CNS

Question 1

Dorsal White Column

Answer 1

Carries sensory information to the brain

Question 2

Dorsal Root

Answer 2

Carries afferent (sensory) signals to the spine

Question 3

Dorsal Rootlets

Answer 3

Transmit sensory information into the spinal cord

Question 4

Dorsal Root Ganglion

Answer 4

Houses sensory neuron cell bodies

Question 5

Dorsal Gray Horn

Answer 5

Receives sensory information from peripheral nerves

Question 6

Spinal Nerve

Answer 6

Mixed nerve that carrying both sensory and motor signals between spine and body

Question 7

Ventral Root

Answer 7

Carries efferent signals to peripheral effectors

Question 8

Ventral Rootlettes

Answer 8

Transmits motor signals from spine to muscles

Question 9

Lateral Gray Horn

Answer 9

Contains autonomic motor neurons, especially in the thoracic/lumbar spine

Question 10

Central Canal

Answer 10

CSF flows through to spinal cord

Question 11

Pia Mater

Answer 11

Inner layer on spine that nourishes and protects

Question 12

Dorsal Median Sulcus

Answer 12

Separates left and right spinal cord on the dorsal part of the spine

Question 13

Anterior Median Fissure

Answer 13

Separates spine into halves on anterior side

Question 14

Gray Commissure

Answer 14

Connects anterior and posterior horns of gray matter

Question 15

Ventral White Column

Answer 15

Carries motor signals from brain to skeletal muscles