Chapter 9/10

Question 1

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

Answer 1

Effector

Question 2

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

Answer 2

Cauda Equina

Question 3

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

Answer 3

Central canal

Question 4

Lymphatic fluid-filled space between the arachnoid and dura matter

Answer 4

Subdural space

Question 5

Matter within the spinal cord shaped like the letter “H”

Answer 5

Gray matter

Question 6

Fat-filled space between the vertebrae and dura matter

Answer 6

Epidural space

Question 7

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

Answer 7

Sensory neuron

Question 8

Part of a spinal nervosa containing sensory nerve fibers that carry impulses toward the spinal cord.

Answer 8

Posterior root

Question 9

Tough outermost layer of the meninges

Answer 9

Dura mater

Question 10

Filament that anchors the inferior portion of the spinal cord

Answer 10

Film terminale

Question 11

Regions in the CNS that connects the sensory and motor portions of the flex arc

Answer 11

Integrating center

Question 12

Cone-shaped tip of the spinal cord

Answer 12

Conus medullaris

Question 13

Tracts of white matter that run up and down the spinal cord

Answer 13

Columns

Question 14

Cobweb-like middle layer of the meninges

Answer 14

Arachnoid

Question 15

Area in the occipital lobe, permits vision

Answer 15

Primary visuola

Question 16

Area in the temporal lobe, permits hearing

Answer 16

Primary auditory

Question 17

Cerebral are that controls smell

Answer 17

Primary olfactory

Question 18

Area in the. Frontal lobe, translates thoughts into speech

Answer 18

Motor speech (brica’s)

Question 19

Cerebral area that integrates general and special sensations to form a common though

Answer 19

Common integrative

Question 20

Bones of the spine that enclose and protect the spinal cord

Answer 20

Vertebrae