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Flashcards in Final Intervertebreal Disc: Innervation Deck (10)
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1
Q

What part of the cervical intervertebral disc is highly innervated

A

The middle third of the annulus fibrosus

2
Q

What are the types of receptor endings in the intervertebral disc

A

Nociceptive and proprioceptors

3
Q

What is the relationship between size of the intervertebral disc and receptor endings

A

The larger the disc, the greater the variety of receptor endings

4
Q

The recurrent meningeal/sinu vertebral/sinus vertebral nerve has typically been shown to originate from which source

A

The gray ramus communicans

5
Q

What part of the intervertebral disc is innervated by the recurrent meningeal/ sinu vertebral/ sinus vertebral nerve

A

The outer lamellae of the annulus fibrosus at the posterior part of the intervertebral disc

6
Q

What forms the anterior neural plexus of the vertebral column

A

Fibers from the ventral primary ramus

7
Q

What forms the lateral neural plexus of the vertebral column

A

Fibers from the ventral primary ramus, fibers from the white ramus communicans, fibers from the paradiscal ramus communicans, fibers from the gray ramus communicans

8
Q

What is the name given to the white ramus communicans which become embedded within the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral disc

A

The paradiscal ramus communicans

9
Q

What part of the intervertebral disc is innervated by fibers from the paradiscal ramus communicans

A

The outer lamellae of the annulus fibrosus at the lateral part of the intervertebral disc

10
Q

What part of the intervertebral disc is innervated

A

The outer lamellae of the annulus fibrosus

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