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how many spinal cord segments are there?
31 and each has pair of spinal nerves
Where does conus medullaris is end/
L1-L2
How many cervical segments are there?
8- # 1 is at top and #8 is between C7 and T1
What levels are the preganglionic sympathetics found?
T1-L2
Is the spinal cord segmented anatomically?
No- segment refers to gray/white matter related to particular spinal nerve
Limb myotomes are sequenced in which way?
proximal to distal
shoulder muscle myotome level?
C5/6
hand muscle myotome?
C8/T1
Hip muscle myotome?
L2/L3
foot muscle myotome?
s2
Pelvic diaphragm muscle myotome?
s2/3/4
Why do multiple segments innervate individual muscles?
LMNS are organized in columns that span several segments
Quadriceps myotome?
L2-4
ankle dorsiflexion myotome?
L4-5
do dermatomes overlap? how far?
yes..covers its own and then half above and half below
What spinal cord level and nerve does reflex of biceps test?
C5-C6, musculocutaneous
What spinal cord level and nerve does triceps brachia reflex test?
C7-8 Radial
What spinal cord level and nerve does knee-jerk reflex test?
l3,L4—femoral nerve
What spinal cord level and nerve does ankle jerk reflex test?
s1 and s2—tibial nerve
where is the lateral horn present?
only at T1-L2
Where is lateral part of ventral horn absent?
thoracic levels
What is found between ventral and dorsal horns…general terms?
intermediate gray zone
Lamina 1 spinal cord =?
posteromarginal nucleus
Lamina II spinal cord =?
substantia gelatinosa