Chapter 10

Question 1

A cluster of sensory neuron cell bodies

Answer 1

Posterior root ganglion

Question 2

Bones of the spine that enclose and protect the spinal cord

Answer 2

Vertebrae

Question 3

In a reflex arc, the muscle or gland that responds with an action

Answer 3

Effector

Question 4

A group of lumbar, sacral, and coccygeal nerves that branch off the lower end of the spinal cord

Answer 4

Cauda equina

Question 5

The innermost layer of the meninges that is attached to the brain and spinal cord

Answer 5

Pia mater

Question 6

Structure that responds to some environmental change my initiates a sensory impulse

Answer 6

Receptor

Question 7

Opening that runs lengthwise through the spinal cord;CSF circulates through it

Answer 7

Central canal

Question 8

Lymphatic fluid-filled space between the arachnoid and dura mater

Answer 8

Sub dura space

Question 9

Reflex arc structure that transmits the impulse to a muscle or gland

Answer 9

Motor neuron

Question 10

Matter within the spinal cord shaped like the letter H

Answer 10

Gray matter

Question 11

Fat filled space between the vertebrae and dura mater

Answer 11

Epidural space

Question 12

Reflex arc structure that passes the impulse from the receptor to the CNS

Answer 12

Sensory Neuron

Question 13

Part of a spinal nerve contains sensory nerve fibers that carry impulses toward the spinal cord

Answer 13

Posterior root

Question 14

Part of a spinal nerve containing motor neurons carrying impulses away from the spinal cord

Answer 14

Anterior root

Question 15

Tough outermost layer of the meninges

Answer 15

Dura mater

Question 16

A simple, fast, predictable automatic response to help protect the body

Answer 16

Reflex Arc