THE SPINAL CORD & SPINAL TRACTS; PART 1 by Professor Fink

In Part 1 of Professor Fink’s 2-Part Series on the Spinal Cord, he reviews the anatomy of the Spinal Cord and the functional organization at each segmental level. Professor Fink describes the horizontal flow of sensory information into the Spinal Cord and the flow of motor commands out of the Spinal Cord. Reference is made to Gray Matter, White Matter, Spinal Nerves, Dorsal Root Ganglion, Ventral Root, Commissures, decussation, Somatic Reflexes, Dorsal (Posterior) Gray Horn, Ventral (Anterior) Gray Horn, Lateral Gray Horn.

PART 2 of this video covering Spinal Tracts [incl. Spinothalamic Tract, Corticospinal (Pyramidal) Tract and Extrapyramidal Tracts] is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tiYvm7T-Fs0

Check-out professor fink’s web-site or additional resources in Biology, Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology: www.professorfink.com

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