Spinal Cord Flashcards
What is the front of the spinal cord called?
Ventral
What nerves come in trough the back of the spinal cord?
Dorsal nerve root
What is the dorsal nerve root made of?
Sensory nerves
What does the dorsal nerve roots do?
Send signals in
What are located on the from of the spinal cord?
Ventral nerve roots
What are the ventral nerve roots made of?
Motor nerves
What do the ventral nerve roots do?
Carry signals out
What matter is the core of the spinal cord made of?
Grey matter?
What matter is the outside of the spinal cord made of?
White matter
What types of synapse is found in the spinal cord?
Electrical synapse
What is special about the electrical synapse?
Neurons are closer together and no neurotransmitters are required
What protects the spinal cord
Cerebral spinal fluid
Meninges
Bone (vertebrae)
What is the back of the spinal cord called?
Dorsal
