Spinal Cord Flashcards
Spinal cord begin at ?
Upper border of atlas vertebra
Spinal cord is ββββ- shape , βββ-cm length & ββββgram weight ?
Cylindrical , 45 cm , 30 gram
Spinal cord end at disc between ββ-& βββ- ββββ- vertebrae?
1&2 lumbar
Lower spinal cord conical shape is called ?
Conus medullaris
Lower tapering end βββββ- descends to attach to back of ββ-?
Filum terminale , coccyx
Lower ββ-& ββ nerve descends in subarachnoid space to reach foramina forming βββββββ?
Lumbar & sacral nerves. , forming cauda equina
Cervical enlargement extend from βββtoββ- ?
3 cervical to 2 thoracic
Nerves arising from cervical enlargement βββββ-of ββlimb ?
Brachial plexus nerves of upper limb
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Lumbar enlargement extend from βββ-toβββ- ?
1 lumbar to 3 sacral
Nerves arising from lumbar enlargement ββββ&βββ-of ββlimb ?
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Lumbar & sacral plexus nerves of lower limb
6 longitudinal sulci in spinal cord ?
1- anterior median fissure
2- posterior median sulcus
3- anterolateral sulci Rt & Lt
4- posterolateral sulci Rt &Lt
anterior median fissure of spinal cord lodgesββββββ artery ?
anterior spinal
anterolateral sulci Rt & Lt & posterolateral sulci Rt &Lt. are for ββ&βββ- of spinal nerves ?
Ventral & dorsal roots
Spinal cord covering ?
- dura mater
- arachnoid mater
- pia mater
Dura of spinal cord has βββ layer ?
One layer
Dura & arachnoid mater of spinal cord end at level ββ?
S2