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1
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pial folds that stretch from the surface of the cord to the dural sheath midway between the dorsal and ventral roots.

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denticulate ligaments

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denticulate ligaments NUMBER

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20-21

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3
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has only a ventral root

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C1

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4
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What arise from the conus medullaris

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S4-5, Cox1

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5
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the tip of the vertebral spine corresponds to the level of the succeeding cord segment

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cervical

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6
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the tip of the spine is two segments above the corresponding cord segment

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upper thoracic spine

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7
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the tip of the spine is three segments above the corresponding cord segment

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lower thoracic upper lumbar

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8
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The crowding of lumbosacral roots around the filum terminale

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cauda equina.

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9
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carries blood vessels that supply and drain the spinal cord.

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epipia

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10
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Rupture of bridging veins results in accumulation of blood and expansion of this space

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SDH

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11
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contains adipose tissue and a venous plexus and is largest at the level of the second lumbar vertebra

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Epidural space

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12
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the dura mater extends down to the level of

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S1-S2

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13
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Asymmetry of the cord

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more descending corticospinal tract fibers on the larger side.

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14
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found at L2 and above

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dorsal spinocerebellar tract

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15
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cuneate tract (fasciculus) found at

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T6 and above

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16
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intermedio-lateral cell column and the nucleus dorsalis of Clarke

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between C8-L2

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17
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REXED I-IV

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exteroceptive sensations

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18
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V and VI

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Proprioceptive

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19
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relay between midbrain and cerebellum

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VII

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20
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modulates motor activity, most probably via gamma neurons

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VIII

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21
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Motor area

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IX

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22
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dorsomedial cell group of Onuf

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bulbocavernosus and ischiocavernosus

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23
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ventrolateral group of Onuf

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external anal and urethral sphincters

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24
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two types of gamma motor neurons

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static and dynamic

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25
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interposed between the recurrent axon collateral of an alpha motor neuron and the dendrite or cell body of the same alpha motor neuron.

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Renshaw cell

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26
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mode of inhibition of Renshaw

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recurrent inhibition

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27
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surrounds the central canal and contains neuroglia

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Lamina X

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28
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2 types of neurons in SC GM

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principal neurons and interneurons

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29
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2 types of principal

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root and tract neurons

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30
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examples of tract

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dorsal nucleus of Clarke, which gives rise to the dorsal spinocerebellar tract

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31
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Examples of root

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alpha and gamma motor neurons in the ventral (anterior) horn and the autonomic (sympathetic and parasympathetic) neurons in the intermediolateral horn and S-2 to S-4 spinal cord segments, respectively.

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32
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WM organization

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Posterior (dorsal) funiculus
Lateral funiculus
Anterior (ventral) funiculus

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33
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Conscious proprioception

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gracile, cuneate

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34
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Unconscious proprioception

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Dorsal and ventral spino-cerebellar

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35
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level of cuneate

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above T6

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36
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Dorsal spina-cerebellar extent

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above L2

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37
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Spinocervical thalamic (Morin’s)

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Conscious proprioception

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38
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Pain and thermal sensations

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Lateral spino-thalamic

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39
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Light touch

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Anterior spinothalamic

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40
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Spinal Cord Ascending Tracts.

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Gracile, Cuneate, Dorsal spina-cerebellar, Ventral spina-cerebellar, Spinocervical thalamic (Morin’s), Lateral spina-thalamic. Anterior spinothalamic

41
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Spinal Cord Descending Tracts

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Lateral corticospinal, Anterior cortico-spinal (bundle of Türck), Tract of Barnes, Rubrospinal, Lateral vestibule-spinal, Medial vestibule-spinal, Reticulospinal, Tectospinal, Descending autonomic,Monoaminergic

42
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Control of skilled movement, modulation of sensory activity

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Lateral corticospinal, Anterior cortico-spinal (bundle of Türck), Tract of Barnes

43
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Rubrospinal origin

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contra red nucleus

44
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Control of muscles that maintain upright posture and balance

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Lateral vestibule-spinal

45
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Medial vestibulo-spinal

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Head position in association with vestibular stimulation

46
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from Medullary and pontine reticular formation, bilaterally

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Reticulospinal

47
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Head position in association with eye movement

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Tectospinal

48
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from Ipsilateral hypothalamus to Anterolateral funiculus

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Descending autonomic

49
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Raphe nucleus, locus ceruleus, periaqueductal gray to Lateral and anterior funiculi

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Monoaminergic

50
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Other tract for vibration

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spinocervical thalamic tract

51
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conveys to the cerebellum proprioceptive impulses from receptors located in muscles, tendons, and joints

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Dorsal Spinocerebellar Tract

52
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conveys to the cerebellum information pertaining to muscle contraction, including phase, rate, and strength of contraction.

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Dorsal Spinocerebellar Tract

53
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tract that terminates on the rostral and caudal portions of the vermis

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Dorsal Spinocerebellar Tract

54
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conveys impulses almost exclusively from Golgi tendon organs via Ib afferents.

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Ventral Spinocerebellar Tract

55
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transmits, to the cerebellum, information related to interneuronal activity and the effectiveness of the descending pathways.

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Ventral Spinocerebellar Tract

56
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two other indirect pathways from the spinal cord to the cerebellum:

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spino-olivo-cerebellakr pathway

spino-reticulo-cerebellar pathway

57
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Which impulses arrive sooner, direct or indirect pathways?

