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Refers to one of the distinctly shaded regions of the brain or spinal cord, named for the color of the lipid-rich myelin covering the axons
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Chain of ganglia that runs along each side of the spinal column, containing the postganglionic cells of the sympathetic nervous system
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Delicate, weblike membrane between the inner and outer meninges, spaces within which are filled with cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)
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Refers to one of the distinctly shaded regions of the brain or spinal cord that is rich in nerve cell bodies
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The outermost of three sheets of protective tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord
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The innermost of three sheets of protective tissue surrounding the brain and spinal cord, which adheres tightly to the surface of the brain and follows all its contours
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Consists of motor pathways from the spinal cord to the muscles
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Nerve that emerges from both sides of the the 31 vertebrae that make up the spinal cord
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Segmental ganglia of the spinal cord; most first-order somatosensory neurons are found here
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Part of each spinal nerve that forms a sensory pathway from the body to the spinal cord
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