Exam 16: Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves

What is the correct order for the parts of the spinal cord,from superior to inferior?

A ___________ is a specific segment of skin that is supplied by a single spinal nerve.

There is no delay between stimulus and response in a polysynaptic reflex.

The Golgi tendon reflex

Which spinal nerves contribute to the brachial plexus?

The anterior rami of T1-T11 are called

The largest and longest nerve in the body is the _________ nerve.

A dermatome is a specific segment of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve.

Nuclei within the gray matter of the spinal cord that receive information from sensory receptors such as pain or pressure receptors in the skin are _____ nuclei.

A rapid,automatic,involuntary reaction of muscles or glands to a particular stimulus is a(an)

These nuclei are located in the lateral horns and innervate smooth muscle,cardiac muscle,and glands.

The _______ nuclei within the gray matter of the spinal cord send nerve impulses to skeletal muscles.

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

If a person suffers a thorax-crushing injury and is unable to breathe properly,you would suspect that this nerve was damaged.

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

Following an injury to his arm,a patient complains that he has lost the ability to flex his elbow and supinate his forearm.You suspect that he has damaged the

The simplest reflex is the _____ reflex.

Which space associated with the spinal cord meninges contains cerebrospinal fluid?

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

The plexus that travels through the axillary region is the