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10 Cards in this Set
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What/where are the 2 parts of an intervertebral disk?
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Nucleus pulposis - central
Anulus fibrosis - outer |
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What/where is the conus medullaris?
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Most inferior part in cord L1/L2
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What/where is the cauda equina?
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horses tail - grouping of nerves at conus
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What do the dorsal roots control?
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afferent (sensory) SAD
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What do the ventral roots control?
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Efferent - motor
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Where is the vertebral prominens located?
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C7
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What is myelopathy?
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Spinal cord disease and problems such as herniated nucleus pulposis
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What is radiculopathy?
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nerve root problem (numbness, pain in extremity)
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What does the T1W visualize?
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vertebral bodies, CSF space, disk for structural abnormalities
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What is the SI for normal and degenerative disks on a T2W image?
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normal - high
degenerative -low |
