Neuro of Spine Week 3 Chapter 45 Quia

Question 1

Spinal cord is an elongated cylinder extending from the _____________ through the _____________of the skull.

Answer 1

Brainstem, Foramen magnum

Question 2

Its _________ matter is interior and is surrounded by _________________.

Answer 2

Gray matter, white matter

Question 3

How many pairs of spinal nerves are attached by dorsal and ventral nerve roots to the spinal cord?

Answer 3

31 pairs

Question 4

Gray matter: numerous ___________ and __________________ arranged into ____________, _____________, ________________ gray columns linked by a gray ___________________.

Answer 4

synapses and interneurons
anterior, lateral, and posterior
commissure

Question 5

Myelinated nerve _______ arranged into anterior, lateral, and posterior white columns.

Answer 5

Tracts

Question 6

Ascending Tracts conduct ____________ information to higher CNS centers.

Answer 6

Sensory information