| A | B |
|---|
| Opening in the skull for the passage of the spinal cord... | foramen magnum |
| This is the bone that has an opening for the spinal cord to pass... | Occipital |
| 2 major functions of the spinal cord... | transmits impulses and integrates impulses |
| Ending of the actual spinal cord... | between the 1st and 2nd lumbar vertebrae |
| Area of gray matter in the spinal cord... | Inside the spinal cord; seen with a cross section; makes an "H" shape |
| Area of white matter in the spinal cord... | On the outside of the spinal cord for protection |
| The nerve tracts that carry sensory impulses to the brain... | Ascending tracts |
| The nerve tracts that carry motor impulses away from the brain... | Descending tracts |
| Central canal of spinal cord contains this... | Cerebralspinal Fluid (CSF) |
| Number of pairs of spinal nerves... | Thirty one pairs |
| Reason coccygeal pair of spinal nerves does not supply anything... | Too small |
| Part of the spinal nerve that is made of sensory neurons that carry impulses into the spinal cord | Dorsal Root |
| Part of the spinal nerve that carry impulses from the spinal cord to muscles or glands... | Ventral Root |
