The Spinal Cord

Question 1

The _______ ______ is the CNS structure located within the spinal column.

Answer 1

spinal cord

Question 2

It communicates with _____ organs and _____ throughout the body, excluding those in the head.

Answer 2

sensory
muscles

Question 3

Each segment of the spinal cord sends ______ information to the _______ and receives motor commands from the brain.

Answer 3

sensory
brain

Question 4

Severing the spinal cord at a specific segment leads to loss of sensation and motor control from that segment and below. Also, the brain loses motor control
T or F

Answer 4

True

Question 5

In the cross section through the spinal cord, the ______ gray matter in the center of the cord contains cell bodies and dendrites, while axons pass through the white matter.
T or F

Answer 5

H-shaped

Question 6

Gray matter: inside
White matter: outside

Answer 6

True

Question 7

Many neurons from the gray matter of the spinal cord send axons to the brain or to other parts of the spinal cord through the ______ matter, containing myelinated axons.

Answer 7

White