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White matter
-tracts going through SC
-tracts = bundles of nerves
-31 pairs of spinal nerves
Gray matter
-cell body & unmyelinated axons
-Integration area
-lower motor neuron in gray matter in S.C. |
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| -nerves for upper limbs arise here |
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| -nerves for lower limbs arise here |
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-cone shaped end point of SC
-located between L1 & L2 |
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-True endpoint of SC
-almost no nerves extend at or below filum terminale |
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| -nerve roots at the base of SC |
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| Processing of information by spinal cord |
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