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Spinal Cord Flashcards

1
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Dorsal horn

A

Sensory afferent

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2
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Interneurons

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Within and between spinal cord segments

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3
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Ventral horn

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Alpha and gamma motor neuron outputs efferent

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4
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Lateral horn

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Sympathetic nervous system output

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5
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3 meninges layers

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Dura mater
Pia mater
Arachnoid mater

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6
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Denticulate ligament

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Attaches laterally midway between dorsal and ventral root

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7
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Terminal filament

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Formed by a cord of meninges at the caudal end of the spinal cord

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8
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Epidural space

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Between dura of spinal cord and periosteum of vertebrae
Connective tissue fat, blood vessels

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9
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Cauda equina

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Bundle of nerve fibers after the spinal cord has terminated
Includes conus medullaris and spinal roots

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10
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Cauda equina syndrome

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Compression of one of these nerves
Pain, atrophy of muscles, incontinence

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11
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Spinal nerves exit via

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Intervertebral foramen

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12
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Name 1

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Epidural space

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13
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Name 2

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Pia mater

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14
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Name 3

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Arachnoid

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15
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Name 4

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Dura mater

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16
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Name 5

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Dorsal root

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17
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Name 6

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Denticulate ligament

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18
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Name 7

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Spinal ganglion

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19
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Name 8

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Ventral root

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20
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Dorsal median sulcus

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Divides dorsal cord into right and left halves

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21
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Ventral median fissure

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Divides ventral cord into right and left halves

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22
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Dorsalateral sulcus

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Site of intersection of dorsal roots of peripheral nerves

23
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Ventrolateral sulcus

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Site where efferent motor roots are leaving the cord

24
Q

White matter

A

Myelinated
Low capillary density
Contains FIBER TRACTS

25
Q

Grey matter

A

Butterfly shape
High number of cell bodies
Glia
Capillaries

26
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White matter
Fiber tracts or long tracts

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Nerve fibers run together in bundles carrying related information

27
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Ascending fiber tracts

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Information from periphery to brain

28
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Descending fiber tracts

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Information from brain to periphery

29
Q

Group of fiber tracts run together within the same region of the cord

30
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Name 1

A

Dorsal median sulcus

31
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Name 2

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Intermediate sulcus

32
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Name 3

A

Dorsolateral sulcus

33
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Name 4

A

Dorsal funiculus

34
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Name 5

A

Ventrolateral sulcus

35
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Name 6

A

Ventral median fissure

36
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Lateral funiculus

A

Between dorsolateral and Ventrolateral sulci
Mixed tracts both ascending and descending tracts located here

37
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Ventral funiculus

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Located between Ventrolateral sulcus and ventral median fissure
Mostly descending tracts

38
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Hansens type I disk disease

A

Degenerate nucleus material extrudes into vertebral canal

39
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Hansens type II disk disease

A

Fibroid nucleus gradually protrudes

40
Q

Discospomdylitis

A

Inflammatory
Bacterial or fungal infection
German shepherds
Painful

41
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Degenerative myelopathy

A

Slow progressing degenerative disease
German shepherds
Diffuse degeneration of spinal cord myelin and axon in the white matter

42
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Equine motor neuron disease

A

Death of lower motor neurons whose cell bodies are in the brain stem and spinal cord

43
Q

C6 - C8
Nerve

A

Musculocutaneous n.

44
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C7-T1
Nerve

45
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C8- T1
Nerve

46
Q

L6- S1
Nerve

47
Q

L4-L6
Nerve

48
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C8-T2
Nerve

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Lateral thoracic nerve

49
Q

Musculocutaneous
Spinal cord segments

50
Q

Radial nerve
Spinal cord segments

51
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Ulnar nerve
Spinal cord segments

52
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Sciatic nerve
Spinal cord segments

53
Q

Femoral nerve
Spinal cord segments

54
Q

Lateral thoracic nerve
Spinal cord segments

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