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Vertebrae & Nerve Structure Flashcards

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accessory process

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Projection of transverse process

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arachnoid matter

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Thin membrane between dura, Pia mater

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body

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Weight-supporting portion of vertebrae

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dorsal root

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Spinal nerve root consisting of sensory fibers

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5
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dura mater

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Fibrous connective tissue surrounding spinal cord

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gray and white rami communicantes

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Branches of nerve fivers

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gray matter

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Nerve tissue

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inferior articular facet

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Smooth area on inferior process

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inferior articular process

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Downward-projecting bone plate that joins vertebrae

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intervertebral disc

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Fibrous, cartilaginous tissue between vertebral bodies

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lamina

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Flattened part of vertebral arch

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12
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mammillary process

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Projection of vertebral bone

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motor n. fibers

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Nerve fibers that transmit impulses

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n. fibers

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Elongated processes of nerve cells

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pedicle

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Short, bony process on each side of neural arch

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pia mater

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Thin membrane surrounding spinal cord

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sensory ganglion

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Mass of nerve cell bodies

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spinous process

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Backward, downward prominence of each vertebra

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superior articular facet

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Smooth area on superior process

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superior articular process

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Upward-projecting bone plate that joins vertebrae

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superior vertebral notch

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Concave narrowing on upper surface of vertebrae

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sympathetic ganglion

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Mass of nerve cell bodies

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sympathetic trunk

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Cord of ganglia alongside spinal column

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synapse

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Junction between nerve cells across which nerve impulses pass

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transverse process

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Bony protrusion on each side of a vertebra

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ventral root

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Spinal nerve root consisting of motor fibers

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vertebral body (centrum)

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Weight-supporting portion of vertebrae

28
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vertebral foramen

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Opening for passage of spinal cord

29
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white matter (motor, sensory)

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Nerve tissue

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