Spinal Cord Flashcards
1
Q
Where do sensory nerve tracts go? Where do motor nerve tracts go?
A
From skin & muscoskeleton to cerebral cortex
From cerebral cortex to skeletal muscle
2
Q
What protective tissues are found in the spine?
A
Vertebral column
Meninges
Connective tissue covering spinal nerves
3
Q
What is the difference between the spinal cord and column?
A
Spinal cord - nervous tissue
Spinal column - vertebrae and intervertebral discs
4
Q
What passes through the foramen magnum?
A
Spinal cord
5
Q
Where on vertebrae do spinal nerves pass through?
A
Vertebral foramina
6
Q
What are rami communicantes?
A
Autonomic nerve branches which go to each spinal nerve
7
Q
What are intumescences?
A
Thickenings, e.g. origins of the nerves supplying the FL/HL
