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chapter 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| In the spinal cord, white matter is organized into ascending and descending tracts grouping into: | columns |
| the ___ is a strand of fibrous tissue that provides longitudinal support as a component of the coccygeal ligament. | filum terminale |
| the entire spinal cord is divided into ___. | 31 segments |
| axons crossing from one side of the spinal cord to the other within the gray matter are found in the: | anterior gray horns |
| the outermost connective-tissue covering of spinal nerves is the: | epineurium |
| the dorsal root ganglia contain: | cell bodies of sensory neurons |
| the ventral root of a spinal nerve contains: | axons of motor neurons |
| spinal nerves are ___ nerves. | mixed |
| the tough, fibrous outermost covering of the spinal cord is the: | dura mater |
| the horns of the spinal cord contain: | neuron cell bodies |
| the posterior horns of the spinal cord contain: | somatic motor nuclei |
| the anterior horns of the spinal cord contain: | somatic motor nuclei |
| the ventral rami of spinal nerves T12 - L4 form the: | lumbar plexus |
| A specific bilateral region of the skin surface that is monitored by a single pair of spinal nerves is called: | a dermatome |