Spinal cord Flashcards by ArcherGirlDaisy Unknown

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What structure

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Cervical enlargement

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What structure

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Cervical enlargement

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What structure

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Lumbar enlargement

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What structure

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Lumbar enlargement

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What structure

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Conus medullaris
(termination of spinal cord [at around lumbar vertebrae 1 & 2])

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What structure

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Cauda equina
(bundle of spinal nerves exiting from conus medullaris)

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What structure

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Spinal cord
(in vertebral foramen [neural canal] through vertebrae)

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What structure

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Spinal cord

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What membrane

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Dura mater

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What membrane

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Arachnoid mater

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What membrane

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Pia mater
(clinging tightly to surface of spinal cord)

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What fluid filled space

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Subarachnoid space

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What structure

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Ventral root

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What structure

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Dorsal root

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What structure

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Dorsal root ganglion

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What structure

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Spinal nerve
(at convergence of dorssal and ventral root)

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What opening

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Central canal
(connects to central canal within medulla oblongata of brain stem)

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What structure

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Anterior gray commissure

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What structure

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Posterior gray commissure

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What structure

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Anterior white commissure

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What structure

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Posterior white commissure

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What structure

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Posterior (dorsal) gray horn
(composed of gray matter)

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What structure

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Anterior (dorsal) gray horn
(composed of gray matter)

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What structure

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Anterior (ventral) funiculus
(anterior column)
(composed of white matter)

What structure

Lateral funiculus (lateral column) (composed of white matter)

What structure

Posterior (dorsal) funiculus (posterior column) (composed of white matter)

What structure

Fasciculus gracilis (medial portion of posterior column)

What structure

Fasciculus cuneatus (lateral portion of posterior column)

What groove

anterior median fissure

What groove

Posterior median sulcus

What membrane

Dura mater

What membrane

Arachnoid mater

What membrane

Pia mater (clinging tightly to surface of spinal cord)

What structure

Ventral root

What structure

Dorsal root

What structure

Dorsal root ganglion

What structure

Spinal nerve (at convergence of dorsal and ventral root)