| meninges | | connective tissue layers covering the S.C. |
| intercostal | | fast, automoatic, unplanned sequence of actions |
| senneu | | region of gray matter used for processing info |
| mottract | | avascular connective tissue layer |
| antmedfis | | termination of the S.C. |
| intcen | | contains bundles of axons going up/down the S.C. |
| plexus | | transparent layer close to the S.C. |
| arachnoid | | impulses enter and leave the same side of S.C. |
| csf | | area that feeds the upper limbs |
| posmedsul | | space containing interstitial fluid |
| dura | | responds to a specific stimulus |
| contralateral | | tube filled with cerebrospinal fluid |
| lumbar | | send impulse from the S.C. to the target |
| effector | | roots of lumbar, sacral and coccygeal nerves |
| cervical | | axons of out-going motor neurons |
| graycom | | axon that travel from the brain |
| ipsilateral | | joining of axons from adjacent nerves |
| subarachnoid | | area of the skin is identified by a spinal nerve |
| cencan | | space containing cerebrospinal fluid |
| dentlig | | connects the left and right white matter |
| posrg | | send impulse from the site of stimulus to the S.C. |
| pia | | space where anesthetics are injected |
| antgh | | pathway followed by nerve impulse |
| conus | | cell bodies of in-coming sensory neurons |
| sentract | | shock absorbing fluid for protection |
| dermatome | | impulses enter and leave from opposite sides of S.C. |
| rami | | nerves that connect directly to targets |
| epidural | | cell bodies of motor neurons |
| antroot | | superficial connective tissue layer |
| cauda | | axons that travel to the brain |
| motneu | | body part that responds to the motor impulse |
| reflexarc | | area that feeds the lower limbs |
| whitecom | | connects the left and right gray matter |
| reflex | | wide groove on anterior side |
| subdural | | cell bodies of interneurons for processing info |
| columns | | marrow groove on posterior side |
| posgh | | extensions of a covering that suspend the S.C. |
| receptor | | axons from a spinal nerve that branch off |