P4 - Spinal Cord

Question 1

The spinal cord is part of the _____.

Answer 1

CNS

Question 2

Somatosensory tracts are responsible for _____ and _____.

Answer 2

touch

pain

Question 3

The spinal cord has _____ like the brain.

Answer 3

meninges

Question 4

The _____ begins at the conus medullaris

Answer 4

filum terminale

Question 5

Groups of _____ from each cord segment coalesce to form dosal and ventral nerve roots.

Answer 5

fasicles

Question 6

CSF is extracted from the _____.

Answer 6

lumbar cistern

Question 7

The _____ contains mostly sensory neurons.

Answer 7

alar plate

Question 8

The _____ contains mostly motor neurons.

Answer 8

basal plate

Question 9

The _____ root ganglion is efferent.

Answer 9

dorsal (anterior)

Question 10

The _____ root ganglion is afferent.

Answer 10

ventral (posterior)

Question 11

5 sections of the spinal cord:

Answer 11

Cervical enlargement
Thoratic cord
Lumbar enlargement
Sacral corrd
Coccygeal cord

Question 12

The dorsal and ventral horns are large at the _____ and _____ levels due to innervation of upper and lower limbs.

Answer 12

cervical

lumbar

Question 13

The _____ horn is responsible for sensory information.

Answer 13

dorsal

Question 14

The _____ horn is responsible for motor information.

Answer 14

ventral

Question 15

The _____ and _____ are responsible for touch.

Answer 15

fasciculus gracilis

fascivulus cuneatus

Question 16

The cortical spinal tract is comprised of _____.

Answer 16

upper motor neurons (UMN)

Question 17

slide

Answer 17

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