PHYSIOLOGY
CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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Question
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The ____ is a long bundle of neurons that goes down your back.
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brain
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nerves
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central nervous system
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spinal cord
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Cauda equina: The spinal cord ends about three fourths of the way down the spine, but a bundle of nerves extends beyond the cord. This bundle is called the cauda equina because it resembles a horse’s tail.
Detailed explanation-2: -At the bottom of the spinal cord (conus medullaris) is the cauda equina, a collection of nerves that derives its name from the Latin translation of “horse’s tail” (early anatomists thought the collection of nerves resembled a horse’s tail).
Detailed explanation-3: -For the spinal cord though, we can say that there are three types of neurons: sensory, motor, and interneurons.
Detailed explanation-4: -Bundle of neurons is called a nerve.
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