervical region

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cervical and brachial

56
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cervical plexus

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C1-C4 and part of C5. innervates certain muscles of neck and torso. involves phrenic nerve

57
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nerve associated with cervical plexus

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phrenic nerve

58
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phrenic nerve

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C3, 4, and 5. goes to the diaphragm

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brachial plexus

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C4-C8 and T1.innervate the chest, upper back, arms

60
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part of brachial plexus. innervates to anterior muscles of arsm and skin of forearm

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musculocutaneous

61
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part of brachial plexus. innervates the muscles of the forearm, hands, and skin of hands

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ulnar nerve

62
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part of brachial plexus, innervates the muscle of the forearm, hands, ans skin of hands

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medial nerve

63
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part of brachial plexus. innervates the posterior muscles of the arm and skin of the forearm and hand

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radial nerve

64
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the last thoracic, lumbar, and sacral nerves. may split into lumbar and sacral plexuses. innervates the lower limb regions

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lumbosacral plexus

65
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part of lumbarsacral plexus. innervates to abductors of the leg

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obturator nerve

66
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part of lumbosacral plexus. innervates to motor impulses of the leg and thigh. and receives sensory from skin of leg and thigh

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femoral nerve

67
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part of lumosacral plexus. innervates to muscles and skin in the thighs, legs, and feet

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sciatic nerve

68
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rapid automatic involuntary motor response to stimuli. help to preserve homeostasis. occur at spinal cord or brain stem. DO NOT REQUIRE CEREBRAL PROCESSING. can be modified by cerebral control

69
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classification for reflexes

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by development. site of processing. mature of motor response. complexity of neural circuit

70
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reflex classification by development

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genetically and learned

71
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development reflex. is a built in response

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genetic reflex

72
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development reflex. is acquired through repetition and or experience

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learned reflex

73
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site of processing response. impulse only goes to the spinal cord

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spinal reflex

74
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site of processing reflex. makes it to the brain

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cranial reflex

75
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nature of motor response reflex. influences the skeletal muscle. under involuntary control

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somatic reflex

76
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nature of motor response. influences the involuntary systems such as smooth muscle and glands.

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visceral reflex

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complexity of neural circuit reflex (how many synapses are involved- 1

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monosynaptic

78
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complexity of neural circuit reflex. how many synapses are involved- 2 or greater

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polysnaptic

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