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| Termination of spinal cord between first and second lumbar vertebrae. |
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| Filament that anchors the spinal cord to the coccyx |
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| A shallow, narrow furrow on the dorsal side |
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| Gray matter containing somatic and autonomic sensory nuclei. |
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| Crossbar of the "butterfly". Gray Matter. |
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| Contain somatic motor nuclei, which provide neve impulses for contraction of skeletal muscles. |
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| Present only in thoracic, upper lumbar, and sacral segment of the spinal cord. The lateral horns contain autonomic motor nuclei that regulate the activity of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle, and glands. |
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| Anterior, lateral, posterior funiculi |
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| Columns of white matter surrounding "buterfly" |
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| Collection of axons. Words that mean white matter: tracts, pathways, funiculus, columns |
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| Regions of synapses "decision making". Words that mean gray matter: centers, cortex, horn, nuclea |
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| Center of "butterfly" crossbar. Lined with ependymal cells and contains cerebrospinal fluid. |
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| Lie in a vertical row on either side of the vertebral column. |
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| Deep wide groove on the anterior side. |
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