Spinal Cord Anatomy Quiz

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Where are the autonomic nerve centers located in the spinal cord?

In the lateral horns of gray matter (correct)

In white matter

In the anterior horns of gray matter

In the posterior horns of gray matter

Which structure of the spinal cord houses the centers of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?

Paravertebral ganglia

Lateral horns of the thoracolumbal spinal cord (correct)

Prevertebral ganglia

Brain stem

In which part of the spinal cord are preganglionic nerve fibers found?

Anterior horns (correct)

Lateral horns

White matter

Posterior horns

Where is Clark's nucleus (thoracic nucleus) located within the spinal cord?

Anterior horns Signup and view all the answers

What type of tissue forms the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord?

Loose fibrous unformed connective tissue Signup and view all the answers

Adjacent to the white matter of the spinal cord, what is the name of the protective shell?

Dura mater Signup and view all the answers

Which cell type is responsible for myelin regeneration during nerve regeneration?

Neurolemmocytes (Schwann cells) Signup and view all the answers

From which germ layer do neurons of the autonomic ganglia develop?

Endoderm Signup and view all the answers

Which cell type forms the myelin sheath around nervous tissue fibers?

Oligodendrocytes Signup and view all the answers

In nervous excitation on nerve cells, which cellular component plays a role?

Mitochondria Signup and view all the answers

Which part of the nervous system includes the brain?

Brain Signup and view all the answers

What characterizes the cytoarchitectonics of the cerebral cortex?

Regular arrangement of cortical neurocytes Signup and view all the answers

Which type of cells develop from the neural tube?

Both neurons and glial cells Signup and view all the answers

In the context of neurons and glial cells in the autonomic ganglia, which structure gives rise to these cells?

The neural crest Signup and view all the answers

What is typically absent in the cytoplasm of an axon?

Vesicles Signup and view all the answers

What condition is responsible for the transmission of a nerve impulse in only one direction across a synapse?

The presence of a receptor protein on the postsynaptic membrane Signup and view all the answers

Which neurotransmitter is characteristic of the neuromuscular junction?

Noradrenaline Signup and view all the answers

Spinal Cord Anatomy Quiz

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Where are the autonomic nerve centers located in the spinal cord?

Which structure of the spinal cord houses the centers of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system?

In which part of the spinal cord are preganglionic nerve fibers found?

Where is Clark's nucleus (thoracic nucleus) located within the spinal cord?

What type of tissue forms the arachnoid membrane of the spinal cord?

Adjacent to the white matter of the spinal cord, what is the name of the protective shell?

Which cell type is responsible for myelin regeneration during nerve regeneration?

From which germ layer do neurons of the autonomic ganglia develop?

Which cell type forms the myelin sheath around nervous tissue fibers?

In nervous excitation on nerve cells, which cellular component plays a role?

Which part of the nervous system includes the brain?

What characterizes the cytoarchitectonics of the cerebral cortex?

Which type of cells develop from the neural tube?

In the context of neurons and glial cells in the autonomic ganglia, which structure gives rise to these cells?

What is typically absent in the cytoplasm of an axon?

What condition is responsible for the transmission of a nerve impulse in only one direction across a synapse?

Which neurotransmitter is characteristic of the neuromuscular junction?

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