Exam 14: Nervous System: Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

In the brain,the outer cerebral cortex consists of gray matter,but in the spinal cord,gray matter is confined to the innermost regions.

-This figure shows the spinal cord and spinal nerves.What structure does number 2 indicate

In both the anterolateral pathway and the posterior funiculus-medial lemniscal pathway,the axons of the ________ neurons decussate in the CNS.

The cell bodies of lower motor neurons are housed in the posterior horns of the spinal cord.

Information about pain and temperature is conveyed to the brain by way of the

Some motor pathways originate in the cerebellum.

Which spinal nerves contribute to the brachial plexus

The nerve that innervates the deltoid muscle and receives sensory input from the superolateral lateral arm is the

The anterior rami of T1-T11 are called

A monosynaptic reflex that monitors and regulates skeletal muscle length is a _____ reflex.

The anterior spinocerebellar tract conducts signals about

Which space associated with the spinal cord meninges contains areolar connective tissue,blood vessels,and adipose connective tissue

The nerves projecting inferiorly from the spinal cord are collectively called the

The white matter of the spinal cord is surrounded by its grey matter.

Which type of reflex occurs with the smallest delay

The nerve responsible for innervation (movement)of the quadriceps femoris muscle is the _____ nerve.

The spinal nerves that give rise to the sacral plexus are

The most delicate of the meninges consists of elastic and collagen fibers and is known as the

A network of interwoven anterior rami of spinal nerves is a

A reflex arc in which both the receptor and the effector organs of the reflex are on the same side of the spinal cord is