Flashcards in Chapter 9/10 Deck (20)
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In a reflex arch, the muscle or gland that responds with an action
Effector
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A group of lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal nerves that branch off the lower end of the spinal cord
Cauda Equina
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Opening that runs lengthwise through the spinal cord; CSF circulates through it
Central canal
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Lymphatic fluid-filled space between the arachnoid and dura matter
Subdural space
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Matter within the spinal cord shaped like the letter "H"
Gray matter
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Fat-filled space between the vertebrae and dura matter
Epidural space
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Reflex arc structure that passes the impulse from the receptor to the CNS
Sensory neuron
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Part of a spinal nervosa containing sensory nerve fibers that carry impulses toward the spinal cord.
Posterior root
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Tough outermost layer of the meninges
Dura mater
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Filament that anchors the inferior portion of the spinal cord
Film terminale
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Regions in the CNS that connects the sensory and motor portions of the flex arc
Integrating center
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Cone-shaped tip of the spinal cord
Conus medullaris
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Tracts of white matter that run up and down the spinal cord
Columns
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Cobweb-like middle layer of the meninges
Arachnoid
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Area in the occipital lobe, permits vision
Primary visuola
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Area in the temporal lobe, permits hearing
Primary auditory
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Cerebral are that controls smell
Primary olfactory
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Area in the. Frontal lobe, translates thoughts into speech
Motor speech (brica's)
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Cerebral area that integrates general and special sensations to form a common though
Common integrative
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