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AN57.1-5 | Introduction to Spinal Cord
Learning Objectives
- Identify and describe the external features of the spinal cord (AN57.1)
- Describe the extent of the spinal cord in the child and adult with clinical implications (AN57.2)
- Draw and label transverse sections of the spinal cord at mid-cervical and mid-thoracic levels (AN57.3)
- Enumerate the ascending and descending tracts at the mid-thoracic level (AN57.4)
- Describe the anatomical basis of spinal cord clinical conditions: Brown-Séquard, Poliomyelitis, ALS, Syringomyelia, Subacute Combined Degeneration, Transverse myelitis, Paraplegia (AN57.5)
INSTRUCTIONS
Draw the transverse sections as you study. The tract diagrams must be mastered before studying the clinical syndromes — each syndrome is simply a "lesion map" on the cross-section.
References
- BD Chaurasia's Human Anatomy, Vol. 3 — Head, Neck & Brain (Textbook)
- Inderbir Singh's Human Neuroanatomy (Textbook)
- Gray's Anatomy for Students — Spinal Cord (Textbook)
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