The spinal cord is part of our nervous system, it is a tubular bundle of nervous tissue and support cells. Let's play this quiz and learn more about it!
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Myelinated and unmyelinated fibers
Glial cells and nerve cells
Afferent and efferent fibers
Association and integration neurons
Spinal and cranial fibers
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Cranial nerves
Descending tracts
Spinal nerves
Ascending tracts
Both anterior and posterior roots
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Intersegmental
Contralateral
Ipsilateral
Polysynaptic
Monosynaptic
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A fracture of vertebra L4
A fracture of vertebra T12
A fracture of vertebra T5
A fracture of vertebra C6
A fracture of vertebra C2
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Neurosomas, dendrites, and proximal parts of axons of neurons
The distal part of axons of lower order motor neurons
Glial cells only
Glial cells, axons of motor neurons, and Schwann cells
Glial cells and myelinated fibers
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Cauda equina
Medullary cone
Lumbar enlargement
Cervical enlargement
Spinal cord
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Pain reflex
Stretch (myptatic) reflex
Flexor (withdrawal) reflex.
Tendon reflex
Crossed extension reflex
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Smell
Hearing
Vision
Touch
Taste
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Axillary
Sciatic
Phrenic
Ilioinguinal
Orbturator
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Glial cells
Muscle fibers
Fascicles
Nerves
Nerve cells
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To conduct motor information down the cord
To coordinate the alternating contraction of several muscle groups associated with locomotion
To protect neurons in both the ascending and descending tract
To mediate a reflex such as withdrawal of a hand from pain
To conduct sensory information up to the brain
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Contract and the antagonist muscles, the hamstrings, to relax
Contract and the hamstrings also contract
Relax and the hamstrings to contract
Relax and the hamstrings also to relax
Relax without any effect on the hamstrings
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Chemoreceptors
Visceral receptors
Proprioceptors
Pain receptors
Nociceptors
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Dorsal root ganglion
Thalamus
Spinal cord
Cerebral cortex
Medulla oblongata
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The corticospinal tract
The tectospinal
The lateral vestibulospinal tract
The medial vestibulospinal tract
The spinocerebellar tract
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Gray matter
Arachnoid mater
White matter
Dura mater
Pia mater
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Oculomotor
Sciatic
Musculocutaneous
Phrenic
Radial
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Posterior (dorsal) root
Anterior (ventral) root
Posterior ramus
Anterior ramus
Meningeal branch
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Dura mater and pia mater
Arachnoid mater and pia mater
Dura mater and arachnoid mater
Dural sheath and vertebral bones
Dural sheath and dura mater
Nerve fibers; nerves
Nerve fiber; axons
Nerve; axons
Nerve fibers; neurosomas
Nerve; neurosomas
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Cluster of neurosomas in the PNS
Bundle of axons in the CNS
Cluster of dendrites in either the CNS or the PNS
Bundle of axons in the PNS
Cluster of neurosomas in the CNS
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The lateral tectospinal tract
The medial reticulospinal tract
The ventral corticospinal tract
The gracile fasiculus
The vestibulospinal tract
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Dura mater and pia mater
Dura sheath and dura mater
Arachnoid mater and pia mater
Dura sheath and vertebral bones
Dura mater and arachnoid mater
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Bones and muscles
Joints
Proprioceptors
The viscera
The skin
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The thoracic region
The brachial region
The cervical region
The lumbar region
The sacral region
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Tendon reflex
Crossed extension reflex
Withdrawal reflex
Stretch (myotatic) reflex
Flexor (withdrawal) reflex
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Blood vessels
Epineurium
Fascicles
Endoneurium
Perineurium
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The posterior horns
The anterior horns
The posterior column
The anterior column
The posterior root ganglion
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Ipsilateral
Contralateral
Polysynaptic
Monosynaptic
Autonomic
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General
Somatic
Visceral
Special
White
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Muscles of the hand
Muscles of the back
Muscles of the thigh
Muscles of the middle-ear
Muscles of the torso
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Reflex responses are very predictable
Reflexes are responses to sensory inputs
Reflexes are quick responses of the nervous system
Reflexes are spontaneous actions of the nervous system
Reflexes are not voluntary
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A stretch reflex
Alpha motor neurons
Gamma motor neurons
Anulospiral endings
Secondary afferent (group II) fibers
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Gamma motor neurons
Anulospiral endings
Intrafusal fibers
Alpha motor neurons
Extrafusal fibers
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Causes a muscle that isbeing stretched to contract
Makes the contralateral motor neurons contract
Makes the ipsilateral motor neurons relax
Prevents overcontraction of a muscle
Causes a tendon to contract
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Posterior root ganglion; gray matter
Posterior root ganglion; white matter
Gray matter; white matter
Posterior root; anterior root
White matter; gray matter
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The postcentral gyus of the cerebrum
The precentral gyrus of the cerebrum
The motor association cortex of the cerebrum
The anterior horn of the spinal cord
The posterior horn of the spinal cord
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Parallel after-discharge circuit
Diverging circuit
Converging circuit
Closed circuit
Reverberating circuit
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Polysynaptic reflex
Cross extension reflex
Withdrawal reflex
Tendon reflex
Flexor relfex
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An ipsilateral reflex
An intersegmental reflex
A withdrawal reflex
A crossed extensor reflex
A contralateral reflex
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