Unit I Lec 9 Flashcards
Total number of spinal nerves/spinal cord segments
31
Number of cervical nerve segments
8
Number of thoracic nerve segments
12
Number of lumbar nerve segments
5
Number of sacral nerve segments
5
Number of coccygeal nerve segments
1
Spinal cord stops where
Around L1-L2
Term for nerves coming off spinal cord
nerve roots
Dorsal root is afferent or efferent
afferent, sensory
Ventral root is afferent or efferent
efferent, motor
Enlargement off dorsal root
dorsal root ganglia
Dorsal root and ventral root come together and form
spinal nerve
Spinal nerve is composed of what types of neurons
both sensory and motor
Spinal nerve spplits into what
ramii
Dorsal primary ramus innervates what
deep and lower back muscles
Ventral primary ramus does what
everything else but deep and lower back muscles
Braching network of intersecting nerves
nerve plexus
Ventral primary ramii form what
nerve plexi
Cervical plexus (C1-C4) comes from what rami
ventral primary rami
Brachial plexus (C5-T1) comes from what rami
ventral primary rami
Lumbosacral plexus (L1-S4) comes from what rami
ventral primary rami
Coccygeal plexus (S4,S5) comes from what rami
ventral primary rami
Spinal cord begins at what structure
foramen magnum
Spinal cord ends at what vertebra
L1-L2 in adults
Approx length of spinal cord in adults
58-60cm (23-24 in)
Spinal cord ends where in a baby
L3-L4
Term for “stuck” spinal cord in which spinal cord is lenghened
tethered cord
Feature at end of spinal cord where dorsal and ventral roots are elongated
cauda equina
Termination of spinal cord (shaped like a cone)
conus medullaris
Where does the dural sac end in the spinal cord
around S1, S2
Sac that contains CSF and holds cauda equina
dural sac