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Spinal Cord Flashcards

1
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The main part of the vertebra

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vertebral body

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2
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Connects the vertebral body to the laminae

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pedicle

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3
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Connects the pedicles to the spinous process

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lamina

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4
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The hole in the center of the vertebra

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vertebral foramen

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5
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Found between each lamina and pedicle

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transverse process

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6
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Found between the two laminae

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spinous process

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7
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Neck vertebra

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cervical vertebra

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8
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Holes in the transverse processes through which the vertebral arteries pass

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transverse foramina

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9
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Formed by the 33 vertebrae

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vertebral column

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10
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A lateral hole between each pair of vertebrae

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intervertebral foramen

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11
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Passes through the intervertebral foramen

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spinal nerves

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12
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Separates between the bodies of the vertebrae

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Intervertebral disc

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13
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Covered by the three meninges

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spinal cord

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14
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The most external meninx

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dura mater

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15
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Created by the dura mater in the spinal cord

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dural sac

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16
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The level at which the dural sac terminates

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vertebra S2

17
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Attached to the coccyx bone

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coccygeal ligament

18
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Attached to the inner part of the dura

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arachnoid mater

19
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The innermost meninx that covers the spinal cord

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pia mater

20
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The space between the pia and the arachnoid

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subarachnoid space

21
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21 pairs of pia extensions that leave the spinal cord, penetrate the arachnoid and fixate the spinal cord to the dura

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denticulate ligaments

22
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A silvery structure in which the pia mater that covers the spinal cord continues caudally

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filum terminale

23
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Neural matter of the upper limbs

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cervical enlargement

24
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Neural matter of the lower limbs

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lumbar enlargement

25
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The end of the spinal cord

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conus medullaris

26
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Join to create the ventral spinal roots

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ventral rootlets

27
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Join to create the dorsal spinal roots

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dorsal rootlets

28
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Created by the joining of ventral rootlets

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ventral spinal roots

29
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Created by the joining of dorsal rootlets

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dorsal spinal roots

30
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A bulge containing the bodies of sensory neurons

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dorsal root ganglion

31
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Formed by the joining of fibers from the dorsal root ganglion and the ventral root

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mixed spinal nerve

32
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A bundle that extends beyond the conus medullaris formed by the lumbosacral and coccygeal spinal rootlets

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cauda equina

33
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Butterfly shaped and located in the center

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gray matter

34
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Surrounds the gray matter

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white matter

35
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Wider and contains neural cell bodies that belong to the motor system

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Ventral horn

36
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Narrower and contains neural cell bodies that belong to the sensory system

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dorsal horn

37
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Runs along the ventral aspect of the spinal cord

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ventral median fissure

38
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Runs along the dorsal aspect of the spinal cord

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dorsal median sulcus

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