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04/04/2017

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Function of the body of vertebra
Definition
building blocks of spinal cord, protect and support spinal cord, bear the majority of the weight
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function of the vertebral arch
Definition
protects spinal cord
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function of the transverse process
Definition
point of attachment for muscles and ligaments of the spine
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function of yellow ligament
Definition
They assist in maintaining orregaining the erect position and serve to close in the spaces between the arches.
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function of posterior longitudinal ligament
Definition
prevents hyperflexion of the vertebral column
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function of the vertebral artery
Definition
major arteries of the neck,supply blood to upper spinal cord, brainstem, cerebellum
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function of gray substance
Definition
contains most of the brains neuronal cell bodies, involved in the stimulation of motor movements and sensory perception
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function of white substance
Definition
composed of bundles of myelinated nerve cell projections or axons which connect various gray matter areas
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function of the ventral root
Definition
consists of axons from motor neurons whose cell bodies are found within gray matter
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function of the dorsal root
Definition
allows sensory neurons to enter the spinal cord
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function of spinal ganglion
Definition
ganglion is a nerve cell cluster or a group of nerve cell bodies located in the autonomic nervous system. ganglia house the cell bodies of afferent neurons
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function of the sympathetic trunk
Definition
allows nerve fibers to travel the spinal nerves that are superior and inferior to the one in which they originated
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function of pre motor cortex
Definition
voluntary movement
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function of primary motor cortex
Definition
generates neural impulses that control the execution of movement
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function of somatosensory cortex
Definition
receives all sensory input from body and processes it
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