Week 1 Flashcards
A thick bundle of nerve fibers that connects the 2 hemispheres
Corpus callosum
Site of cerebellum
inferior to the cerebrum and occupies the posterior cranial fossa
Beginning of spinal cord
Continuation of MO at level of C1 below the foramen magnum
Lower end of spinal cord
Conus medullaris
Cervical enlargement
C5 - T1
Lumbar enlargement
L1 - S2
A bundle formed by The lumbar and sacral nerves which occupy the vertebral canal from L2 to S5.
cauda equina
A ligament that extends from the Conus medullaris to the back of the
coccyx.
Filum terminale
Ligaments that extend from the pia mater between the dorsal and ventral nerve roots to anchor the spinal cord to the dura.
denticulate ligaments
It is the lower part of the subarachnoid space. It extends from L2 to S2.
Lumbar Cistern
Contents of Lumbar cistern
- CSF
- Cauda equine
- filum terminale
Best site for lumbar puncture (spinal tap)
between the spines of L3 and L4 (sometimes L4 and L5)
Mention sensory cells of the dorsal horn
- Posteromarginal nucleus
- Substantia gelatinosa of Rolandi
- Nucleus proprius
- Nucleus dorsalis (Clarke’s nucleus)
Mention site and function of Nucleus dorsalis (Clarke’s nucleus)
at the base of the dorsal horn and extends from C8 to L2 segments. Associated with unconscious proprioception.
Mention site and function of Nucleus proprius
center of the dorsal horn. It mediates pain, temperature, touch and pressure sensations.
Mention site and function of Substantia gelatinosa of Rolandi
at the apex of the dorsal horn. It is associated with pain & temperature sensation.
Mention site and function of Posteromarginal nucleus
at the tip of the dorsal horn and mediates pain and temperature sensations.
Course of Single Anterior Spinal
Artery
descends in the anterior median fissure
of the spinal cord. supplies anterior 2/3 of
the spinal cord.
Course of Two Posterior Spinal
Arteries
descend along the posterolateral fissure. supply the posterior 1/3 of the spinal cord.
Course of artery of Adamkiewicz,
enters the spinal cord between segments T8 and L4. supplies most of the arterial blood supply for the lower half of the spinal cord
The embryonic origin of the NS
ectodermal
The embryonic source of the CNS
Neural tube
The embryonic source of the PNS
Neural crest
The embryonic source of the inner ear
Placodes
Development of neural tube begins during
3rd week
The embryonic origin of the cerebral hemisphere.
Telencephalon
The embryonic origin of the lateral ventricle
cavity inside each hemisphere (from Telencephalon)
The embryonic origin of the thalamus, hypothalamus, subthalamus and
epithalamus
Diencephalon
The embryonic origin of the third ventricle
The cavity inside Diencephalon
The embryonic origin of the midbrain
Mesencephalon
The embryonic origin of the cerebral aqueduct
The cavity inside Mesencephalon
The embryonic origin of the 4th ventricle.
The cavity inside Rhombencephalon
The embryonic origin of pons and cerebellum
Metencephalon (from Rhombencephalon)
The embryonic origin of medulla oblongata
Myelencephalon (from Rhombencephalon)
The neural tube fails to close in the spinal cord region.
Myelocele