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11 Cards in this Set
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arachnoid
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saran-wrap like layer of spinal cord
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body of a vertebra
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big bulky disk portion
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cauda equina
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dorsal/ventral nerve roots, splits off from spinal cord at L2
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cervical and lumbar enlargements of the spinal cord
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thicker because these are the areas where nerve roots leave to innervate upper and lower extremities
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cervical vertebra
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c1-c7: characterised by
1. small body 2. articular processes in horitzonal plane 3. foramen in each transverse process |
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conus medularris
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where spinal cord ends and splits into dorsal and ventral nerve roots near L2
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denticulate ligament
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pia matter, anchors spinal cord to dura matter
separates dorsal roots from ventral roots |
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dorsal ramus
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goes to posterior side of body
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dorsal roots
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sensory
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dorsal root ganglion
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cluster of nerve cell bodies in peripheral NS for sensory
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dura matter
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"tough mother" external protective layer on spinal cord, made from?
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