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  • Number 2 is the cell body of what kind of neuron? Also called an efferent neuron
    somatic motor neuron
  • Name the structure at number 1. Can also be referred to as posterior in the name.
    dorsal root ganglion
  • Name the type of neuron at number 3. Also called an interneuron. Hint: This neuron always ends at the thalamus.
    second order sensory neurons
  • Sensory signals typically travel across three neurons from their origin in the receptors to their destination in the brain. The category of neuron that detect a stimulus and transmits a signal to the spinal cord or brainstem where it synaps
    first order neuron
  • Concerning the spinal nerves, the __________________ caries incoming afferent (sensory) information into the spinal cord
    dorsal root
  • Name the specific nuclei of interneurons at number 4
    visceral sensory nuclei
  • Number 11 is showing an ascending tract for ________________ (Sensory axons or Motor axons)
    sensory axons
  • Sensory signals typically travel across three neurons from their origin in the receptors to their destination in the brain. The category of neuron that carries the signal to the thalamus is called:
    second order neuron
  • Name the specific gray horn at number 13. Can also be referred to as posterior in the name.
    dorsal grey horn
  • Number 17 is point to the cell body of what type of neuron?
    autonomic motor neuron
  • Name the specific nuclei at number 7
    autonomic efferent nuclei
  • Number 15 is point to the cell body of what type of neuron?
    autonomic motor neuron
  • Name the specific gray horn at number 3
    dorsal gray horn
  • Concerning the spinal nerves, the ______________caries efferent (motor) information out of the spinal cord
    ventral root
  • Name the specific nuclei of interneurons at number 5
    somatic sensory nuclei
  • Name the specific structure at number 4. Can also be referred to as anterior in the name.
    anterior root ganglion
  • Sensory signals typically travel across three neurons from their origin in the receptors to their destination in the brain. The category of neuron that carries the signal from the thalamus to the cerebral cortex is called:
    third order neuron
  • Name the specific gray horn at number 8
    ventral grey horn
  • Name the specific structure at number 12. Can also be referred to as posterior in the name.
    dorsal root
  • Sensory information is carried to the brain along ______________(Descending tracts or Ascending tracts) of the spinal cord
    ascending tracts
  • Number 9 is showing an ascending tract for ________________ (Sensory axons or Motor axons)
    sensory axons
  • Number 16 is pointing to the cell body of what type of neuron? Also called an afferent neuron or 1st order sensory neuron.
    sensory neuron
  • Number 10 is showing an a descending tract for ________________ (Sensory axons or Motor axons)
    motor axons
  • Number 14 is pointing to the cell body of what type of neuron? Also called an association neuron
    interneuron
  • Efferent (motor) information is carried from the brain along ______________(Descending tracts or Ascending tracts) of the spinal cord
    descending tracts
  • Name the specific neuron at number 1. Also called an efferent neuron
    somatic motor neuron
  • Name the specific gray horn at number 10
    lateral horn
  • Name the structure at number 7
    spinal nerve
  • Name the structure at number 8. Can also be referred to as posterior in the name.
    dorsal root ganglion
  • Name the specific nuclei at number 6
    somatic motor nuclei