Problem 1: List and briefly describe the function of the following structures: cervical enlargement, lumbar enlargement, dorsal roots, ventral roots, dorsal root ganglia, spinal nerves, mixed nerves
Problem 2: What are the 3 meningeal layers and what is their primary function?
Problem 3: What are the spinal nerves and how are they formed?
Problem 4: Describe the organization of the gray matter of the spinal cord.
Problem 5: What is a lumbar puncture?
Problem 6: What are 1st, 2nd and 3rd order neurons and where are they located?
Problem 7: What is the difference between gray matter and white matter in the spinal cord?
Problem 8: Describe the structure of a spinal nerve.
Problem 9: What is a dermatome and what is its significance?
Problem 10: What is a nerve plexus? What are the 4 main nerve plexuses in the body?
Problem 11: What is the main nerve of the cervical and sacral plexuses, and what are their functions?
Problem 12: What is a reflex?
Problem 13: Describe the 5 steps involved in a reflex arc.