week 3 Flashcards
all spinal nerves distal to ramus communicans contain what
GSA and GP
GSE
GVE postganglionic sympathetic
each pair of spinal nerves is from ____ spinal cord segment(s)
1
early during fetal development, where does each cord segment lie
within same vertebra
with growth, what happens to the size of the vertebral column relative to the spinal cord
the vertebral column outgrows the spinal cord
in what vertebra do the cord segments C1 and C2 reside
in C1 vertebra
in what vertebra do the cord segments C3 to T11 reside
in vertebra one number less (ie T2 lies in T1)
in what vertebra do the cord segments T12-L2 reside
in corresponding vertebra (ie L1 resides in L1 vertebra)
in what vertebra do the cord segments L3, L4 reside
in L3 vertebra
in what vertebra do the cord segments L5,6,7 reside
in L4 vertebra
in what vertebra do the cord segments S1,2,3 reside
in L5 vertebra
in what vertebra do the cord segments Cd1-5 reside
in L6 vertebra
in what vertebra does the spinal cord end?
in L6 vertebra
cervical spinal nerves arise ______ (in front or behind) vertebra of same number
in front of
After cervical vertebra, T1 to Cd5 spinal nerves emerge ______ vertebra of same number
behind
can you assess all 36 spinal cord segments
no