Exam 24: Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerves, and Reflexes

The ________ consists of motor neurons exiting the CNS and leading to effectors.

The ________ carry somatic motor neurons out of the cord and to skeletal muscles.

Which type of reflex has pathways in the cranial nerves?

There are ________ segments of the spinal cord.

A major nerve of the lumbar plexus is ________.

What is the opening in the gray matter that contains cerebrospinal fluid?

What is the fibrous connective tissue layer that attaches to the bony walls of the spinal cord?

The ________ extends past the conus medullaris to anchor the spinal cord in the sacrum.

Which of the following is the proper order of the five steps involved in the reflex arc?

Which of the following nerves does NOT arise from the brachial plexus?

What is the space within the meninges of the spinal cord that contains the cerebrospinal fluid?

Cell bodies of the sensory neurons of the spinal nerves are located in ________.

All of the following are spinal plexuses EXCEPT ________.

Which of the following nerves contain ANS neurons?

There are ________ cervical nerves.

The patellar "knee jerk" reflex is an example of a(n) ________.

Which part of the reflex arc is activated by a stimulus?

Which branch of the peripheral nerves supplies the skin and muscles of the back?

Which nerve innervates the flexor muscles of the forearm and digits, the pronator muscles, and the lateral skin of the hand?

Where would a needle be inserted in order to perform a spinal tap?