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Why is there an enlargement in the cervical and lumbar areas of the spinal cord?
To make room for the upper and lower limbs
How many spinal nerves are there? How are they separated?
Spinal nerves- 31 pairs
Cervical- 8
Thoracic- 12
Lumbar- 5
Sacral- 5
Coccygeal- 1
what are the main cells that relay information from one area to another area of the CNS?
Neurons, which makes up the Gray Matter
what is white matter composed of?
axonal processes of neurons that travel in groups called tracts
dorsal funiculi vs ventral funiculi and lateral funiculi
dorsal funiculi- sensory
ventral funiculi- motor
lateral funiculus- mixed
fasciculus gracilis tract
sensory to foot and leg
fasciculus cuneaus tract
sensory to arm and hand (concious proprioception, vibration, discriminative touch)
lateral corticospinal tract
primary motor tract
spinothalamic tract
carries pain, temperature, itch, sex, tickling
what are the receptors for pain
naked nerve endings (they are not surrounded by an insulating material called myelin)
the first order neuron cell body is located where
dorsal root ganglion
second order neuron cell body is located where
dorsal horn of the spinal cord
where does the second order neuron of the pain and temperature pathway cross over
crosses at the midline to form the spinothalamic tract
Where does the spinothalamic tract ascend through
ascends through the spinal cord, medulla, pons, and terminates in the thalamus
where does the thalamic neuron terminate
postcentral gyrus