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Spinal Cord - Chapter 16 Flashcards

1
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What are the 2 functions of the spinal cord?

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(1) pathway for sensory and motor impulses, and(2) responsible for reflexes

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What are the names of the 2 longitudinal depressions on the external surface of the spinal cord?

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Posterior median sulcus and anterior median sulcus

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What are the 5 parts that make up the spinal cord?

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Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar, Sacral, and COccygeal

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Which end of the spinal cord begins to narrow?

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inferior end

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What is the name of the tapering inferior end of the spinal cord?

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conus medullaris

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What is the name of the groups of projecting axons inferior to the conus medullaris?

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cauda equina

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7
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Where is the cauda equina located?

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inferior to the conus medullaris

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8
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What is located within the conus medullaris?

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filium terminale

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9
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What is the function of the filium terminale?

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help anchor conus medullaris to the coccyx

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9
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The spinal cord is protect by?

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meninges

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10
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Arachnoid mater is what?

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real space filled with cerebral spinal fluid

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11
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cerebral spinal fluid also fills which space?

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the subarachnoid space

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12
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What are some characteristics of the Pia Mater? (2)

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  • adheres directly to the spinal cord
  • composed of elastic and collagen fibers
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What is the function of the Pia Mater?

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suspend and anchor the spinal cord laterally to the Dura Mater

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14
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What are 2 regions of the spinal cord?

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inner gray matter region and outer white matter region

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15
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The inner region of the spinal cord is composed of what?

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gray matter

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16
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The outer portion of the spinal cord is composed of what?

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white matter

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17
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What shapes does the inner gray matter take in the spinal cord?

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butterfly shape

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18
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The anterior horns are composed of what?

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cell bodies of the somatic motor neurons

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19
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The lateral horns are composed of what?

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cell bodies of autonomic motor neurons

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20
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Which parts of the spinal cord are lateral horns only located?

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T1 - L2

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21
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Axons of sensory neurons and cell bodies of interneurons make up which horn?

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posterior horn

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unmyelinated axons of the gray commissure are the communication route between what?

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The right and left side

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23
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What does the gray commissure house?

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a narrow central canal

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24
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Each of the 3 regions of the white is called a what?

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funiculus

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25
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The white matter of the spinal cord is partitioned into 3 funiculi (regions) called what?

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  • posterior funiculus
  • lateral funiculus
  • anterior funiculus
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26
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How many pairs of spinal nerves are associated with the spinal cord?

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31

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27
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The spinal nerves contain what types of axons?

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motor and sensory axons

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28
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Anterior rootlets of the spinal cord merge to form what?

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a single anterior root

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29
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The anterior root contains what type of axons?

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motor axons

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30
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The posterior root contains what type of axons?

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sensory axon

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31
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The spinal nerve splits into branches called what?

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rami

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32
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Where does the posterior ramus innervate?

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deeps muscles and skin of the back

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33
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Where does the anterior ramus innervate?

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anterior/lateral portions of trunk and upper and lower limbs

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34
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Where do the rami communicantes extend?

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between the spinal nerve and sympathetic trunk ganglion

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35
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What is a dermatome?

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a specific segment of skin supplied by a single spinal nerve

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36
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All spinal nerves except which one innervates the skin?

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C1

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37
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Anesthesia in one or more segments of the dermatome map could indicate

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potential spinal nerve damage

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38
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anterior rami of spinal nerves T1 - T11 are called?

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intercostal nerves

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39
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Where do the intercostal nerves travel?

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in the intercostal space between adjacent ribs

40
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Subcostal nerves which spinal nerves?

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T12

41
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Where are the subcostal nerves located?

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below the ribs

42
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T1 forms part of which plexus?

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brachial plexus

43
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What is the function of the T2 nerves?

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innervate intercostal muscles and sensory for axilla and medial surface of arm

44
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What is the function of the nerves T3 - T6?

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innervate intercostal muscles and sensory for anterior chest wall

45
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What is the function of the nerves T7 - T12?

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innervate intercostal muscles, abdominal muscles, and overlaying skin

46
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What is the nerve plexus?

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network of interweaving anterior rami of spinal nerves

47
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What are the 4 principle plexuses?

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cervical, trochlear, lumber, sacral plexuses

48
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What is the cervical plexus formed by?

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anterior rami of nerves C1 - C4

49
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What do the branches of the cervical plexus innervate?

