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Spinal Cord Anatomy and Organization Flashcards

1
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spinal cord length

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foramen magnum to L2

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general function of spinal cord

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sensory processory-primary afferents enter spinal cord-local - for simple reflexes (w/in level and side)-ascending tracts

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motor neurons

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efferentsLMN’s - cell bodies in ventral horn

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axons for motor neurons

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go to periphery

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ventral horn cells

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location of lower motor neurons”final common pathway

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descending tracts

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axons of upper motor neuronsfrom brainstem and cerebral cortex

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segmentation of spinal cord

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based on vertebrae8 cervical12 thoracic5 lumbar5 sacral1-3 coccygeal

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conus medullaris

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around L2end of spinal cord

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each segment of spinal cord

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gives rise to pair of spinal nerve-each has axons of dorsal root and anterior root

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spinal cord segment = ?

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gives rise to 1 pair of spinal nerves

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dorsal root

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has dorsal root ganglion

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each segment ?

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innervates a dermatome

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13
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2 enlargements of spinal cord

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due to increased number of neurons-associated with limbscervical enlargement - brachial plexuslumbar enlargement - lumbosacral plexus

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cervical enlargement

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brachial plexus

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lumbar enlargement

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lumbosacral plexus

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16
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gray matter

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inner - butterfly shape-has cell bodies

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white matter

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outerhas cell processes (myelin)

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18
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clinical orientation

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looking up from feet as patient lies on back

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19
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blood supply to spinal cord

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differences will lead to different lesions depending on location of occlusion

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sacral cross section

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roundmostly grayvery little white

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lumbosacral enlargement cross section

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enlarged ventral horns - motor to lower limbround shapelittle white matter

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thoracic cross section

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very little gray matter - not a lot of musculaturelots of white matter - lots of somatosensationlateral horn - first presencedorsal nucleus of clarke - central portion of gray

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lateral horn

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T1-L2 - preganglionic sympathetic cell bodiesaka IMLCC

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dorsal nucleus of clarke

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center of gray matter - thoracic cross sectionproprioception to cerebellum

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cervical enlargement cross section

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oval shapeenlarged dorsal and ventral hornslots of white matter

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flexors

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more posterior in ventral horn

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extensors

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more anterior in ventral horn

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proximal muscles

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more medial in ventral horn

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distal muscles

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more lateral in ventral horn

30
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three general types of white matter in SC?

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long ascendinglong descendingpropriospinal (short)

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long ascending tracts

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thalamuscerebellumbrainstem

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long descending tracts

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upper motor neurons - to lower motor neuronsfrom cortex from brainstem

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propriospinal fibers

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short - within spinal cord-connect different cord levelscoordinate reflexes

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posterior funiculus below T6

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below T6 - known as fasciculus gracilussomatosensation from lower limb

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fasciculus gracilus

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posterior funiculus caudal to T6somatosensation from lower limb

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posterior funiculus above T6

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fasciculus gracilusand also fasciculus cuneatus

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fasciculus cuneatus

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posterior funicullus above T6primary afferentssomatosensation from upper limb

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anterolateral system

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anterior and lateral funiculus-somatosensory fiber tracts-ascending secondary, tertiary, quarternary neurons-carrying axons from contralateral side**

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spinocerebellar tracts

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somatosensation to cerebellum (not conscious)up lateral funiculus -ascending secondary and third order neurons

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corticospinal tracts

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descending tractlateral funiculusdescending upper motor neuronsfinal synapse - ventral horns - to LMNs

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spinal cord reflexes

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motor event driven by sensory stimulusex/ withdraw, pupil constrictionlocal - can operate without UMN input (from cerebrum)program pattern generators

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reflex arc

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1 receptor2 afferent neuron3 interneurons (s)4 efferent neuron5 target organ

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local circuits

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can still operate with lesion in spinal cord above or below

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brainstem

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continuation of the spinal cordperforms spinal cord like functions for head-gives rise to cranial nerves-initial processing for sensory from head-LMNs for muscles of headvital reflexesrelay for all info

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conduit functions of brainstem

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ascending tracts to thalamus and cerebellumdescending tracts to SCmany relay nuclei in brainstem

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cranial nerve functions of brainstem

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afferent and efferent infospecial sensation

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integrative functions of brainstem

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complex motor patterns (chewing, swallowing)cardiovascular and respiratory functions

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rostral medulla

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open fourth ventricle

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caudal medulla

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closed fourth ventricle (central canal)

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pyramidal decussation

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level of inferior edge of medulla-outcropping of cells - location of crossing of corticospinal tract fibers

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pyramids

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left and right on medulla-location of corticopsinal fibers-UMNs - to voluntary movement

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olives

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laterally on medulla

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pre and post olivarry sulcus

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on medulla aorund olives

54
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pons division

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basal ponstegmentum

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basal pons

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does NOT connect two hemispheres

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cerebellar peduncles

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fibers from pons to cerebellumsuperiormiddleinferior

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midbrain

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cerebral peduncles-fiber bundles from cerebral cortexcolliculi

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colliculi

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two superiortwo inferior

59
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cranial nerve 4

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right below the inferior colliculi

60
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brainstem

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tectumtegmentum

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tegmentum

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reticular formation - nuclei throughout brainstemcranial nerve nuclei (LMNs)tracts (ascending and descending)

62
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substantia nigra

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makes it easy to pick out midbrain-dopaminergic cell bodies

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