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CTMR 405 Spine Exam Study Guide
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CTMR 405 Spine ExamStudy Guide
conus medullaris - Answer tapered distal end of spinal cord (around T9-T11)
cauda equina - Answer spinal nerves found distal to the conus medullaris
at what level does the spinal cord end? - Answer L1-L2
nucleus pulposus - Answer soft central portion of intervertebral disc
works are a shock absorber and ball bearing during flexion, extension, and lateral
bending
annulas fibrous - Answer firm outer layer of intervertebral disc
filum terminale - Answer long tender filament at the end of the spinal canal
what is the function of the filum terminale? - Answer anchors spinal cord to coccyx
how many pairs of spinal nerves are there? - Answer 31
how many pairs of cervical nerves are there? - Answer 8
how many pairs of thoracic nerves are there? - Answer 12
how many pairs of lumbar nerves are there? - Answer 5
how many pairs of sacral nerves are there? - Answer 5
how many pairs of coccygeal nerves are there? - Answer 1
nerve plexus immediately leave the ____________ _______ and each nerve divides into the
________ and ________ rami - Answer vertebral column; dorsal and ventral
both the dorsal and ventral rami have ________ and ________ functions - Answer sensory
and motor
the cervical plexus is found deep in the neck under the...? - Answer sternocleidomastoid
the brachial plexus is deep to the clavicle between neck and axilla between the
__________ and ___________ scalene muscles - Answer anterior and middle
about where is the brachial plexus located? - Answer C5-C7 and T1
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