Spinal Cord Lab

Question 1

lumbar enlargement?

Answer 1

widened area of the spinal cord that gives attachment to nerves that supply the lower limb. L1 to S2.

Question 2

Staining in brain vs. spinal cord

Answer 2

stain in brain stains soma darker. Stain for spinal cord stains myelin darker.

Question 3

Cervical enlargement

Answer 3

C3-T2 Pig with fat neck, chicken with fat neck.

Question 4

Only contralateral area studied in this lab

Answer 4

Anterolateral/spinothalamic tract (AL)

Question 5

When is lateral horn present?

Answer 5

T1-L2