Final Flashcards
Adult Spinal cord segments are at the length of
L1 and L2
Foramen magnum: spinal meninges are
continuous with the cranial meninges which surround the brain
Simple squamous covers
the inner surface of dura and outer surface of the arachnoid mater
Arachnoid mater extends inferiorly as far as the
Filum terminale and dorsal/ventral roots of the cauda equina lie within the fluid-filled subarachnoid space
Where is spinal tap withdrawn from
Fluid filled subarachnoid space
Denticulate ligaments prevent
lateral movements extending from pia mater
Gray mater is greatest in segments of SC dedicated to
sensory and motor control of limbs
Gray matter includes:
Cell bodies of neurons, neuroglia, and unmyelminated axons
White mater:
Large number of myelinated axons
Posterior Nuclei of gray matter
somatic and visceral motor
Lateral nuclei of gray matter
thoracic and lumbar segments visceral motor nuclei
Anterior nuclie of gray matter
somatic motor nuceli
gray commissure
where they have axons that cross from one side of the cord to the other
Columns
regions where white matter is organziaed, also contains tracts
what are tracts
a bundle of axons in CNS that is somewhat unifmorm in diameter myelination and propagation speed
Short tracts
carry sensory/motor signals between spinal cord segments
Longer tracts
connect spinal cord with the brain
Ascending
sensory toward brain
Decending
Motor commands to spinal cord
Epineurium
dense network of collagen fibers
Aters and veins branch within the
perineurim
Dermatome
is specific bilateral region of the skin surface montored bby a single pair of spinal nerves; gives some clues as to what is wrong
Only ventral rami form
the plexus
White ramus commuincans
carry visceral motor fibers to nearby sympahthetic ganglions
Where are White ramus commuincans found
between t1 and l2
Gray communicans innverate
glands and smooth muscles in body wall or limbs and contain postganglionic fibers associated with each spinal nerve
Interneurons
functional groups called neuronal pools
groups of interconnected neurons can contain either inhibitory or excitatory neurons
Divergence
what is it ?
and what is an example of it ?
Broad distribution of specific input
visual information for example; sensory neurons bringing info to the CNS
Convergence
synapse on a signle post synaptic neuron
can be subject to both conscious control
synapse on a signle post synaptic neuron
can be subject to both conscious control
Serial
Info relayed in a stepwise function; one neuron to antoehr/neuronal pool to another
Paraell
What must take place?
several nerons neuronal pools process the same information simultaneously
Divergence must take place before parallel processing can occur that is why many responses can ocur as a result
Reverberation
collateral branches of acons somewehre along the cicuit extend back toward source of impulse and further stimulate presynaptic neurons; positive feedback; until synaptic fatigue or inhibitory stimuli break the cycle
Receptor Reflex
Specialized cell/dendrites of sensory neuron
Sensory neuron activation
when dendrites are stretched there is a graded depolarization that leads to the fomation and propagation of action potentials along the axons of sensory neurons
Info processing in CNS
excitatory NT/molecules are released or inhibitory neurotransmiters
Motor neurons
carry action potentials into the peripery
response of effector
release of NT’s by the motor neurons at axon terminals leads to response by peripheral effector
Generally removes or opposes the original stimulus
example of negative feedback
Monosynaptic
Example
sensory neoron synapsing directly on motor neuron
Stretch reflex is an ex
Polysnaptic
withdrawal and crossed extensor reflex
polysnaptic is clasifed by
innate and acquired development
sucking v profesional skills
Nature of resulting motor response
somatic: superfical triggered by stimuli at skin/mucus membrane
visceral: autonomic reflexes control activity of other systems
What kind of neurons do monosympatic stimulate?
Stimulates activates a sesnory neuron and stimulates the motor neurons
What do muscle spindles contain
each contain a bundle of small skeletal muscle fibers called intrafusal muscle fibers
Muscle spindle is surrounded by larger…
by larger skeletal muscle fibers called extrafusal muscle fibers
Intrafusal is innervated by…
Motor neurosn are called:
Axons are called:
by both sensory and motor neurons
motor=gama motor neurons
axons of motor= gamma efferents
Postural Reflexes
Help us maintain a normal upright posture
Polysnaptic reflex
either EPSP or IPSP
What reflexes are Ipsilateral Reflexes
stretch, tendon, and withdrawl
What do Polysnaptic reflexes invovle?
- Antagonized muscles/reflexes
- reverberating circuits: Prolonged reflexive motor response
- Pools of interneurons
- Intersegmental in distribution
- Reciperocal inhibition
· Facilitation
single EPSP can make neuron more sensitive to other excitatory stimuli;