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What are the 2 functions of the spinal cord?

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(1) pathway for sensory and motor impulses, and(2) responsible for reflexes

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What are the names of the 2 longitudinal depressions on the external surface of the spinal cord?

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Posterior median sulcus and anterior median sulcus

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What are the 5 parts that make up the spinal cord?

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Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and COccygeal

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Which end of the spinal cord begins to narrow?

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inferior end

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What is the name of the tapering inferior end of the spinal cord?

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conus medullaris

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What is the name of the groups of projecting axons inferior to the conus medullaris?

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cauda equina

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Where is the cauda equina located?

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inferior to the conus medullaris

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What is located within the conus medullaris?

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filium terminale

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What is the function of the filium terminale?

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help anchor conus medullaris to the coccyx

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The spinal cord is protect by?

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meninges

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Arachnoid mater is what?

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real space filled with cerebral spinal fluid

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cerebral spinal fluid also fills which space?

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the subarachnoid space

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What are some characteristics of the Pia Mater? (2)

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  • adheres directly to the spinal cord
  • composed of elastic and collagen fibers
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What is the function of the Pia Mater?

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suspend and anchor the spinal cord laterally to the Dura Mater

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What are 2 regions of the spinal cord?

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inner gray matter region and outer white matter region

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The inner region of the spinal cord is composed of what?

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gray matter

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The outer portion of the spinal cord is composed of what?

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white matter

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What shapes does the inner gray matter take in the spinal cord?

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butterfly shape

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The anterior horns are composed of what?

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cell bodies of the somatic motor neurons

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The lateral horns are composed of what?

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cell bodies of autonomic motor neurons

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Which parts of the spinal cord are lateral horns only located?

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T1 - L2

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Axons of sensory neurons and cell bodies of interneurons make up which horn?

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posterior horn

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unmyelinated axons of the gray commissure are the communication route between what?

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The right and left side

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What does the gray commissure house?

