Spinal cord and Vertebra notes

what is the foramen magnum

the spinal cord extends from the foramen magnum to _______ then ends in the cauda equina

what protects the spinal cord?

• bone (almost all the way around)

• Ligaments (where bone is not)

• meninges (around entire spinal cord)

• CSF (around entire spinal cord)

label where the

conus medullaris

filum terminale

cauda equina

is on the diagram

box in the cervial region

circle the thoratic

color in the lumber

X the sacral

arrow the coccsyal

grey matter- grey

white matter -white

posterior horn-red

anterior horn-orange

posterior root-yellow

anterior root-green

spinal nerve-blue

posterior ramus- purple

anterior ramus- pink

in the spinal cord gray matter is ______ and white matter is ______ why does this make sense?

match the correct terms

• posterior (horn/root)-motor

• anterior (horn/root)-sensory

• lateral horn-automatic

• spinal nerve-mixed

if information had to do to the deep back muscles and overlaying skin which ramus would we need?

explain the pathway of this picture