Number of vertebrae

function where the spinal neurons receive, integrate, then execute the information

has an abundance of myelin

stretch receptors that inform the brain of muscle length and body movements

nerves that are made of only efferent fibers

Thick, tough collagenous membrane

bundles of nerve fibers conduct information through the spinal cord

both white and gray matter contain this

extrafusal fiber is supplied by spinal motor neurons called __________

fibers that innervate blood vessels, glands, and viscera

A medullary cone is a bundle of nerve roots in the vertebral canal from _______

the function that helps us gain the repetitive, coordinated contractions to walk

middle of the grey commissure

response to excessive tension on tendon

Surrounds a bundle of fascicles that make up the nerve

the gap between the arachnoid membrane and the pia mater

It is the function that is important for posture, motor coordination, and protective responses

sends sensory signals from the spinal cord to the thalamus at the upper end of the brainstem

helps maintain equilibrium, posture, and smooth out muscle action

cluster of neurosomas outside the CNS

innervates the pelvic organs and lower limbs

group of neurons that cause repetitive muscle contractions that allows walking

tract that does not decussate

a pathway that signals travel over many synapses on the way back to the muscles

Occurs when the neurotransmitter glutamate is not reabsorbed from tissue fluid and it builds up to a neurotoxic level