Spinal Cord Flashcards
(35 cards)
Spinal cord extends from
Foramen Magnum to L2 Vertebra
Region for Lumbar Puncture
L2 to S2

Medial Division FIbers

What sensations travel in
1a
1b
A-beta

Lateral Division Fibers
A - Delta and C fibers
What sensations travel in
A-Delta
C

Alpha motor neurons vs gamma motor neurons

Regions of spinal cord with large ventral horn
C5-T1, L2-S2
Topographic organization of ventral horn

UMN have what net effect on muscles
A net inhibitory effect
Axons in corticospinal tract/pyramidal tract cross at

Function of axons in corticospinal tract
Voluntary refines movements of distal extreities
Reticulospinal and Vestibulospinal tracts from
Extensor biased UMN
reticulospinal tract activate
Extensor neurons for postural support
Lateral vestibulospinal tract fascilitates
alpha motor neurons that innerate extensor muscles
Medial vestibulospinal tract facilitates
alpha motor neurons innervating neck and upper limb muscles in response to vestibular stimul
Dorsal column pathway/medial lemniscal system carries which sensory fibers
A-beta, 1a, 1b fibers
Upper limb vibration, eissner, proprioception all travel in
Lateral column - Fasciculus cuneatus

Lower limb vibration, touch, proprioception ravel in
Medial Column - fasciculus gracilis
Dorsal Column pathway neurons cross at

Secondary Sensory neurons of dorsal column tract synapse on
Dorsal column pathway secondary neurons synapse on the ventral posterior lateral nucleus

Anterolateral system contains which nerve fibers
A-delta and C fibers

In what tract do anterolateral primary sensory neurons ascend or descend a few segments
Lissauer’s tract
A-delta fibers carry which pain type and which temperature type
Sharp pain and cold






