WorksheetsSpinal Nerve Roots
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 14mins
This nerve root carries sensory information INTO the spinal cord
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Cell bodies of neurons in the spinal cord structure
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This nerve root carries motor information OUT of the spinal cord
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Single mixed nerve on each side of the spinal cord
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Where does the spinal cord end at?
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Which spinal nerve is conus medullaris located?
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A bundle of nerve roots extending from the conus medullaris
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Consists of flexible strands that attach from the bottom of the spinal cord to the coccyx - formed from the meninges
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The crossbar of the H of gray matter is known as the:
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Cell bodies of interneurons and unmyelinated motor neurons
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Consists of myelinated axons that divide into fasciculi
White matter
Gray matter
Conduct impulses up to the brain
Ascending (sensory) tracts
Descending (motor) tracts
Select all the descending tracts:
Lateral spinothalamic
Anterior corticospinal
Reticulospinal
Vestibulospinal
Spinocerebellar
Crude touch, pain, temperature
Lateral spinothalamic
Spinocerebellar
Anterior corticospinal
Reticulospinal
Vestibulospinal
Subconscious kinesthesia
Lateral spinothalamic
Spinocerebellar
Anterior corticospinal
Reticulospinal
Vestibulospinal
Maintain posture during movement
Lateral spinothalamic
Spinocerebellar
Anterior corticospinal
Reticulospinal
Vestibulospinal
Voluntary movement on the same side of the body
Lateral spinothalamic
Spinocerebellar
Anterior corticospinal
Reticulospinal
Vestibulospinal
