Spinal Nerves and ANS Flashcards
CNS
Brain and spinal cord
Spinal cord
Neural tissue, shorter than vertebral column, ends at Lumbar section
Vertebral Column
Bone
PNS
Spinal nerves, Fibers
Fiber Types
Somatic and Visceral
Sensory and Motor
Somatic
Body wall (outside of trunk), Limbs
Visceral
Smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, glands
Sensory
Brings sense in
Motor
Signals starts in CNS and goes out to visceral
Cervical Spinal Cord
8 cervical spinal cord levels in neck
Thoracic Spinal Cord
12 thoracic spinal cord levels in chest
Lumbar Spinal Cord
5 lumbar spinal cord levels in lower back
Sacral Spinal Cord
5 sacral spinal cord levels
Coccygeal Spinal cord
1 level
Spinal cord pairs
One pair associated with each level. Conveys information to and from
Spinal nerves
Names derived from the vertebrae between which they arise
Vertebral Column
33 vertebrae arranged in 5 regions 7 Cervical 12 Thoracic 5 Lumbar 5 Sacral 4 Coccygeal
Intervertebral foramen
Where spinal nerves exit the vertebral column between adjacent vertebrae
Spinal Nerves
8 pairs of cervical spinal nerves
C1-7 spinal nerves named for vertebra inferior to their exit
The rest are named by vertebra superior to their exit
Conus medullaris
Tapered area where spinal cord narrows to, End at L1 Vertebral level
Cauda equina
The more caudal (lower) nerve roots which are longer and more vertical
Subarachnoid space
Where cauda equina is housed, widened area, lumbar cistern, site of lumbar puncture
Pia mater
Stabilize the spinal cord transversely and longitudinally,
Denticulate ligaments
Pia mater that stabilizes spinal cord transversely (side to side)
Filum terminale
Pia mater that stabilizes spinal cord from top to bottom