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Nervous System
Nervous System Quiz
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01/21/2016

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Term
brain
Definition
the center of the nervous system
Term
conus medullaris
Definition
The cone-shaped ending of the spinal cord
Term
filum terminale
Definition
is a band of connective tissue arising from the conus medullaris
Term
cauda equina
Definition
Nerves branching out from the conus medullaris
Term
second lumbar
Definition
The spinal cord ends at about this level
Term
How many pairs of spinal nerves rise laterally from the spinal cord and externally through the foramina of the vertebral column?
Definition
31
Term
The peripheral nervous system is made up of spinal nerves and _____ nerves
Definition
cranial
Term
The _____ system functions continuously and involuntarily, without conscious control.
Definition
autonomic nervous
Term
The ANS function within which system?
Definition
both central nervous and peripheral nervous systems
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