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a narrow central canal

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Each of the 3 regions of the white is called a what?
funiculus
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The white matter of the spinal cord is partitioned into 3 funiculi (regions) called what?
- posterior funiculus - lateral funiculus - anterior funiculus
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are associated with the spinal cord?
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The spinal nerves contain what types of axons?
motor and sensory axons
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Anterior rootlets of the spinal cord merge to form what?
a single anterior root
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The anterior root contains what type of axons?
motor axons
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The posterior root contains what type of axons?
sensory axon
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The spinal nerve splits into branches called what?
rami
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Where does the posterior ramus innervate?
deeps muscles and skin of the back
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Where does the anterior ramus innervate?
anterior/lateral portions of trunk and upper and lower limbs
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Where do the rami communicantes extend?
between the spinal nerve and sympathetic trunk ganglion
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What is a dermatome?
a specific segment of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve
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All spinal nerves except which one innervates the skin?
C1
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Anesthesia in one or more segments of the dermatome map could indicate
potential spinal nerve damage
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anterior rami of spinal nerves T1 - T11 are called?
intercostal nerves
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Where do the intercostal nerves travel?
in the intercostal space between adjacent ribs
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Subcostal nerves which spinal nerves?
T12
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Where are the subcostal nerves located?
below the ribs
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T1 forms part of which plexus?
brachial plexus
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What is the function of the T2 nerves?
innervate intercostal muscles and sensory for axilla and medial surface of arm
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What is the function of the nerves T3 - T6?
innervate intercostal muscles and sensory for anterior chest wall
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What is the function of the nerves T7 - T12?
innervate intercostal muscles, abdominal muscles, and overlaying skin
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What is the nerve plexus?
network of interweaving anterior rami of spinal nerves
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What are the 4 principle plexuses?
cervical, trochlear, lumber, sacral plexuses
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What is the cervical plexus formed by?
anterior rami of nerves C1 - C4
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What do the branches of the cervical plexus innervate?
anterior neck muscles and the head shoulders and neck
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What does the phrenic nerve innervate?
the diaphragm
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Brachial nerves supply what part of the body?
the upper limbs
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Each brachial plexus is formed by what?
C5 - T1
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the pectoral girdle and the entire upper limb of one side are innervated by what?
brachial plexus
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The roots of the brachial plexus unite to form which trunks?
superior trunk, middle trunk, inferior trunk
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The anterior and posterior divisions of each trunk converge to form what?
3 cords
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What are the 3 cords of the anterior and posterior division named?
Posterior, Medial, and Lateral cords
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The 3 cords form what?
5 major terminal branches
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What are the 5 major terminal branches?
axillary nerve, median nerve, musculocutaneous nerve, radial nerve, ulnar nerve
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What does the axillary nerve innervate?
deltoid and teres minor
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The anterior forearm muscles and thumb muscles are innervated by which nerve?
median nerve
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The musculocutaneous nerve innervates what?
anterior arm muscles
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The radial nerve innervates which muscles? (3)
posterior arm muscles, posterior forearm muscles, and brachioradialis
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The ulnar nerve innervates what?
anterior forearm muscles
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What is the Lumbar Plexus formed by?
anterior rami of spinal nerves L1 - L4
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The Lumbar Plexus is subdivided into anterior and posterior divisions, what is the main nerve of the posterior division?
femoral nerve
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What does the femoral nerve innervate?
anterior thigh muscles
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The Lumbar Plexus is subdivided into anterior and posterior divisions, what is the main nerve of the anterior division?
obturator nerve
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The obturator nerve innervates what?
medial thigh muscles
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The Sacral Plexus is formed from what?
anterior rami of spinal nerves L4 - S4
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The Lumbar and sacral plexuses together are also called what?
lumbosacral plexus
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The largest, longest nerve in the sacral plexus and the body is the
Sciatic nerve
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What are the 2 divisions that make up the sciatic nerve?
Tibial division and common fibular division
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What are the main branches of the sciatic nerve?
tibial nerve and common fibular nerve
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The common fibular nerve includes which nerves?
deep fibular nerve and superficial fibular nerve
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The posterior thigh muscles, posterior leg muscles, and plantar foot muscles are innervated by which nerve?
tibial nerve
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The common fibular nerve innervates what?
short head of biceps femoris
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which muscles are innervated by the deep fibular nerve?
anterior leg muscles and dorsum foot muscles
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superficial fibular nerve innerves which muscles?
lateral leg muscles
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What are reflexes?
rapid, autonomic, involuntary reactions of muscles to a stimulus
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To initiate a response to sensory input, what is required?
stimulus
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What 2 things does a rapid response require?
1. few neurons involved 2. minimal synaptic response
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What does an involuntary response require?
no intent or pre-awareness of the reflex
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What is the reflex arc?
the neural wiring of a single reflex
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What is the pathway of a reflex arc?
a PNS receptor ---> communication with CNS ---> ends in a peripheral effector
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A reflex arc may be:
- ipsilateral or contralateral - monosynaptic or polysynaptic - ipsilateral and polysynaptic
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Ipsilateral
same side
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contralateral
opposite side
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Monosynaptic
one synapse
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Polysynaptic
2 or more synapses
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The stretch reflex has what type of reflex arc?
monosynaptic
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Muscle stretch is monitored by a stretch receptor called what?
muscle spindle
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What does a stretch stimulus result in?
muscle reflexively contracting
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The Golgi tendon reflex has what type of reflex arc?
polysynaptic
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What does the Golgi tendon reflex trigger?
muscle relaxation
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The withdrawal reflex has what type of reflex arc?
polysynaptic
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The withdrawal reflex triggers what?
flexor muscles to contract in response to stimulus
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The crossed extensor has what type of reflex arcs?
polysynaptic and contralateral
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What does the crossed extensor trigger?
opposite leg of withdrawal reflex to respond to stimulus

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