Unit 1: Lecture 9 Flashcards

1
Q

The spinal cord is a collection of…

A
  • neuron cell bodies
  • axons
  • glial cells
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2
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Segments mark point of…

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exit for the spinal nerves

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3
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How many spinal segments?

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31

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4
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Split up the 31 spinal segments:

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Cervical - 8
Thoracic - 12
Lumbar - 5
Sacral - 5
Coccyx - 1
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5
Q

How many pairs of spinal nerves?

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31

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6
Q

Spinal nerve is comprised of…

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a DORSAL root and a VENTRAL root

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7
Q

What nerves are formed immediately after the spinal nerve is formed?

A

Peripheral nerves

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8
Q

Groupings of peripheral nerves are called…

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Plexi

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9
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Four different plexi that are formed directly from spinal nerves:

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  1. Cervical plexus (C1 - C4)
  2. Brachial plexus (C5 - T1)
  3. Lumbrosacral plexus (L1 - S4)
  4. Coccygeal plexus (S4, S5, and 1st Coccygeal)
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10
Q

How long is adult spinal cord?

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58-60 cm
23-24 in
~ 2 ft

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11
Q

Where does spinal cord begin and end?

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Begins at foramen magnum and ends are conus medullaris

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12
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Where is conus medullaris found?

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At the L1-L2 intervertebral disc

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13
Q

While the spinal cord doesn’t run the length of the vertebral column, the _________ ends at S2 and contains __________

A

Dura mater; cerebrospinal fluid

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14
Q

Cervical enlargement

A
  • C5 - T1

- Brachial plexus found here

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15
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Lumbosacral enlargement

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  • L1 - S4
  • Lumbrosacral plexus found here
  • Cauda equine formed from rootlets of lumbrosacral plexus
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16
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Filum terminale

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Ligamentous structure that anchors inferior tip of spinal cord to the coccyx

17
Q

Filum terminal composed of…

A

glial cells and pia mater

18
Q

Meninges (deep to superficial)

A

Pia mater
- Denticulate ligaments (21 pairs)
Arachnoid layer
- Subarachnoid Space (between arachnoid and pia)
Dura mater
- Epidural space (between Dura and vertebral canal)

19
Q

White matter

A
  • Myelinated axons

- makes up EXTERNAL portion of spinal cord

20
Q

Gray matter

A
  • composed of neuron cell bodies

- forms “butterfly”

21
Q

Sulci/fissures

A

Splits in the spinal cord (dorsal median sulcus & ventral median fissure)

22
Q

Dorsal root ganglia are located in the…

A

intervertebral foramina of the vertebral column

23
Q

Posterior spinal arteries

A

Paired, derived from vertebral arteries, running posteriorly.

Supply 1/3 of spinal cord

24
Q

Anterior spinal artery

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Singular, derived from vertebral arteries, runs anteriorly (anterior median fissure)

Larger than either of the posterior spinal arteries

Supplies lower 2/3

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Feeder arteries
Segmental spinal arteries on either side of spinal cord. Each divides into an anterior & posterior radicular artery, which joins the anterior and posterior spinal artery, respectively.
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Great Anterior Medullary Artery of Adamkiewicz
Unilateral artery, generally entering the spinal cord from the left side in the lower thoracic region
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Dermatome
Area of skin supplied by a single spinal cord segment