Ch. 13 Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerves, and Spinal Reflexes

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________ reflexes activate skeletal muscles.


Blood vessels that supply the spinal cord run along the surface of the

pia mater.

The dorsal root of a spinal nerve contains

axons of sensory neurons.

The spinal cord consists of five regions and ________ segments.


Compared to the vertebral column, the spinal cord is



filum terminale

The ventral root of a spinal nerve contains

axons of motor neurons.

The subdural space lies between

the dura mater and the arachnoid mater.

The dorsal root ganglia mainly contain

cell bodies of sensory neurons.

The white matter of the spinal cord is mainly

myelinated axons.

The epidural space contains

connective tissue and blood vessels.

The layer of the meninges in direct contact with the spinal cord is the

pia mater.

Cerebrospinal fluid flows within the

subarachnoid space.


spinal nerve.

Which of the following is true regarding an epidural block?

It affects only the spinal nerves in the immediate area of the injection.
It provides mainly sensory anesthesia.
It can be difficult to achieve in the upper cervical and midthoracic region.
It is commonly used as a method of pain control during labor and delivery.
all of the above

Samples of CSF for diagnostic purposes are normally obtained by placing the tip of a needle in the

subarachnoid space.

In an adult, the conus medullaris is found at about


The specialized membranes that surround the spinal cord are termed the

spinal meninges.

Spinal nerves are

both sensory and motor.

The tough, fibrous, outermost covering of the spinal cord is the

dura mater.

In meningitis,

CSF flow can be disrupted.
viruses can be the cause.
bacteria can be the cause.
inflammation of the meninges occurs.
all of the above

The spinal cord continues to elongate until about age

4 years old

Which of the following associations is incorrect?

11 thoracic spinal nerves (INCORRECT)
8 cervical spinal nerves
5 lumbar spinal nerves
5 sacral spinal nerves
1 coccygeal spinal nerve

The dura mater tapers inferiorly to form the ________.

coccygeal ligament

The ________ separates the dura mater from the walls of the vertebral canal.

epidural space

During the procedure known as a(n) ________, a needle is inserted into the subarachnoid space in the inferior lumbar region.

spinal tap

Mary is in an automobile accident and suffers a spinal cord injury. She has lost feeling in her lower body. Her doctor tells her that swelling is compressing a portion of her spinal cord. Which part of her cord is likely to be compressed?

ascending tracts

The white matter of the spinal cord contains

bundles of axons with common origins, destinations, and functions.

Somatic motor neurons in the spinal cord control all of the following muscles, except those that

move the neck.(NOT)
move the hand and fingers.
position the pectoral girdle.
move the forearm and hand.
move the arm.

The posterior horns of the spinal cord contain mainly

sensory nuclei.

Enlargements of the spinal cord occur

in those spinal segments that control the limbs.

Axons crossing from one side of the spinal cord to the other within the gray matter are found in the

gray commissures.



The anterior horns of the spinal cord contain mainly

somatic motor nuclei.

Bill contracts a viral disease that destroys cells in the posterior gray horns in his spinal cord. As a result, which of the following would you expect?

loss of sensation in his torso

The gray horns of the spinal cord contain __________.

The gray horns contain all of these elements.

The gray horns of the spinal cord contain mainly

nerve cell bodies

A viral disease that destroys the cells of the anterior gray horn will

lead to muscle weakness or paralysis.

The ventral rami of spinal nerves C5 to T1 contribute fibers to the ________ plexus.


The ________ of each spinal nerve innervates the skin and muscles of the back.

dorsal ramus

If a person has a crush injury to the C3-C5 spinal segments, you would expect that he

might be unable to breathe on his own.

The outermost connective-tissue covering of nerves is the


If the dorsal root of a spinal nerve is severed,

sensory input would be blocked.

Muscles of the neck and shoulder are innervated by spinal nerves from the ________ region.




In which plexus does the ulnar nerve arise?


The region of the body surface monitored by a pair of spinal nerves is known as a(n) __________.


The layer of connective tissue that surrounds individual axons within a peripheral nerve is termed the


In the condition ________, a virus infects dorsal root ganglia, causing a painful rash whose distribution corresponds to that of the affected sensory nerves as seen in their dermatomes.


The brachial plexus gives rise to all of the following nerves, except the


The preganglionic fibers that connect a spinal nerve with an autonomic ganglion in the thoracic and lumbar region of the spinal cord form the

white rami communicantes.

The postganglionic fibers that connect an autonomic ganglion in the thoracic or lumbar region with the spinal nerve are

gray rami communicantes.


autonomic nerves.

Spinal nerves from the sacral region of the cord innervate the ________ muscles.


The ________ innervates the ventrolateral body surface, structures in the body wall, and the limbs.

ventral ramus

Each of the following nerves originates in the lumbar plexus, except the ________ nerve.


The layer of connective tissue that surrounds a fascicle within a peripheral nerve is the


The ventral rami form four major plexuses, including all of the following, except the ________ plexus.

nuchal (NOT)

As the ________ nerve approaches the knee, it divides into two branches, the fibular nerve and the tibial nerve.


The obturator nerve is distributed to the

adductors of the hip.

The nerve crucial for breathing that originates within the cervical plexus is called the ________ nerve.


Reflexes can be classified according to all of the following, except

where information processing occurs.
whether they are sensory or motor. (NOT)
their development.
the complexity of the neural circuit.
the motor response.

The stretch reflex

is important in regulating muscle length and activated when a skeletal muscle lengthens.

A reflex arc always includes a(n) __________.

efferent axon, afferent axon, sensory receptor

All of the following are true of neural reflexes, except that they

involve at least two neurons.
cannot be modified by the brain. (NOT)
are automatic motor responses.
are the simplest form of behavior.
help preserve homeostasis.

Reflexes based on synapses formed during development are ________ reflexes.


Visceral reflexes provide a mechanism for control of the abdominal muscles.


The reflex that prevents a muscle from exerting too much tension is the ________ reflex.


In which of the following would the delay between stimulus and response be greater?

a polysynaptic reflex (GREATER)
a monosynaptic reflex

Spinal interneurons inhibit antagonist motor neurons in a process called

reciprocal inhibition.

The most complicated spinal reflexes are called ________.

intersegmental reflex arcs

Which of the following is not true about a positive Babinski reflex?

normal in newborns
why you close your eyes when you sneeze (NOT)
abnormal in adults
flaring of the toes when the sole is stroked
a sign of injury to descending spinal tracts

The condition in which a person loses all feeling and movement of the arms and legs due to spinal cord injury is termed ________.


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