Book chapter
Spinal Cord Morphology
Basic Anesthesia Review, pp.443-445
Oxford University Press
2024
DOI: 10.1093/med/9780197584569.003.0178
Abstract
The spinal cord is a cylindrical extension of the central nervous system that is contained within the bony spinal canal. White matter contains the axons of the ascending (sensory) and descending (motor) pathways, while the gray matter consists of the dorsal (sensory) and ventral (motor) horn and contains the cell bodies that synapse with sensory and motor neurons. Vascular supply is largely provided by branches of the aorta, subclavian artery, and internal iliac arteries. Understanding the morphology and intraoperative monitoring using evoked potentials is paramount to reduce complications after major spinal and neurological procedures. This chapter reviews the spinal cord anatomy, blood supply, and course of these tracts, and describes the various associated syndromes.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Spinal Cord Morphology
- Creators
- Alex WoodrowArchit Sharma
- Resource Type
- Book chapter
- Publication Details
- Basic Anesthesia Review, pp.443-445
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press; New York, NY
- DOI
- 10.1093/med/9780197584569.003.0178
- Alternative title
- Part X Central Nervous System Physiology
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2024
- Academic Unit
- Anesthesia
- Record Identifier
- 9984656554702771
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