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Spinal cord, nerves, & reflexes
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Anatomy
Undergraduate 1
04/25/2015

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Columns
Definition
The regions of white matter in the spinal cord
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Gray Ramus
Definition
A bundle of unmyelinated, postganglonic fibers that innervates glands and smooth muscles in the body wall or limbs
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Perineurium
Definition
The connective tissue partition that separates adjacent bundles of nerve fibers in a spinal nerve of a peripheral nerve
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Conus Medullaris
Definition
The tapered, conical portion of the spinaal cord inferior to the lumbar enlargement
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Nerves
Definition
Bundles of axons in the PNS plus their associated blood vessels and connective tissues
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Spinal Meninges
Definition
Specialized membranes that provide stability and support for the spinal cord and brain
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Cauda equina
Definition
The complex made up of the filum terminale and the long dorsal and ventral spinal nerve roots inferior to the spinal cord
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Brachial Plexus
Definition
The plexus from which radial, median, and ulnar nerves originate
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Dura Mater
Definition
The outermost covering of the spinal cord
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