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What are the features of the spinal cord?
What are the features of the spinal cord?
- Anterior median fissure, posterior median sulcus, spinal nerve
- White matter, gray matter, central canal (correct)
- Cranial nerves, spinal nerves, dorsal root ganglion
- Cerebral meninges, spinal meninges, dorsal root
What do the spinal meninges provide?
What do the spinal meninges provide?
- Protection, physical stability, shock absorption (correct)
- Electrical insulation, nerve impulse amplification, neurotransmitter release
- Synaptic transmission, action potential generation, axon regeneration
- Nutrients, oxygen, carbon dioxide removal
What is continuous with the spinal meninges?
What is continuous with the spinal meninges?
- Muscular system
- Lymphatic system
- Endocrine system
- Cranial (cerebral) meninges (correct)
What is the function of the dorsal root ganglion?
What is the function of the dorsal root ganglion?
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Which part of the spinal cord contains the anterior median fissure?
Which part of the spinal cord contains the anterior median fissure?
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What specialized membranes provide protection, physical stability, and shock absorption for the spinal cord?
What specialized membranes provide protection, physical stability, and shock absorption for the spinal cord?
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Which part of the spinal cord contains the dorsal root ganglion?
Which part of the spinal cord contains the dorsal root ganglion?
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What is the function of the gray matter in the spinal cord?
What is the function of the gray matter in the spinal cord?
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Which part of the spinal cord is responsible for conducting nerve impulses between the brain and the rest of the body?
Which part of the spinal cord is responsible for conducting nerve impulses between the brain and the rest of the body?
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What is the structure that contains cerebrospinal fluid in the spinal cord?
What is the structure that contains cerebrospinal fluid in the spinal cord?
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