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Describe the spinal cord.
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- Atlas to conus medullaris, cauda equina, cervical and lumbar enlargements and 31 pairs of spinal nerves.
- extend from the foramen magnum to the level of the first lumbar vertebra. |
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What is a dorsal root?
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- afferent sensory root of the spinal cord
- comes off spinal cord posteriorly |
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What is a ventral root?
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- has motor neurons
- comes off spinal cord anteriorly |
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What is a lesion?
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- an area of damage or dysfunction; a pathologic change that may be structural of functional
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What is a focal lesion?
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- limited to one single location
- ex: spinal cord tumor, trauma |
