SPINAL CORD Flashcards
End of Spinal cord
L1
Contains all nerve cell body
Grey matter
Produces myeli sheath
schwan cells
C4 injury
tetraplegia
C6 injury
tetraplegia
t6 injury
paraplegia
arrest of respirstion
c2 c3
Paraplegia
L1
Most common site of herniation
posterolateral at L4-L5
terminal portion of Spinal cord
Conus medullaris
fibrous extention of the pia mater;anchors spinal cord to the coccyx
Filum terminale
collection of nerve roots at the inferior of the vertebral canal
cauda equina
how many spinal nerves are there?
31
Artery arises from vertebral. supplies the anterior 2/3. unite to form a single artery
Anterior spinal arteries
Reinforce the posterior and anterior arteries
radicular
Vein of the Spinal cord
Batsons plexus
Occlusion of the radicular artery. Seen in AAA
Complete cord damage
What disease affects the posterior horn?
Syphilis. Tabes dorsalis
What is the largest radicular artery?
Adamkiewikz(great anterior segmental medullary)
What 3 veins are mainly responsible for breast lung and porstate ca mets
Basivertebral
internal vertebral venous plexus
external vert ven plexus