spinal cord

Question 1

• lies within the spinal cavity and extends from the foramen magnum to the lower border of the first lumbar vertebra - oval cylinder that tapers slightly as it descends - 2 bulges, one in cervical region and one in lumbar region

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structure of the spinal cord

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the 2 bulges in the spinal cord are called:

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• cervical enlargement - lumbar enlargement

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the anterior median fissure and the posterior median sulcus are two deep grooves; _____ fissure is deeper and wider

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anterior

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cervical enlargement extends from ___ to ___.

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C4 to T1

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lumbar enlargement extends ____ to ____.

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T9 to T12

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termination of the spinal cord. Tapers in a cone shape and ends at the level of the intervertebral disc between L1-2

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Conus Medullaris

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2 bundles of nerve fibers project from each side of the spinal cord are called

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nerve roots

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• carry sensory info into the spinal cord

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fibers of dorsal (posterior) nerve root

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cell bodies of these sensory neurons make up a small region of gray matter called:

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dorsal root ganglion

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• carry motor info out of the spinal cord

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fibers of ventral (anterior) nerve root

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cell bodies of these motor neurons are located in the ______ of the spinal cord

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gray matter

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_____ are located in the spinal cord’s gray matter core

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interneurons

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on each side of the spinal cord, the dorsal and ventral nerve roots join together to form a single mixed nerve called a:

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spinal nerve

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the spinal cord ends at:

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L1

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bundle of nerve roots extending from the conus medullaris at the inferior end of the spinal cord

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cauda equina

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_____ consists predominantly of cell bodies of interneurons and motor neurons and extend the length of the cord

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gray matter

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the left and right gray columns are joined in the middle by a band called the:

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gray commissure

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_____ carries CSF through the spinal cord

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central canal

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white matter surrounds gray matter and is subdivided in each half of the cord into three columns (funiculi):

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• ant - post - lat white columns

Question 20

Each white column consists of a large bundle of axons divided into tracts. Names of spinal tracts indicate:

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• location of the tract - structure in which the axons originate - structure in which they terminate

Question 21

2 main functions of the spinal cord:

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• provides conduction routes to and from the brain - serves as the integrator, or reflex center for all spinal reflexes

Question 22

• conduct sensory impulses up the cord to the brain

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ascending tracts

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• conduct motor impulses down the cord from the brain

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descending tracts

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tracts are both ____ and ____ organizations of nerve fibers composed of bundles of axons

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structural and functional

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ascending tract that deals with crude touch, pain, and temperature

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lateral spinothalamic

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ascending tract that deals with crude touch and pressure

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anterior spinothalamic

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ascending tract that deals with discriminating touch and conscious kinesthesia

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posterior column-medial lemniscus

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ascending tract that deals with subconscious kinesthia

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spinocerebellar

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ascending tract that deals with touch that triggers visual reflexes

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spinotectal

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descending tract that deals with voluntary movements on opposite side of the body (decussate in the medulla)

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lateral corticospinal

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descending tract that deals with voluntary movements on opposite side of the body

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anterior corticospinal

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descending tract that maintains posture during movement

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reticulospinal

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descending tract the transmits impulses that coordinate body movements and maintenance of posture (conveys impulses from the red nucleus)

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rubrospinal

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descending tract that moves head, eyes and trunk in response to visual or auditory stimuli

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tectospinal

Question 35

conveys impulses from vestibular nucleus to ipsilateral skeletal muscles of trunk and proximal parts of limbs for posture and balance in response to head movements

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vestibulospinal

Question 36

for the cerebral cortex to perform its sensory functions, impulses must first be conducted to sensory areas via relays of neurons referred to as:

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sensory pathways

Question 37

each side of the brain registers sensations from the opposite side of the bosy

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crossed pathways

Question 38

impulses are conducted from motor areas to skeletal muscles via motor neurons by:

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somatic motor pathways

Question 39

the cardinal principle about somatic motor pathways:

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principle of the final common path

Question 40

each motor neuron from the anterior gray horn (ventral horn) of the spinal cord conducts impulses to a specific motor unit within a skeletal muscle. axons from the anterior gray horn (ventral horn) are the only ones that terminate in skeletal muscle cells

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principle of the final common path

Question 41

any condition that makes ventral horn motor neurons unable to conduct impulses also makes skeletal muscle cells supplied by these neurons unable to contract.

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clinical significance of somatic motor pathways

Question 42

• fibers converge in medulla - AKA corticospinal tracts - important for stimulation and precise control of voluntary muscle function

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pyramidal tracts

Question 43

• much more complex than pyramidal tracts - all motor tracts from the brain to spinal cord - ventral horn motor neurons except corticospinal tracts - important in larger, automatic movements - sequencing or simultaneous contraction of muscle group

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extrapyramidal tracts

Question 44

_#_% of corticospinal tracts are pyramidal, lateral and anterior corticospinal tracts voluntary movement

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90

Question 45

_#_% of corticospinal tracts are extrapyramidal. They are more reflexive and automatic

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10

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