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Ch. 14 - Spinal Cord & Spinal Nerves

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show From foramen magnum, through vertebral canal, to L1  
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show Tapering inferior end of spinal cord at L1  
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show Cervical enlargement, lumbar enlargement. Larger because they contain more neurons  
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are there?   show
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show Spinal nerves inferior to conus medullaris (L2-L5, S1-S5, Co1)  
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show Thin strand of pia mater (CT) attaching conus medullaris to coccyx  
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show Pia mater - adheres to spinal cord. Arachnoid mater - weblike layer. Subarachnoid space - CSF flows through. Subdural space - between dura and arachnoid. Epidural space - between dura and vertebra, contains adipose & areolar CT, & blood vessels  
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show Anterior horns, lateral horns (both house motor nuclei), posterior horns (house sensory nuclei), gray commissure (surrounds central canal)  
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show Posterior funiculus (sensory tracts), lateral funiculus (sensory & motor tracts), anterior funiculus (sensory & motor tracts)  
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show Sensory tracts - ascending (toward brain). Motor tracts - descending (toward effectors)  
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show Axons - located in spinal cord tracts. Cell bodies - located in ganglia, gray horns, & brain gray matter  
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show Anterior root - axons of motor neurons whose somas are in anterior/lateral horns. Posterior root - axons of sensory neurons whose somas are in posterior root ganglion  
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show Innervates muscles & skin of back  
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Anterior ramus   show
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show Extend between spinal nerve and sympathetic trunk ganglion  
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Dermatome   show
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Intercostal nerves   show
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show Anterior rami of C1-C4. Innervates head, neck, shoulders  
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Phrenic nerve is created by   show
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Brachial plexus   show
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Terminal branches   show
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show Anterior rami of L1-L4. Divided into anterior and posterior divisions  
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The femoral nerve is the main nerve of the   show
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The obturator nerve in the main nerve of the   show
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Sacral plexus   show
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What is the largest & longest nerve in the body?   show
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show Anterior sciatic nerve  
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The common fibular nerve is formed from the   show
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Stretch reflex   show
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Golgi tendon reflex   show
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show Muscles contract to withdraw a body part away from a painful stimulus  
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show Occurs in conjunction with withdrawal reflex  
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Fasciculi (aka tract)   show
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