Neuro of Spine Week 3 Chapter 45 Quia Flashcards
Spinal cord is an elongated cylinder extending from the _____________ through the _____________of the skull.
Brainstem, Foramen magnum
Its _________ matter is interior and is surrounded by _________________.
Gray matter, white matter
How many pairs of spinal nerves are attached by dorsal and ventral nerve roots to the spinal cord?
31 pairs
Gray matter: numerous ___________ and __________________ arranged into ____________, _____________, ________________ gray columns linked by a gray ___________________.
synapses and interneurons
anterior, lateral, and posterior
commissure
Myelinated nerve _______ arranged into anterior, lateral, and posterior white columns.
Tracts
Ascending Tracts conduct ____________ information to higher CNS centers.
Sensory information