Anatomy of the Spinal Cord Quiz

<p>They carry sensory information from organs to the spinal cord. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>C6 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Between C7 and T1 vertebrae (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cauda equina (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>C3 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Filum terminale (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cervical enlargement (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Each spinal nerve segment is associated with a pair of dorsal and ventral roots. (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Generating thoughts and emotions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>S1 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It receives proprioceptive information from neuromuscular and tendon spindles. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Generating preganglionic sympathetic fibers. (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cell bodies of neurons (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Intermediate sulcus (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Dorsal ramus and ventral ramus (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Carrying motor commands from the spinal cord to muscles (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Visceral sensation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Containing the cell bodies of first-order sensory neurons (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

General visceral afferent fibers carrying information from the body to organs.

Areas of skin mainly supplied by a single spinal nerve root.

Dermatome area corresponding to the thumb.

Includes posterior and anterior spinal arteries, reinforced by segmental arteries.

Displacement of disc material; often occurs between mobile and immobile regions of spine.

A spinal nucleus located in C8 to L3, involved in proprioception.

Nucleus located lateral to Clarke's column, involved in visceral sensory inputs.

Preganglionic sympathetic neurons located from T1 to L2/L3 in the lateral horn.

Three major sections of spinal white matter: posterior, lateral, anterior columns.

Sensory nerve root carrying information to the spinal cord.

Motor nerve root carrying information from the spinal cord to muscles.

Collection of cell bodies for first order neurons in the sensory pathway.

General somatic afferent fibers (GSA) for sensory and general visceral afferent fibers (GVA) for organ sensory information.

A long tube of nerve tissue that connects the brain to the body.

A bundle of spinal nerve roots below the spinal cord, resembling a horse's tail.

31 segments of the spinal cord that correspond to pairs of spinal nerves.

Thread-like structure anchoring the spinal cord to the coccyx.

Dorsal and ventral roots that carry sensory and motor information, respectively.

Thickened regions in the spinal cord corresponding to nerve plexuses.

8 pairs of nerves originating from the cervical region.

A small channel within the spinal cord filled with cerebrospinal fluid.