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B lo o d ve sse ls

C ranial base

C ra n ia l nerves

M eninges

P arts of the brain

Functional organisation of the spinal cord

Fig. 610

Spinal cord, Medulla spinalis;

laminar organisation of the grey matter according to its

cytoarchitecture [according to REXED, 1952), exemplified

by the tenth thoracic segment [T101.

Formation and number of the laminae vary in different

spinal cord segments.

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Fig. 611

Reflexes at the spinal cord;

left: monosynaptic reflex [bineuronal, proprioceptive, myostatic, e.g.,

patellar tendon reflex, Achilles tendon reflex, etc.);

right: polysynaptic reflex (polyneuronal, e.g., abdominal reflex,

cremasteric reflex, plantar reflex, etc.).