Spinal Cord

Question 1

spinal cord

Answer 1

vital link between brain and rest of body, takes info to and from the brain
- pathway for transmissions of sensory and motor impulses
- reflexes - quickest reactions to stimuli

Question 2

5 parts of spinal cord

Answer 2

cervical
thoracic
lumbar
sacral
coccygeal

Question 3

conus medullaris

Answer 3

cone shaped terminal portion of the spinal cord

Question 4

cauda equina

Answer 4

nerves traveling past the spinal cord

Question 5

filum terminale

Answer 5

strand of pia mater extending further from the spinal cord

Question 6

cervical enlargement

Answer 6

cervical region

Question 7

lumbrosacral enlargement

Answer 7

thoracic region

Question 8

how many pairs of spinal nerves?

Answer 8

31