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- The spinal cord is the body's main nerve trunk.
- It is about 18 inches long.
- It is about as thick as a man's little finger.
- It runs down the back from the medulla oblongata, at the base of the brain.
- The spinal fluid acts as a cushion to protect the cord from damage.
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∙ 13y ago- Receiving sensory information from the brain to the body (about body position)
- Receiving sensory information from the body to the brain (About pain etc)
- Reflex arc (Bypassing sensory information to the brain to pull away from a source of pain. Ie. touching a hotplate and pulling back)
- Information from the brain making the body move (Active motion such as walking, talking, running)
- "Dialogue" between brain and vital organs for non-active movement/homeostatic function (Controls vital functions such as heart beat, breathing)
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What are facts about the spinal cord?
Some facts about the spinal cord:It is easy to breakthe spinal cord is a part of the nervous systemit sends messages to the brain
What is the spinal condition where spinal cord grows and tightens the spinal cord?
Tethered Spinal Cord is a condition where the spinal cord is attached to the spinal column and that causes the cord to become stretched.
Facts about the spinal cord?
1. The spinal cord can actually work independently of the brain, sending out responses to the muscles directly.2. There are about 13, 500, 00 neurons in the human spinal cord.3. A baby can lose about half of their nerve cells before they are born.
Which is the correct spelling-spinal chord or spinal cord?
spinal cord
Who is protected by the spinal cord?
the spinal cord
What is simile to a spinal cord?
As Stern as a spinal cord
What does spinal cord mean?
What does spinal cord mean?
What is a c2 spinal cord injury?
A C2 spinal cord injury is an injury to the 2nd spinal segment in the cervical section of the spinal cord.
What parts of the human body does the vertebral column protect?
spinal cord
What is spinal cord infarction?
Spinal cord infarction (sometimes called spinal stroke ) refers to injury to the spinal cord due to oxygen deprivation.
What is spinal cord therapy called?
Spinal cord therapy
What are the posterior roots of the spinal cord used for?
spinal cord
