Ischemia and spinal cord confirmaitn

what maintains the alignment of vertebral bodies during flexion and extension

articular facets

in chondrodystrophic dogs it is more common that IVDD occurs ______ and results in ________ bursting

• fast

• nucleus pulposus

in non chodrodystrophic dogs it is common that IVDD occurs _______ and results in the _______ weakening

• slow

• annulus fibrosus

Why does herniation occur mostly in the cervical and lumbosacral spinal cord

• greater potential for flexion and extension

• lack conjugal ligaments

In the worst case scenario IVDD can lead to ______________ by blocking ________ of gray matter

• leptomeningeal hemorrhage

• venous drainage

In IVDD the point of compression created on the spinal cord can cause _________ in neurons cell bodies ______ and ______ to the point of compression

• wallerian degeneration

• cranial

• caudal

A descending axon will undergo Wallerian degeneration _____ to the site of spinal cord compression and is present in the ____________ funiculi

• caudal

• ventral/ventral lateral

Ascending axons of the spinal cord will undergo wallerian degeneration _________ to the site of spinal cord compression and are present in the ___________ funiculi

• cranial and caudal

• dorsal and ventral

cervical vertebral instability can cause _______ of the caudal vertebral body

overriding

_____ can cause cervical vertebral instability

osteochondrosis

Due to the dynamic compression of cervical vertebral instability prominent ____________ are noted as well as _________ lesions

• white matter changes

• chronic

In response to cervical instability new _________ will form in order to reduce the diameter of the spinal canal with this process being known as what?

• bone

• cervical static stenosis