Spinal Nerve And Somatic Plexuses Flashcards
Adult spinal cord ends at :
L4-L5
End of cord is called
Conus medullaris
Cauda equina
Spinal nerve roots descending to exit as lumbar and sacral nerves
What is in the inner gray matter
Cell bodies of neurons and glial cells
Outer white matter
Myelinated axons
What is the lateral grey horn primarily involved with
Sympathetic motor division
At how many levels is the lateral fret column present
17
T1-L2 - sympathetic outflow
S2-S4- parasympathetic outflow
Where does C1 to C7 exit
Above the same number vertebra
Where does C8 exit
Above the T1 vertebra
Where does T1 till the end of the cord exit
Exit from spinal canal through the invertebral foramen below the same number vertebra
Dermatome
An area of skin innervated by a single spinal nerve
Dermatome map - C5
Shoulder
Dermatome map -C6
Thumb
Dermatome map -C8
Pinky finger
Dermatome map -T4
Nipple
Dermatome map - tip of xiphoid process innervated by
T7
Dermatome map -T10
Umbilicus
Dermatome map -L1
Inguinal region
Dermatome map - L4
Great toe
Dermatome map -S1
Little toe
Dermatome map -S2,3,4
Perineum
How many spinal nerves need to be damaged for sensory loss to occur and why ?
Two or more (because of overlap of adjacent spinal nerves )
Dermatomes - where does herpes zoster (shingles ) show up
Any root ganglion
Ventral Motor neuroblast comes from ?
Basal plate of intermediate layer