- The __________ reflex involves activating muscles contralateral to the receptor.
crossed extensor
- The reflex that limits muscle tension is the __________ reflex.
tendon
- A reflex that leads to secretion of saliva is a(n) __________ reflex.
visceral
- A typical spinal nerve has a __________ ramus consisting of unmyelinated axons that innervate smooth muscles.
gray
- The region of the body surface monitored by a pair of spinal nerves is known as a(n) __________.
dermatome
- The anterior horns of the spinal cord contain mainly
somatic motor nuclei.
- The white matter of the spinal cord is mainly
myelinated and unmyelinated axons.
- The tough, fibrous, outermost covering of the spinal cord is the
dura mater.
- The ventral root of a spinal nerve contains
axons of motor neurons.
- If a person has a crush injury to the C3-C5 spinal segments, you would expect that he
might be unable to breathe on his own.