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anterior neck muscles and the head shoulders and neck

50
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What does the phrenic nerve innervate?

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the diaphragm

51
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Brachial nerves supply what part of the body?

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the upper limbs

52
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Each brachial plexus is formed by what?

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C5 - T1

53
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the pectoral girdle and the entire upper limb of one side are innervated by what?

A

brachial plexus

54
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The roots of the brachial plexus unite to form which trunks?

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superior trunk, middle trunk, inferior trunk

55
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The anterior and posterior divisions of each trunk converge to form what?

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3 cords

56
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What are the 3 cords of the anterior and posterior division named?

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Posterior, Medial, and Lateral cords

57
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The 3 cords form what?

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5 major terminal branches

58
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What are the 5 major terminal branches?

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axillary nerve, median nerve, musculocutaneous nerve, radial nerve, ulnar nerve

59
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What does the axillary nerve innervate?

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deltoid and teres minor

60
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The anterior forearm muscles and thumb muscles are innervated by which nerve?

A

median nerve

61
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The musculocutaneous nerve innervates what?

A

anterior arm muscles

62
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The radial nerve innervates which muscles? (3)

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posterior arm muscles, posterior forearm muscles, and brachioradialis

63
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The ulnar nerve innervates what?

A

anterior forearm muscles

64
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What is the Lumbar Plexus formed by?

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anterior rami of spinal nerves L1 - L4

65
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The Lumbar Plexus is subdivided into anterior and posterior divisions, what is the main nerve of the posterior division?

A

femoral nerve

66
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What does the femoral nerve innervate?

A

anterior thigh muscles

67
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The Lumbar Plexus is subdivided into anterior and posterior divisions, what is the main nerve of the anterior division?

A

obturator nerve

68
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The obturator nerve innervates what?

A

medial thigh muscles

69
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The Sacral Plexus is formed from what?

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anterior rami of spinal nerves L4 - S4

70
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The Lumbar and sacral plexuses together are also called what?

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lumbosacral plexus

71
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The largest, longest nerve in the sacral plexus and the body is the

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Sciatic nerve

72
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What are the 2 divisions that make up the sciatic nerve?

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Tibial division and common fibular division

73
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What are the main branches of the sciatic nerve?

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tibial nerve and common fibular nerve

74
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The common fibular nerve includes which nerves?

A

deep fibular nerve and superficial fibular nerve

75
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The posterior thigh muscles, posterior leg muscles, and plantar foot muscles are innervated by which nerve?

A

tibial nerve

76
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The common fibular nerve innervates what?

A

short head of biceps femoris

77
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which muscles are innervated by the deep fibular nerve?

A

anterior leg muscles and dorsum foot muscles

78
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superficial fibular nerve innerves which muscles?

A

lateral leg muscles

79
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What are reflexes?

A

rapid, autonomic, involuntary reactions of muscles to a stimulus

80
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To initiate a response to sensory input, what is required?

A

stimulus

81
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What 2 things does a rapid response require?

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  1. few neurons involved
  2. minimal synaptic response
82
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What does an involuntary response require?

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no intent or pre-awareness of the reflex

83
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What is the reflex arc?

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the neural wiring of a single reflex

84
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What is the pathway of a reflex arc?

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a PNS receptor —> communication with CNS —> ends in a peripheral effector

85
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A reflex arc may be:

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  • ipsilateral or contralateral
  • monosynaptic or polysynaptic
  • ipsilateral and polysynaptic
86
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Ipsilateral

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same side

87
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contralateral

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opposite side

88
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Monosynaptic

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one synapse

89
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Polysynaptic

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2 or more synapses

90
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The stretch reflex has what type of reflex arc?

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monosynaptic

91
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Muscle stretch is monitored by a stretch receptor called what?

A

muscle spindle

92
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What does a stretch stimulus result in?

A

muscle reflexively contracting

93
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The Golgi tendon reflex has what type of reflex arc?

A

polysynaptic

94
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What does the Golgi tendon reflex trigger?

A

muscle relaxation

95
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The withdrawal reflex has what type of reflex arc?

A

polysynaptic

96
Q

The withdrawal reflex triggers what?

A

flexor muscles to contract in response to stimulus

97
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The crossed extensor has what type of reflex arcs?

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polysynaptic and contralateral

98
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What does the crossed extensor trigger?

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opposite leg of withdrawal reflex to respond to stimulus

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