Spinal cord and spinal nerves

Question 1

What 3 structures protect the spinal cord?

Answer 1

Vertebral column
Fat in epidural space
Meninges

Question 2

What structure holds spinal cord in place laterally?

Answer 2

Denticulate ligaments

Question 3

The two grooves in the spinal cord are

Answer 3

Anterior median fissure

Posterior median sulcus

Question 4

The end of the spinal cord tapers to a cone shape called

Answer 4

Conus medullaris

Question 5

The [???] attaches spinal cord to coccyx, holding it in place vertically

Answer 5

Filum terminale

Question 6

The tail of nerves at the inferior end of the spinal cord is

Answer 6

Cauda equina

Question 7

What 2 structures fuse to form spinal nerves?

Answer 7

Dorsal and ventral roots

Question 8

Sensory info comes in through the [???] and motor info exits through the [???]

Answer 8

Back

Front

Question 9

What’s the function of gray matter in the spinal cord?

Answer 9

Receiving and integrating incoming and outgoing signals; processing