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Spinal Cord and Meninges

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The area of cell bodies within the CNS   Gray Matter  
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The area of axons or fibers within the CNS   White Matter  
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What part of the spinal cord arises from the dorsal surface of the spinal cord   Dorsal Root  
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The dorsal root ONLY contains ______ neurons   Sensory  
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the Enlarged portion of the dorsal root is called the ?   Dorsal Root Ganglion  
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an area of cell bodies OUTSIDE of the CNS is called ?   Ganglion  
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The dorsal root ganglion contains what ?   Cell bodies of Sensory(afferent) neurons  
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What structure arises from the ventral surface of the spinal cord   The Ventral root  
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What kind of neurons does the ventral root contain ONLY ?   Motor neurons only  
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The ventral root joins the dorsal root joint to form the ?   Spinal nerve  
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The spinal nerve divides in to a LARGER _______ Ramus , and SMALLER_____ Ramus   Ventral, Dorsal  
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Which ramus supplies the entire anterior trunk as well as the appendages ?   The Ventral Ramus  
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Which rams supplies wall the structures of the back ?   The Dorsal Ramus  
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The interneuron cell body is in the ?   gray matter  
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The interneuron (internuncial) receives impulses from _____ neurons and synapses them to a ______ neuron.   Sensory, motor  
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The interneuron also crosses over to the other side of the spinal cord leaving the gray matter and enters the ____ matter and begins to _____ through the spinal cord.   White, Ascend  
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the ______ neuron has its cell bodies in the gray mattar of the spinal cord , and its axon passing though the white matter into the ______ root.   Motor(efferent), Ventral  
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How many pairs of cervical nerves are there in the spinal cord ?   8 Pairs  
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How many pairs of thoracic nerves are there in the spinal cord ?   12 pairs  
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How many pairs of Sacral nerves are there in the spinal cord ?   5 Pairs  
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How many pairs of Coccygeal nerves are there in the spinal cord ?   1 pair  
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The spinal cord is a long _______ mass of nervous tissue that occupies the upper ____ of the vertebral canal   Cylindrical , 2/3  
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The spinal cord connects to the brain superiorly where it is continuous with the ________, and it extends inferiorly down to the the _____.   medulla, Lumbar vertebrae 2  
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the spinal cord has enlargements in what regions ?   cervical and lumbosacral  
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where are cell bodies of the neurons for the upper limb located ?   enlargement of the cervical region  
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where are cell bodies of the neurons for the lower limb located ?   enlargement of the lumbosacral region  
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Location of CONUS MEDULLARIS   at LV2  
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location of Cauda Equina   below LV2  
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The _____ _____ consists of very long roots of the lower spinal nerves, which descend in a bundle from the _____ _____   Cauda equina , Conus Medullaris  
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The brain and the spinal cord are ______ and ______ by 3 layers of CONNECTIVE tissue, called _______   Surrounded, Protected, Meninges  
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the 3 layers of the meninges , from external to internal are ?   Dura Mater, Arachnoid mater, and Pia mater  
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The dura mater is composed of ?   Dense fibrous connective tissue  
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The DURA MATER surrounds the _____ and extends through the ______, and courses inferiorly to the ______ in the vertebral canal.   Brain, Foramen Magnum, Coccyx  
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The space external to the Dura Mater is termed ?   Epidural Space  
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The epidural space contains ______ tissue in the form of globules of ____. The epidural space also contains_____   Adipose, Fat , Veins  
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The Intermediate (middle) meninx is the ?   Arachnoid Mater  
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The arachnoid maters structure is a ?   delicate, loose, netlike membrane  
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The ARACHNOID MATER surrounds the _____, and extends through the ______, and courses inferiorly to the ______ in the vertebral canal.   Brain, Foramen Magnum, Coccyx (same as dura)  
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The Arachnoid mater is separated from the pia mater by the ?   Subarachnoid Space  
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The Subarachnoid space contains the ?   CSF  
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The Pia mater is the _______ layer of the 3 meninges   Innermost  
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the Pia mater's structure ?   VERY delicate connective tissue  
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The PIA MATER lies _____ to the surface of the _____ & _____ _____   directly , Brain, Spinal cord  
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The PIA surrounds the _____, and extends through the ______, and courses inferiorly to the ______ in the vertebral canal.   Brain, Foramen Magnum, Coccyx ( they all do)  
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How many pairs of Lumbar nerves are there in the spinal cord ?   5 Pairs  
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