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15 Cards in this Set
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The spinal cord is protected by?
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Cerebrospinal flluid (CSF)
Vertibral column & cranial bones Menenges |
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Spinal cord connects to?
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The Brain
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The foremen magnum is?
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Large hole in base of skull
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The foremen magnum is protected by?
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Bones of vertebral column
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What is the communication link between the brain & the PNS (peripheral nervous system)
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The Spinal Cord
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How many pairs of spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord?
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31 pairs
or segments |
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Spinal nerves emerge from the spinal cord & are part of the?
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Peripheral nervous system
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the spinal cord provides a medium for the transmission of?
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Sensory nerve impulses from the peripheral parts of the body to the brain.
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Spinal cord does what with the informations?
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Integrates
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Spinal cord processes information and produces spinal cord reflexes when?
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When appopriate
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Spinal cord & brain are surrounded & protected by?
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2 types of connective tissue
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The vertebral column & cranial bones protect?
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The spinal cord & brain
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Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) protects?
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Spinal cord & brain
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How many protective structures are thier for the brain and spinal cord?
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4
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The menenges connective tissue coverings from superficial to deepest are?
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Dura Mater
Arachnoid Mater Pia Mater |
