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10 Cards in this Set
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The cervical portion of the cord is where the vertebrae are the _____, and the cord is the ____.
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smallest, largest
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True or false: Spinal nerves in the thoracic region exit below their corresponding vertebrae
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True
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True or False: Motor pathways are located in the dorsal portion of the cord, and sensory pathways are located in the ventral portion.
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False
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Blood supply to the motor tracts of the cord comes primarily from which artery?
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anterior spinal artery
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What are the tissue layers in order from skin to subarachnoid space?
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(SSSILEDAC)
Skin, Subcutaneous, Supraspinous Ligament, Intraspinous Ligament, Ligamentum Flavum, Dura, Subdural space, Arachnoid, Subarachnoid Space Cord |
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What dermatome level corresponds with the fifth finger? The xiphoid? The Great toe?
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C8, T6, L4
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Principal Dermatomes:
C2: C4: |
occiput
neck/upper shoulder |
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T1:
T4 T10 |
upper thorax/ inner side of arm
nipple umbilicus |
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L1
L4 |
inguinal
great toe/ lat thigh/ medial leg |
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S3
S5 |
medial thigh
perianal region |
