questions about the spinal cord structure

Question 1

Does the dorsal root contain sensory or motor neurons?

Answer 1

sensory neurons

Question 2

Does the ventral root contain sensory or motor neurons

Answer 2

motor neurons

Question 3

What is the dorsal root ganglion

Answer 3

a cluster of sensory neural cell bodies located around the dorsal root of the spinal nerve. They carry sensory information from the body to the spinal cord.

Question 4

what do the ascending tracts of the white columns convey?

Answer 4

convey sensory information from the body to the brain

Question 5

what do the descending tracts of the white columns convey

Answer 5

convey motor commands from the brain to the body

Question 6

what level does the spinal cord originate

Answer 6

the foramen magnum

Question 7

what level does the spinal cord terminate

Answer 7

termination level: L1-L2 vertebral level
ends at: the conus medullaris