Trans - Spinal Cord Flashcards
SC reaches to what level in 3rd fetal moth
coccyx
SC reaches to what level at birth
L3
SC reaches to what level in adult
L2
dura mater merging with filum terminale
thecal sac
arachnoid mater ends at what level
S2
denticulate ligament - from what layer? function?
from pia mater, anchors SC to outer layers
regions of SC
cervical thoracic lumbar sacral coccygeal
what spinal nerves emerge above corresponding vertebral segments?
C1-C7
what spinal nerves emerge below what corresponding vertebral segments?
C8-most caudal spinal nerve
cervical enlargement supplies what region
upper limbs
lumbosacral enlargement supplies what region
lower limbs
tapered end of spinal cord
conus medullaris
conus medullaris ends at what level
L1
cauda equina is composed of:
lumbosacral nerve roots
which nerve roots are involved in the cauda equina
L2 to S5
pia mater that connects the conus medullaris with the thecal sac
filum terminale
filum terminale ends at what level
S1
thecal sac ends at what level
S1
location of gray matter in SC central canal
medial
location of white matter in SC central canal
lateral
sensory nerve root - dorsal or ventral
dorsal
motor nerve root - dorsal or ventral
ventral
sulcus involved with dorsal nerve root
posterolateral sulcus
sulvus involved with ventral nerve root
anterolateral sulcus
sulcus between posteromedian and posterolateral sulci
posterointermediate sulcus
at what level is the posterointermediate sulcus located?
cervical and thoracic
subdivisions of the gray matter in the SC
- anterior gray horn
- posterior gray horn
- lateral gray horn
- gray commissures
what neurons are in the posterior gray horn
somatic and visceral sensory neurons
what neurons are in the anterior gray horn
somatic motor neurons
what neurons are in the lateral gray horn
visceral motor neurons
the visceral motor neurons in the lateral gray horn are found in what region
cervical and upper lumbar
size of anterior gray horn by regions - arrange from largest to smallest. why this arrangement
lumbosacral > cervical > thoracic
anterior gray horn –> motor. regions with the most muscles have the thicker anterior gray horns
gray commissures - function
conduct decussating axons for cross reflexes
rexed lamina 1 - function
sensory - pain to thalamus