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09/02/2014

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WHERE IS THE SPINAL CORD LOCATED AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
Definition
WITHIN THE VERTEBRAL CANAL OF THE VERTEBRAL COLUMN
ACTS AS A PROTECTIVE CASINGPASSING DOWNWARD FROM THE BRAIN AND TERMINATING AT THE L1-L2 SPINAL LEVEL
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HOW MANY SEGMENTS OF DOES THE SPINAL CORD CONSIST OF?
Definition
31 SEGMENTS
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EACH OF THE SEGMENTS OF THE SPINAL CORD GIVES RISE TO WHAT?
Definition
A PAIR OF SPINAL NERVES
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WHAT IS CERVIAL ENLARGEMENT?
Definition
THICKENING OF THE CORD IN THE NECK REGION WHICH GIVES RISE TO THE NERVES IN THE ARM.
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WHAT IS THE LUMBAR ENLARGEMENT
Definition
IT IS A THICKENING OF THE CORD IN THE LOWER BACK REGION WHICH GIVES RISE TO THE NERVES OF THE LEGS
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WHAT IS THE CONUS MEDULLARIS
Definition
IT IS THE TAPERED END OF THE SPINAL CORD LOCATED AT THE L1-L2 SPINAL DISC LEVEL
Term
WHAT IS THE FILUM TERINALE
Definition
IT IS THE EXTENSTION OF THE PIA MATER THAT EXTENDS DOWNWARD TO ANCHOR THE SPINAL CORD TO THE COCCYX
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WHAT IS THE CAUDA EQUINA
Definition
(HORSE'S TAIL) A GROUP OF LOWER LUMBAR AND SACRAL SPINAL NERVES THAT EXTEND FROM THE SPINAL CORD.
Term
WHAT ARE THE 5 SPINAL LEVELS
Definition
CCERVICAL, THORACIC,LUMBAR, SACRUM, COCCYX
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HOW MANY PAIRS OF NERVES DOES THE CERVICAL SPINE HAVE
Definition
EIGHT
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HOW MANY PAIRS OF NERVES DOES THE THORACIC SPINE HAVE?
Definition
TWELVE
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HOW MANY PAIRS OF NERVES DOES THE LUMBAR SPINE HAVE?
Definition
FIVE
Term
HOW MANY PAIRS OF NERVES DOES THE SACRUM HAVE?
Definition
FIVE
Term
HOW MANY PAIRS OF NERVES DOES THE COCCYX HAVE?
Definition
TWO
Term
WHERE IS THE 7 CERVICAL VERTEBRAE?
Definition
ABOVE THE VERTEBA THROUGH C7 AND THEN IS BLEOW THROUGHT THE REST OF THE SPINAL LEVELS.
Term
WHAT ARE MENINGES?
Definition
PROTECTIVE COVERINGS OVER THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD
Term
WHAT ARE THE THREE LAYERS OF THE MENINGES FROM OUTER TO INNER?
Definition
DURA, ARACHNOID AND PIA
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WHAT IS THE DURA MATER
Definition
TOUGH, WHITE FIBROUS CONNECTIVE TISSUE THAT CONTAINS MANY BLOOD VESSELS AND NERVES
Term
WHERE IS THE DURA MATER LOCATED?
Definition
IT IS THE OUTER MOST LAYER AND EXTENDS DOWNWARD INTO THE SPINAL COLUMN AS A TUBLAR SHEATH.
Term
WHAT IS THE ARACHNOID MATER?
Definition
THIN NET-LIKE MEMBRANE THAT LACKS VESSELS
Term
SUBDURAL SPACE
Definition
CONTAINS INTERSTITIAL FLUID AND LOCATED BETWEEN THE DURA MATER AND THE ARACHNOID MATER
Term
WHAT IS A SUBDURAL HEMATOMA
Definition
A BLOW TO THE HEAT THAT MAY CAUSE BLOOD VESSELS TO RUPTURE. PRESSURE MUST BE RELIEVED PROMPTLY
Term
WHAT IS THE PIA MATER
Definition
A VERY THIN LAYER CONTAINING MANY NERVES AND BLOOD VESSELS THAT AIN IN THE NOURISHING OF THE BRAIN AND SPINAL CORD.
Term
WHAT ARE DENTICULATE LIGAMENTS?
Definition
PAIRED EXTENSION OF THE PIA MATER WHICH CONNECT THE PIA AND ARACHNOID MATER TO THE DURA MATER ALONG THE LENGTH OF THE SPINAL CORD
Term
WHAT DOES THE DENTICULATE LIGAMENTS DO?
Definition
PREVENT SIDE TO SIDE MOVEMENT AND INFERIOR MOVEMENT OF THE SPINAL CORD.
Term
WHERE IS THE SUBARACHNOID SPACE LOCATED
Definition
BETWEEN THE ARACHNOID MATER AND PIA MATER
Term
WHAT DOES THE SUBARACHNOID SPACE CONTAIN
Definition
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
Term
WHERE IS THE EPIDURAL SPACE LOCATED?
Definition
BETWEEN THE DURA MATER AND THE WALS OF THE VERTEBRAL CANAL
Term
THIS CONTAINS FAT CUSHIO TO PROTECT THE SPINAL CORD
Definition
EPIDURAL SPACE
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