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Spinal Cord Flashcards

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Inferior cervical region of spinal cord…

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cervical enlargement

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Inferior thoracic, lumber, and superior sacral regions

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lumbosacral enlargement

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3
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Inferior end of lumbosacral enlargement

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conus medullaris

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4
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inferior roots of conus medullaris

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cauda equine

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5
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connective tissue surrounding spinal cord and brain

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meninges

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6
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most superficial and thickest membrane

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dura mater

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7
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middle membrane- thin and wispy

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arachnoid mater

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8
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deepest membrane- bound tightly to spinal cord

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pia mater

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9
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deep clefts partially separating two halves of the spinal cord

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  • anterior median fissure

- posterior median sulcus

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10
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white matter

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contains dorsal (posterior) column, ventral (anterior) column, and lateral column

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gray matter

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contains posterior (dorsal) horn, anterior (ventral) horn, and lateral horn

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12
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located in center of gray commissure-circulates CSF

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central canal

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13
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ventral roots

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contain motor neurons

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14
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dorsal root

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contains sensory axons- joins with ventral root to form spinal nerve

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15
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portion consisting of myelinated axons (form nerve tracts)

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white matter

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16
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consists of neuron cell bodies, dendrites, and axons

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gray matter

17
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connective tissue septa- extends from lateral side of spinal cord to dura mater

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denticulate ligaments

18
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formed by dura mater- surrounds spinal cord

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thecal sac

19
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separates dura mater from the periosteum of the vertebral canal

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epidural space

20
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space between arachnoid and dura mater

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subdural space

21
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connective tissue strand that anchors the conus medullaris and the thecal sac to the first coccygeal vertebra

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filum terminale

22
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between arachnoid and pia mater

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sub-arachnoid space

23
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axons inside CNS are called

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tracts (fasciculi or pathways)

24
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axons outside of CNS are called

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nerves

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