SEELEY'S ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY
12th Edition
ISBN: 9781260172195
Author: VanPutte
Publisher: RENT MCG
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Chapter 12, Problem 2RAC
The structure that anchors the inferior end of the spinal cord to the coccyx is the
a. conus medullaris.
b. cauda equina.
c. filum terminate.
d. lumbar enlargement.
e. posterior median sulcus.
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Ch. 12.1 - Prob. 1AYPCh. 12.1 - Name the meninges surrounding the spinal cord....Ch. 12.1 - What is the thecal sac? What two structures hold...Ch. 12.1 - Describe the arrangement of gray arid white matter...Ch. 12.1 - Where are the cell bodies of somatic motor and...Ch. 12.1 - What kinds of neurons are in the dorsal roots, in...Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 7AYPCh. 12.2 - Describe the operation of a gamma motor neuron.Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 9AYPCh. 12.2 - Prob. 10AYP
Ch. 12.2 - Prob. 11AYPCh. 12.3 - Prob. 12AYPCh. 12.3 - What is a dermatome? Why are dermatomes clinically...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 14AYPCh. 12.3 - Describe the distribution of the ventral rami of...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 16AYPCh. 12.3 - Prob. 17AYPCh. 12.3 - Prob. 18AYPCh. 12.3 - Name the five major nerves that emerge from the...Ch. 12.3 - Name the four major nerves that arise from the...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 21AYPCh. 12.3 - Describe the structures innervated by the...Ch. 12.3 - Prob. 23AYPCh. 12 - Prob. 1RACCh. 12 - The structure that anchors the inferior end of the...Ch. 12 - Prob. 3RACCh. 12 - Given these components of a reflex arc: (1)...Ch. 12 - Prob. 5RACCh. 12 - Several of the events that occur between the time...Ch. 12 - Prob. 7RACCh. 12 - Prob. 8RACCh. 12 - Damage to the dorsal ramus of a spinal nerve...Ch. 12 - Prob. 10RACCh. 12 - A dermatome Is the area of skin supplied by a pair...Ch. 12 - Prob. 12RACCh. 12 - The skin on the posterior surface of the hand is...Ch. 12 - The scatic nerve is actually two nerves combined...Ch. 12 - Prob. 15RACCh. 12 - Describe how stimulation of a neuron that has its...Ch. 12 - Prob. 2CTCh. 12 - Prob. 3CTCh. 12 - Prob. 4CTCh. 12 - Prob. 5CTCh. 12 - Prob. 6CTCh. 12 - Prob. 7CT
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