chapter 13

Question 1

4 principle functions of the spinal chord

Answer 1

conduction, neural integration, locomotion, reflexes

Question 2

neural integration

Answer 2

the ability of your neurons to process information, store and recall it, and make decisions

Question 3

how many pairs of spinal nerves does the spinal chord give rise to?

Answer 3

31

Question 4

4 regions of the spinal chord

Answer 4

cervical, thoracic, sacral, lumbar

Question 5

inferior cervical region gives rise to

Answer 5

nerves of upper limbs

Question 6

lumbar enlargement gives rise to nerves

Answer 6

pelvic and lower limb nerves

Question 7

Inferior to the lumbar enlargement, the cord tapers to a point called the

Answer 7

medullary cone

Question 8

lumbar enlargement and medullary cone give rise to a bundle of nerve roots called

Answer 8

cauda equina

Question 9

three fibrous connective tissue membranes called meninges (sing. meninx) that surround the spinal chord and brain

Answer 9

dura mater, arachnoid mater, pia mater

Question 10

gap between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater?

Answer 10

subarachnoid space

Question 11

Summation

Answer 11

process of adding up postsynaptic potentials and responding to their net effect (occurs in trigger zone)