Spinal cord Flashcards
exam 1- written
elaborated by the choroid plexus in the ventricles
CSF
At birth the spinal cord ends between
L2/L3
in adults the spinal cord ends between
L1/L2
cervical enlargement
C5-T1
Lumbar enlargement
L3-S2
how is the spinal cord segment defined?
by a pair of spinal nerves
Dorsal root is
sensory
Ventral root is
motor
muscle innervated by a single nerve root constitute a
myotome
Stretch Reflex:
Striking the patellar tendon activates ________________, which then monosynaptically excite ______________ that innervate the stretched muscle.
Stretch Reflex:
Striking the patellar tendon activates muscle spindle primary endings, which then monosynaptically excite alpha motor neurons that innervate the stretched muscle.
Reciprocal Inhibition:
Striking the patellar tendon initiates a stretch reflex (excitation of the quadriceps) and it also causes _______ of the motor neurons to the antagonist hamstring muscles.
Reciprocal Inhibition:
Striking the patellar tendon initiates a stretch reflex (excitation of the quadriceps) and it also causes inhibition of the motor neurons to the antagonist hamstring muscles.
gray matter is divided into
dorsal and ventral horns
white matter iis divided into
funiculi… bundle of nerve fibers
Phrenic nucleus found in
C3-C5
Substantia gelationiosa
found in
All
Body of posterior horn found in
All
Clarke’s nucleus found in
T1-L2
Intermediolateral column found in
T1-L3
Parasympathetic nucleus found in
S2-S4