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Spinal Cord/Nerves Flashcards

1
Q

How long is the spinal cord?

A

Roughly 16-18 Inches

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2
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What shape is the spinal cord?

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Cylindrical

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3
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What are the two longitudinal depressions of the spinal cord?

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Posterior and anterior median

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4
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What is the tapering end of the spinal cord called?

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Conus Medullaris

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5
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are there

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31 that contain both sensory and motor axons

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6
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What is the connective tissue found within the spinal cord?

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Endoneurium- around an axon
Perineurium- around a fascicle
Epineurium- around the whole nerve

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7
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What are the four plexuses?

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Cervical, brachial, lumbar, and sacral

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8
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Phrenic Nerve

A

Innervates diaphragm through thoracic cavity

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9
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Long Thoracic

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Innervates serratus anterior

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10
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Medial Pectoral

A

Innervates pectoralis major AND minor

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11
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Lateral Pectoral

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Innervates pectoralis major

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12
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Axillary

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Innervates deltoid and teres minor

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13
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Radial

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Innervates all muscles of posterior brachium, posterior antebrachium, and brachioradialis

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14
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Median

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Innervates all muscles of antebrachium except the medial half of flexor digitorum profundus and flexor carpi ulnaris

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15
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Musculotanelis

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Innervates all muscles in anterior brachium except brachioradialis

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16
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Ulnar

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Innervates medial half of flexor digitorum profundus and flexor carpi ulnaris

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17
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Femoral

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Innervates iliopsoas group, anterior thigh, and pectineus

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18
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Obturator

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Innervates all muscles in medial thigh except pectineus

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19
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Superior Glutteal

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Innervates gluteal group except gluteus maximus

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20
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Inferior gluteal

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Innervates Gluteus Maximus

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21
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Sciatic Nerve

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Innervates nothing (branches off into tibial nerve and common fibular nerve)

22
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Tibial Nerve

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Innervates all posterior thigh except biceps femoris short head and posterior leg

23
Q

Common fibular

A

Innervates biceps femoris short head (branches into deep and superficial nerve)

24
Q

Deep fibular

A

Innervates anterior leg

25
Q

Superficial fibular

A

Innervates lateral leg

26
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Pendundle nerve

A

Innervates perineum, external anal sphincter, and external urethral sphincter

27
Q

What are the group of axons that project from the conus meduallris?

A

Cauda equina

28
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What is the thin strand of pia mater that travels in the cauda equina that anchors the conus medularis to the coccyx

A

Filum Terminale

29
Q

What enlargement accommodates extra nerves for upper appendages?

A

Cervical Enlargement

30
Q

What enlargement accommodates extra nerves for lower appendages?

A

Lumbar englargement

31
Q

What are the three meninges that cover the spinal cord?

A

Dura Mater, arachnoid mater, and pia mater (in order)

32
Q

What space is between the dura mater and the bony vertebrae?

A

Epidural space

33
Q

What are the two true spaces in the spinal cord

A

Epidural and subarachnoid

34
Q

What is the potential space in the spinal cord?

A

Subdural Space

35
Q

Which space is between the dura mater and the periosteum

A

Epidural Space

36
Q

Which mater fuses with the connective layers that surround the spinal nerves

A

Dura Mater

37
Q

Which mater adheres to the spinal cord?

A

Pia Mater

38
Q

What are the triangular extensions that anchor the spinal cord to the dura mater

A

Denticulate Ligaments

39
Q

What are the collections of spinal tracts in the white mater

A

Funiculi

40
Q

What joins the two anterior funiculi

A

White commissure

41
Q

What joins the two sides?

A

Grey commissure

42
Q

What houses the somas of somatic motor neurons?

A

Anterior Horns

43
Q

What contains the somas of automatic motor neurons from T12-L2?

A

Lateral Horns

44
Q

What contains the axons for sensory and interneurons?

A

Posterior Horns

45
Q

What is a continuation of the fourth ventricle?

A

Central Canal

46
Q

What innervates the deeps muscles and skin of the back?

A

Posterior Rami

47
Q

What innervates the anterior and lateral portions of the trunk and upper/lower appendages?

A

Anterior Ramus

48
Q

What forms the intercostal nerves?

A

T1-11 anterior rami

49
Q

What forms the subcostal nerve?

A

T12 anterior rami

50
Q

Which is the only anterior rami involved in a plexus?

A

T1

51
Q

What are the three components of a reflex?

A
  1. Receptor in PNS
  2. Communicates with the CNS
  3. Action occurs in a peripheral effector

Anatomy 2320/2325 (12 decks)

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