Spinal Cord Flashcards
1
Q
Spinal Cord Regions
A
Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral
2
Q
Conas medullaris
A
below the thoracic
3
Q
Cauda equina
A
strands below thoracic region
4
Q
Filum terminaie
A
connective tissue that anchores conas to the coccyx bone
5
Q
Spinal Meninges
A
Spinal dura mater
Spinal arachnoid mater
Spinal pia mater
6
Q
Spinal Spaces
A
Epidural space (top) fat Subdural space: between arachnoid & dura mater Subarachnoid space (filled with CSF)
7
Q
Gray matter of spinal cord
A
Dorsal horn Lateral horn Ventral horn Gray commissure Central canal (CSF) Nuclei within each horn
8
Q
White matter of spinal cord
A
Posterior Median sulcus Dosal funiculus Lateral funiciuls Ventral funiculus Anteriar median sulcus Anterior commissure
9
Q
Tracts
A
bundles of axons carrying info. WHITE MATTER
pain temperature touch TO CNS
motor info down to spinal cord