spinal cord

Questions

Give an account on:

1. External morphology of the spinal cord.

2. Internal morphology of the spinal cord at different levels

3. Blood supply of the spinal cord.

4. Spinal nerve plexuses.

5. Define dermatomes, myotomes and sclerotomes giving examples for each

one.

6. Epidural space and epidural anesthesia.

7. Lumber puncture.

8. Dorsal root ganglion.

9. Sensory ganglia in the body.

10. Supportive non neuronal cells in the brain and spinal cord.

11. Factors fixing the spinal cord in position.

12. Venous drainage of the spinal cord.

13. Meningeal coverings of the spinal cord.

14. Mention the main ascending tracts of the spinal cord at cervical region and

explain one of them using a diagram

15. What are the main descending tracts in the cervical region of the spinal

cord? Explain one in details using a diagram