spinal nerves Flashcards
spinal cord regions
cervical, thoracic, lumbar, sacral, coccygeal
cervical SC region
C1-C8
thoracic spinal cord region
T1-T12
how many spinal nerves does coccygeal region have
one pair
conus medullaris
tapering end of spinal cord (L1)
cauda equina
group of axons, project inferiorly from spinal cord
filum terminale
composed of pia mater, from conus medullaris to coccyx, within cauda equina
enlargement
where spinal cord is bigger bc they have more neurons
types of enlargements
cervical and lumbosacral
cervical enlargement
inferior cervical region
contains neurons that innervates upper limbs
lumbosacral enlargement
mid lumbar region
neurons that innervate lower limbs
how many pairs of spinal nerves are there
31
8 cervical
12 thoracic
5 lumbar
5 sacral
1 coccygeal
where spinal tap goes
L3-L4, subarachnoid space
nerve plexus
group of spinal nerves
back up system damage to one nerve doesn’t completely damage function
cervical plexus
C1-C4
anterior neck muscles, skin of neck, head, shoulders
phrenic nerve 3-5
suffocation
injury above C3
hiccups
irritation of phrenic nerve
causing spasms of diaphragm and sudden closure of epiglottis
brachial plexus nerves
axillary, median, brachial, ulnar, radial
axillary nerve
innervates teres minor and deltoid
sensory from superolateral arm and skin
median nerve
innervates antebrachium and manus (muscles)
sensory from fingers 1 2 3 part of 4
nerve associated w carpal tunnel
nerve associated with carpal tunnel
median nerve
musculocutaneous nerve
innervates elbow flexors (biceps)
sensory : lateral forearm surface
radial nerve
innervate triceps
sensory from posterior arm and surface of forearm
back lateral side of hand
ulnar nerve
funny bone
innervate manus and antebrachium
sensory fingers 4 and 5