SPINAL CORD Flashcards
1
Q
End of Spinal cord
A
L1
2
Q
Contains all nerve cell body
A
Grey matter
3
Q
Produces myeli sheath
A
schwan cells
4
Q
C4 injury
A
tetraplegia
5
Q
C6 injury
A
tetraplegia
6
Q
t6 injury
A
paraplegia
7
Q
arrest of respirstion
A
c2 c3
8
Q
Paraplegia
A
L1
9
Q
Most common site of herniation
A
posterolateral at L4-L5
10
Q
terminal portion of Spinal cord
A
Conus medullaris
11
Q
fibrous extention of the pia mater;anchors spinal cord to the coccyx
A
Filum terminale
12
Q
collection of nerve roots at the inferior of the vertebral canal
A
cauda equina
13
Q
how many spinal nerves are there?
A
31
14
Q
Artery arises from vertebral. supplies the anterior 2/3. unite to form a single artery
A
Anterior spinal arteries
15
Q
Reinforce the posterior and anterior arteries
A
radicular
