Exam 12: The Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerves, and Spinal Reflexes

Recognized neuronal circuit patterns include all of the following, except

Suppose that you feel something brushing against your abdomen. The sensory information would be carried to the spinal cord over a ________ ramus.

Each peripheral nerve provides ________ innervation to peripheral structures.

The ventral rami form four major plexuses, including all of the following, except the ________ plexus.

The brachial plexus gives rise to all of the following nerves, except the

The layer of connective tissue that surrounds individual axons within a peripheral nerve is termed the

The white matter of the spinal cord is mainly

The nerve crucial for breathing that originates within the cervical plexus is called the ________ nerve.

While playing football, Ramón is tackled hard, and as he tries to get up, he finds that he has difficulty flexing and adducting his left thigh and extending his left leg. Which nerve innervating the lower limb may be damaged, and how would the damage affect sensory perception in Ramón's left leg?

Reflexes that activate muscles on the same side of the body as the stimulus are called ________.

The reflex that prevents a muscle from exerting too much tension is the ________ reflex.

The anterior horns of the spinal cord contain mainly

The complex, interwoven network formed by contributions from the ventral rami of neighboring spinal nerves is termed a(n)

Axons crossing from one side of the spinal cord to the other within the gray matter are found in the

Samples of CSF for diagnostic purposes are normally obtained by placing the tip of a needle in the

The obturator nerve is distributed to the

The dorsal root ganglia mainly contain

The ________ nerve, which arises in the cervical plexus, innervates the diaphragm.

In which of the following would the delay between stimulus and response be greater?

Blood vessels traveling within the ________ deliver oxygen and nutrients to the spinal cord.