Spinal Cord Flashcards
1
Q
What are the functions of the spinal reflexes (primitive reflex actions)
A
Protect body
Eg knee jerk, bladder reflex
2
Q
What is the structure of the Spinal cord?
A
Grey Matter White Matter Central Canal Two grooves Spinal nerves Dorsal Root Ventral Root Neuron cell bodies
3
Q
What is the Grey Matter made up of?
A
Nerve cell bodies, dendrites and synapses
4
Q
Where is the white matter located?
A
Surrounds the grey matter
5
Q
What is the white matter made up of?
A
Axons with myelin sheaths
6
Q
Where is the Central Canal located?
A
In the centre of the grey matter
7
Q
What is the Canal filled with?
A
Cerebro-spinal fluid
8
Q
What is the function if the Spinal cord?
A
Serves as a pathway for impulses from receptors to the brain and vice versa
