Term
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Definition
| integration - reflexes (spinal cord), processing |
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Term
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Definition
| relaying info to and from CNS |
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Term
| Number of/Types of Vertebrae |
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Definition
| 7 (cervical), 12 (thoracic), 5 (lumber), 5 (sacral), 1-5 (coccygeal) |
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Term
| Number of/Types of Spinal Nerves |
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Definition
| 8 (cervical), 12 (thoracic), 5 (lumbar), 5 (sacral), 1 (coccygeal) |
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Term
| Why are there more cervical spinal nerves than there are cervical vertebrae? |
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Definition
| Numbering of the cervical spinal nerves begins cephalic to the C1 vertebrae, and C8 originates caudal to the C7 vertebrae. All other spinal nerves originate caudally to their respective vertebrae |
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Term
| significant trait unique to cervical vertebrae |
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Definition
| transverse foramen (for the vertebral artery) |
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Term
| unique trait about thoracic vertebrae |
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Definition
| costal articulation surface (for ribs) |
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Term
| unique trait of sacral vertebrae (and sometimes coccyx) |
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Definition
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Term
| two different classifications of the PNS |
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Definition
| somatic/visceral; sensory(afferent)/motor(efferent) |
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Term
| efferent fibers innervate.... |
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Definition
| effectors (e.g. smooth muscle of viscera, skin, heart, skeletal muscle) |
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Term
| What is the definition of a nerve? Is this term applicable to CNS? If not, what is the analogous term? |
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Definition
| A bundle of Axons in the PNS; No; Nerve Tract |
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Term
| Type of nerve cell used to transmit sensory information. |
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Definition
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Term
| Is grey matter cortical or medullary within the Brain? The spinal cord? |
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Definition
| cortical; medullary (respectively) |
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