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direct

58
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accounts for the presence of kinesthesia and discriminative touch after total interruption of the posterior funiculus

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spinocervical thalamic tract

59
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concerned with transmission of pain and temperature sensations

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Lateral Spinothalamic Tract

60
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fibers conveying pain sensations are located _______ and those conveying thermal sense are located most _________

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anterior, posterior

61
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Other modalities for pain sensation

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reticular system and a spinotectal pathway

62
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gate-control theory of pain

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tonic-slowly adapting-continuous flow of activity-open gates

phasic-rapidly-fire in response to a stimulus

63
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Two types of pain receptors

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unimodal nociceptors responding to nociceptive stimuli and polymodal nociceptors responding to nociceptive, chemical, and mechanical stimuli.

64
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Three types of spinothalamic neurons

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low-threshold mechanoreceptors in laminae VI to VII,
high-threshold, nociceptive-specific nociceptors in lamina I,
and wide-dynamic-range neurons in laminae IV and V responding to both mechanoreceptor and nociceptor stimulation.

65
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Substance P, excitatory or inhibitory?

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excitatory

66
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enkephalins are inhibitory pr excitatory

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inh

67
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This tract carries light touch stimuli

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Anterior Spinothalamic Tract

68
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80 percent of the CS tract from

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primary motor cortex (Brodmann’s area 4) and the premotor cortex (area 6)

69
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somatotopic organization of the CST

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cervical fibers are most medial, followed laterally by the thoracic, lumbar, and sacral fibers

70
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uncrossed fibers remain in the anterior funiculus

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anterior corticospinal tract (bundle of Türck)

71
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______ percent of the corticospinal fibers remain uncrossed (Figure 3-18) in the lateral funiculus (tract of Barnes) and influence ipsilateral motor neurons

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2 to 3 percent

72
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_____ percent of the fiber population consists of large-caliber fibers (

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3%

73
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They terminate in the same laminae as the corticospinal tract and similarly facilitate flexor motor

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Rubrospinal tract

74
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The two tracts constitute the dorsolateral pathway for movement, in which the _____ tract initiates movement and the ______corrects errors in movement

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CST, RST

75
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The impulses conducted in this system facilitate extensor motor neurons that maintain upright posture.

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Lateral Vestibulospinal Tract

76
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They exert a facilitatory effect on flexor motor neurons. The tract plays a role in control of head position.

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Medial VST

77
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The pontine reticulospinal tract is located in the ______ funiculus of the spinal cord, whereas the medullary reticulospinal tract is located in the ______funiculus.

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anterior, lateral

78
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Descending Autonomic Pathway originate from _______ and terminate from ________

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hypothalamus, anterolateral SC

79
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Neuropeptides released at dorsal horn

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Glutamate (main), others: substance P, somatostatin, and vasoactive intestinal peptides

80
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The _______ region has more neuropeptides compared with other regions of the spinal cord

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Lumbosacral

81
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primary nociceptive and non-nociceptive afferents in the dorsal horn

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Sub-stance P

82
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The marked reduction of substance P immunoreactivity in lamina II in patients with
profound analgesia

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Riley-Day syndrome

83
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Stretching a muscle (by tapping its tendon) will activate the muscle spindle of the intrafusal muscle fiber (primary annulospiral endings).

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MYOTATIC (STRETCH) REFLEX

84
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INVERSE MYOTATIC REFLEX

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Ib fibers

85
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3 mechanisms for reflexes

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  1. length-controlling mechanism subserved by the annulospiral endings of the intrafusal fiber
  2. tension-controlling mechanism subserved by the Golgi tendon organ
  3. follow-up control system in which extrafusal muscle fiber length follows intrafusal muscle fiber length
86
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group III nerve fibers which facilitate ipsilateral flexor motor neurons and (2) inhibition of ipsilateral extensor motor neurons

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FLEXOR REFLEX

87
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(1) facilitation of extensor motor neurons and (2) inhibition of flexor motor neurons

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CROSSED EXTENSION REFLEX

88
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The urinary bladder receives efferent innervation from three sources:

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(1) sympathetic supply via the hypogastric nerve, (2) parasympathetic supply via the pelvic nerve, and (3) somatic supply via the pudendal nerve

89
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Sympathetic afferents

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may extend rostrally up to the fourth thoracic segment (T-4), but most are in the upper lumbar and low thoracic level

90
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Parasympathetic afferent

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enter the cord between S-2 and S-4

91
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Somatic afferents

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S2-4

92
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associated with tonic activity in the sympathetic neurons and Onuf’s nucleus

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BLADDER filling

93
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nhibition of sympathetic outflow, activation of parasympathetic outflow (contraction of detrusor muscle), and inhibition of Onuf’s nucleus (relaxation of external sphincter).

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Bladder emptying (micturition)

94
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Descending pathways for micturition

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travel in the lateral funiculus just ventral to the denticulate ligament and lateral corticospinal tract

95
Q

the coordination of urine storage and voiding takes place in the ____

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pons

96
Q

reat difficulty emptying the bladder, because when the bladder contracts, the urethral sphincter also contracts

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detrusor–sphincter dyssynergia

97
Q

pontine micturition center

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Barrington nucleus, M-region

98
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mportant during the filling phase of the bladder and is called the pontine continence center.

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L-region), ventral and lateral to the Barrington area,

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