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Central Nervous System

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brain + spinal cord

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Peripheral Nervous System

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nerves in the rest of the body

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Autonomic System

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controls activity of internal organs and glands

-apart of peripheral system

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Somatic System

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relays touch and pain sensation and controls muscle movements

  • part of peripheral system
  • sensory and intersensory neurons
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Sympathetic system

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  • Apart of autonomic system

- arousing

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Parasympathetic system

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  • calming

- apart of autonomic system

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Anteriori/Rostral

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Toward front

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Posterior/Caudal

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toward back

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Dorsal

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toward top

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Ventral

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toward bottom

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Lateral

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away from midline

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Medial

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toward midline

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The human forehead is considered ____ and the top of the head is _____ due to the ____

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rostral,dorsal,neuraxis

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Transverse Plane

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Sagittal plane

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Horizontal Plane

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The three layers of the meninges+ description ( only Central nervous system)

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1) Dura- thick leathery
2) Arachnoid membrane- soft, spongy, filled with cerebrospinal fluid, large blood vessels runs through
3) Pia mater- thin layer that covers the brain

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Lateral ventricles
third ventricle
fourth ventricle

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19
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The cerebral cortex consists of ______ and _______

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grey matter, and white matter

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Sulci

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small grooves in the cortex

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Fissures

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larg grooves in cortex

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Gyri

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bulges between adjacent sulci and fissures

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Lobes of the cortex

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1) Frontal lobe
2) Parietal Lobe
3) Temporal Lobe
4) Occipital lobe

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Temporal Lobe

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ventral to the frontal and parietal lobes

-auditory processing and memory

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Parietal Lobe

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behind central sulcus

-perception

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Frontal Lobe

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everything infront of central sulcus

- planning and action

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Occipital Lobe

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posterior part of brain

-visual processing

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Name the 4 lobes of the brain

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29
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The central sulcus divides the _____ and _______

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primary somatosensory and motor neurons

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Primary sensory & Motor areas

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  • Primary motor cortex
  • primary somatosensory cortex
  • primary visual cortex
  • primary auditory cortex
  • Insular cortex
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Association Areas

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Areas of the cortex not devoted to sensory and are devoted to perceiving, learning, rembering, and planning

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Name the association areas

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  • Frontal (motor) association cortex
  • somatosensory association cortex
  • auditory association cortex
  • visual association cortex
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33
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Left hemisphere is specialized for ________ and ________

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language production and comprehension

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Right Hemisphere is specialized for ______ and ______

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non verbal and spatial abilities

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Lateralization

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functional difference between two hemispheres

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36
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Both hemispheres are connected by a large fiber called_____

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corpus callosum

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Fiber Tracts

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bundles of axons traveling to and from different regions of the brain to and from the spinal cord

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Basal ganglia

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  • control movement

- important for voluntary motor control, cognition, motor learning, & habit formation

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The three main parts of the basal ganglia

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1) caudate nucleus
2) putamen
3) globus pallidus

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Nucleus Accumbens

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  • located in the anterior ventral striatum
  • critical for pleasure
  • reward-related learning
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Limbic System

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role in emotions and in certain types of memory formation

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Limbic System major regions/nuclei

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1) Cingulate cortex
2) Amygdala
3) Hippocampus

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Cingulate cortex

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conscious experience of emotions

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Amygdala

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threat detection, emotion, and emotional memory formation

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Hippocampus

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critical for certain types of memory

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The base of the forebrain contains three important structures

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1) Thalamus
2) Hypothalamus
3) Pituitary

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Thalamus

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relays sensory info from brainstem to the forebrain and cortex

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Hypothalamus

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motivated behaviours and in controlling endocrine and autonomic nervous system

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Pituitary

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master gland of endocrine system

-connected to hypothalamus

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Hypothalamus collection of nuclei 4 functions

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1) Fighting
2) Fleeing
3) Feeding
4) Mating

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The Hypothalamus send _____ to the pituitary to trigger the realese of _____

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signals; pituitary hormones

52
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The two pituitary glands are

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Anterior pituitary gland

Posterior pituitary gland

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Pituitary hormones trigger the relase of other _____ from the ______

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hormones, endocrine glands

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Adrenaline (release site and function)

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Adrenal gland; arousal, flight or fight

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Cortisol (release site and function)

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Adrenal gland; stress

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Insulin (release site and function)

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Pancreas; metabolism, body weight regualtion

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Testosterone (release site and function)

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Testes; male sexual behaviour & development, agression

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Estrogen (release site and function)

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Ovaries, female sexual behaviour and development

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Dorsal side of midbrain

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1) Superior colliculi

2) Inferior colliculi

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Superior colliculi

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visual processing

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Inferior colliculi

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auditory prrocessing

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Ventral side of midbrain

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  • periaquductal gray
  • red nucleus
  • substantia nigra
  • VTA
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Periaqueductal grey

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pain regulation, motivated behaviours

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Red nucleus

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motor control

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Substantia nigra

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motor control, dopamin neurons

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VTA

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reward&pleasure, arousal, dopamine neurons

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The parts of the hindbrain

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  • cerebllum
  • locus coruleus
  • Pons
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Cerebellum

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“little brain” ; fin motor control

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Locus coerulus

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Source of norepinephrine; arousal, attention, vigilance

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Pons

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Tracts that are relayed from forebrain to spinal cord

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Medulla oblongata (brainstem)

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  • most posterior

- breathing, heart rate, blood pressure, swallowing, vomiting

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Spinal cord function

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to relay somatosensory (touch,pain) info to brain & relay motor commands from brain to muscles

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Cervical (Spinal cord)

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Neck,arms,hands,fingers

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Thoracic (Spinal cord)

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Lumbar (Spinal cord)

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front of legs, feet

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Sacral (Spinal cord)

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genitals, back of legs

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Spinal + Cranial nerves are apart of the ______

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somatic nervous system

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Dorsal root ganglia

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collection of cell bodies; sensory

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Dorsal roots are for …

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Ventral roots are for

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Optic (Cranial nerves) function + sensory or motor

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vision, sensory

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Olfactory (Cranial nerves) function + sensory or motor

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smell, sensory

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oculomotor (Cranial nerves) function + sensory or motor

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eye movement, motor

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Trochlear (Cranial nerves) function + sensory or motor

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eye movement, motor

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abducens (Cranial nerves) function + sensory or motor

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eye movement, motor

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Trigeminal (Cranial nerves) function + sensory or motor

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jaw muscels, sensory and motor

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Facial (Cranial nerves) function + sensory or motor

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face msucles, sensory and motor

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Auditory (Cranial nerves) function + sensory or motor

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hearing, sensory

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Glossopharyngeal (Cranial nerves) function + sensory or motor

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muscles of throat + larynx, sensory + motor

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Vagus (Cranial nerves) function + sensory or motor

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internal organs, sensory and motor

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Spinal accessory (Cranial nerves) function + sensory or motor

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neck muscles, motor

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Hypoglossal (Cranial nerves) function + sensory or motor

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tongue muscles, motor

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Sympathetic nervouse system activated during

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arousal, fight, flight

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Sympathetic divison originates in

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thoracic + lumbar

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Parasympathetic is activated during

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digestion, waking, relaxation

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Parasympathetic divison originates in the

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cervical + sacral

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