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The spinal cord is part of the _______ nervous system - Answer central
Spinal nerves are both ________ &_________ - Answer sensory and motor
The spinal cord consists of ______ regions and _____ segments - Answer five
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The ______ terminale is a strand of fibrous tissue that provides longitudinal support as a component of
coccygeal ligament - Answer filum
The dorsal root ganglia mainly contains _______ of sensory neurons - Answer cell bodies
The dorsal root of spinal nerve contains ______ of sensory neurons - Answer axons
The ventral root of spinal nerve contains axons of ______ neurons - Answer motor
A dorsal & ventral root of each spinal segment unite to form a _____ nerve - Answer spinal
The specialized membranes that surround the spinal cord are termed spinal - Answer meninges
The tough, fibrous, outermost covering of spinal cord is _____ mater - Answer dura
The subdural space lies between dura mater and - Answer arachnoid mater
The layer of meninges in direct contact with the spinal cord is the - Answer pia mater
, Blood vessels that supply the spinal cord run along surface of the - Answer pia mater
In _______, inflammation of meninges occurs caused by disease or virus where CSF flow can be
disrupted. - Answer meningitis
The cerebrospinal fluid flows within the - Answer subarachnoid
A ______ block is commonly used as a method of pain control during labor and delivery which affects
only spinal nerves in immediate area of injection & can provide sensory& motor anesthesia, depending
on anesthetic selected. - Answer epidural
Samples of CSF for diagnostic purposes are normally obtained by placing tip of needle in - Answer
subarachnoid space
Bill contracts a viral disease that destroys cells in posterior gray horns in his spinal cord. As a result,
which of the following would you expect? - Answer loss of sensation in torso
The _____ matter of spinal cord is mainly myelinated &unmyelinated axons - Answer white
The outward projections from the central gray matter of the spinal cord are called - Answer horns
The _______ horns of spinal cord contain mainly nerve cell bodies - Answer gray
The posterior horns of spinal cord contain mainly ________ nuclei - Answer sensory
The anterior horns of spinal cord contain mainly ____ nuclei - Answer motor
Nerve tracts of fasciculi make up _______ columns - Answer white
In spinal cord, white matter are found in ascending & descending tracts organized as - Answer columns