Spinal cord Flashcards
How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?
31
Cervical spinal nerves:
-how many our there
-where are they?
-8 pairs
-C1-C8
Thoracic Spinal nerves:
-how many our there
-where are they?
-12 pairs
-T1-T12
Lumbar spinal nerves
-how many our there
-where are they?
-5 pairs
-L1-L5
Sacral spinal nerves?
-how many our there
-where are they?
-5 pairs
-S1-S5
Where is the conus medullaris?
T12/L1
How many pairs of coccygeal nerves are there?
1 pair
Ventral root is where the _______ information is
Motor
Dorsal root is where the________ information is
sensory
What is white matter made of?
Myleniated axons
what is grey matter made of?
Unmyleinated parts (like cell bodies)
what lives in the Dorsal root ganglion?
cell bodies for sensory neurons
What lives in the posterior grey horn?
Sensory nuclei
what do the lateral grey horns control?
controls smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands. Visceral motor
What is in the anterior grey horns and what does it conteol?
motor nuclei. Somatic motor infor…volunatry skeletal muscle contraction