Spinal Cord Flashcards

1
Q

Spinal Cord Regions

A

Cervical
Thoracic
Lumbar
Sacral

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2
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Conas medullaris

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below the thoracic

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3
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Cauda equina

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strands below thoracic region

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4
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Filum terminaie

A

connective tissue that anchores conas to the coccyx bone

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5
Q

Spinal Meninges

A

Spinal dura mater
Spinal arachnoid mater
Spinal pia mater

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6
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Spinal Spaces

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Epidural space (top) fat
Subdural space: between arachnoid & dura mater
Subarachnoid space (filled with CSF)
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Gray matter of spinal cord

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Dorsal horn
Lateral horn
Ventral horn
Gray commissure
Central canal (CSF)
Nuclei within each horn
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8
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White matter of spinal cord

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Posterior Median sulcus
Dosal funiculus
Lateral funiciuls
Ventral funiculus
Anteriar median sulcus
Anterior commissure
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9
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Tracts

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bundles of axons carrying info. WHITE MATTER
pain temperature touch TO CNS
motor info down to spinal cord

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