The spine

Question 1

In the spine, what are sacral nerves used for?

Answer 1

Motor and sensory function

Question 2

Where do sacral nerves come out in the spine?

Answer 2

The conus

Question 3

What are spinal tracts?

Answer 3

Ascending and descending pathways that carry information up and down the spine

Question 4

What tract carries information down to the muscles?

Answer 4

Corticospinal tract

Question 5

What tract carries information from the body to the brain?

Answer 5

Spinothalamic tract

Question 6

What is the role of the peripheral motor nerve?

Answer 6

Directs reflexes from the spinal cord

Question 7

What senses does the dorsal column carry to the brain?

Answer 7

Fine touch and proprioception

Question 8

What senses does the spinothalamic tract carry?

Answer 8

Pain and temperature

Question 9

How many vertebrae are in the spine?

Answer 9

33

Question 10

What are the cervical vertebrae?

Answer 10

Support the weight of the head, nerves labelled C1-C7

Question 11

What are the thoracic vertebrae?

Answer 11

Hold the rib cage and protect the heart and lungs

Question 12

What are the lumbar vertebrae?

Answer 12

Bear the weight of the body

Question 13

What are the sacrum vertebrae?

Answer 13

Connect the spine to the hip bones

Question 14

What are the cockyx?

Answer 14

Provide attachment for ligaments and muscles on the pelvic floor

Question 15

What are intervertebral discs?

Answer 15

Between each vertebra, are used to stop vertebrae from rubbing together

Question 16

What is inside the spinal canal?

Answer 16

Spinal cord, fat, ligaments, and blood vessels

Question 17

Where does the ventral spinal nerve carry information to?

Answer 17

From the brain to the body

Question 18

Where does the dorsal spinal nerve carry information to?

Answer 18

Body to the brain

Question 19

What is the name of the exit hole in the spine?

Answer 19

Intervertebral foramen

Question 20

What is the pyramidal decussation?

Answer 20

When the fibres cross over

Question 21

What body part is affected if the spinal cord is damaged?

Answer 21

Everything below the cord, above body parts are unaffected

Question 22

What does damage to half of the spinal cord lead to?

Answer 22

Change in sensory areas of one arm and leg, and loss of temperature and pain in the other arm/leg

Question 23

An issue in the frontal spinal cord might lead to what?

Answer 23

Change in motor function and temperature

Question 24

What is central cord syndrome?

Answer 24

CSF canal expands and pushes on tissues. leads to pain and temperature disruption