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Automatic Nervous System
Spinal Cord
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
11/28/2007

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Term
Spinal Cord
Definition

S: Conus Medullaris, cuda equina, filum terminale

 

F: Provides a two way pathway to and from the brain,

and is a major reflex center 

Term
Conus Medullaris
Definition

S: Where the spinal cord stops in a tapering cone shape structure

 

L: Typically between the L1 and L2 vetebral level

 

Term
Cauda Equina
Definition

S: Collection of nerve roots at the inferior end of the vertebral (Spinal) canal

 

Term
Filum Terminale (Terminal Filiment)
Definition

S: A fibrous extension of the conus medullaris

covered by pia matter

 

F: Anchors spinal cord in place 

 

L: Extends inferiorly from the conus medullaris to the posterior surface of the coccyx 

Term

/ Spinal Cord /

 

Grey Matter, White Matter,

Dorsal Root, Dorsal Root Ganglion, Ventral Root,

Spinal Nerve,

Dorsal Ramus, Ventral Ramus

Definition

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Term
/ Spinal Cord / White Matter
Definition

S: Myelinated axon

 

F: Connects grey matter areas of the brain together, and carries impulses between neurons 

 

L: Dorsal Root, Dorsal Root Ganglion, Ventral Root,

Central (Spinal) Canal

Anterior Median Fissure, Posterior Median Sulcus

Term
/ Spinal Cord / Grey Matter
Definition

S: Cell bodies, neuroglia (Supporting) cells,

unmyelinated axons, dendrites, and blood vessels

 

F: Route sensory (Afferent) or motor (Efferent)

stimulus to and from the CNS

 

 L: Dorsal (Posterior) Horn, Ventral (Anterior) Horn,

Lateral Horn

Term

/ Spinal Cord / Dorsal (Posterior) Horn

Definition

S: Grey matter


F: contains association neurons,

receives sensory (Afferent) information

 

L: Spinal cord, posterior portion of grey matter

Term
/ Spinal Cord / Ventral (Anterior) Horn
Definition

S: Grey matter

 

F: contains somatic motor (Efferent) neurons,

Receives motor (Efferent) information

 

L: Spinal cord, anterior portion of grey matter 

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