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Spinal Cord Anat.
PSY2583 Anat of Nerv System 2 Spinal cord anatomy
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is gray matter made of? | Cell bodies and terminals |
| What is white matter made of? | Myelinated axons |
| What does the dorsal horn do? | Receive sensory information to the spinal cord |
| What nerve is the dorsal horn associated with? (Afferent or efferent) | Afferent nerves |
| What does the ventral horn do? | Send motor information from the spinal cord |
| What nerve is the ventral horn associated with? (Afferent or efferent) | Efferent nerves |
| Which horn receives sensory information? | Dorsal horn |
| Which horn sends motor information? | Ventral horn |
| Which horn is linked to the afferent nerves? | Dorsal horn |
| Which horn is linked to the efferent nerves? | Ventral horn |
| What is the spinal nerve made up of? | Dorsal and ventral roots |
| How many spinal nerves are there on each side of the spinal cord? | 31 |
| Where is the dorsal root cell body located? | Dorsal root ganglion |
| What kind of nerves are unipolar nerves? (Sensory or motor) | Sensory |
| What kind of nerves are multipolar nerves? (Sensory or motor) | Motor |
| What 2 nerves exist in the spinal cord? (Uni, bi, multi, multin) | Unipolar and multipolar |
| Which nerve sends sensory information to the spinal cord? (Uni, bi, multi, multin) | Unipolar |
| Which nerve sends motor information to the muscles? (Uni, bi, multi, multin) | Multipolar |