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Sensory and Motor Tracts

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Spinal Cord Physiology

How does information travel in the spinal cord?
White matter tracts conduct nerve impulses to and from the brain
Gray matter receives and integrates incoming and outgoing information to perform spinal reflexes

Reflexes and Reflex Arcs

A reflex is a fast, predictable, automatic response to changes in the environment
Reflexes help maintain homeostasis
The spinal cord serves as the integrating center for spinal reflexes
Integration takes place in the gray matter of the spinal cord
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