Spinal Nerves Test Questions with
Solved Solutions.
spinal cord - Answer contains neural circuits that control some of your quickest reactions to
env.al changes
spinal cord - Answer is the site for integration of neuronal stimulation
spinal cord - Answer relays sensory nerve impulses
spinal cord - Answer continuous with the brain and together constitute CNS
vertebral column and meninges - Answer 2 protective structures of spina cord
meninges - Answer protective coverings of spinal cord
epidural
dura mater
arachnoid mater
pia mater - Answer 4 types of meninges
epidural - Answer space btw vertebral column and spinal cord
dura mater - Answer most superficial/outer layer and is the whole length of the spinal cord →
from magnum to sacrum
dura and arachnoid maters - Answer What 2 meninges have sub-____ spaces?
arachnoid mater - Answer thin avascular covering
, pia mater - Answer thin, adhered to surface of brain and spinal cord;
actually attached to spine itself
meningitis - Answer inflammation of menginges
medullar to L2 - Answer spinal cord length = 16-18 inches. Stretches from _____ to _____.
plexus - Answer network of nerves
cervical enlargement - Answer goes wider bc have lots of nerves coming off
thoracic - Answer nerves go to serratus anterior
conus medullaris - Answer point where spinal cord ends
cauda equina - Answer where spinal cord nerves hang off
vinyl terminale - Answer thread in the middle of cauda equina;
anchors spinal cord to coccyx
denticulate - Answer _______ ligament that attaches pia mater to arachnoid mater
meningitis or baby has high fever - Answer spinal taps are used for...
anterior median fissure
(THINK: looks like butt) - Answer deep indentation and how you tell its the ventral side
posterior median sulcus - Answer small indentation on dorsal side
gray commissure
(THINK: butterfly) - Answer where horns connected in the middle