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Which area of white matter carries descending motor signals and ascending signals for pain and temperature within the spinal cord?Group of answer choicesLateral columnSympathetic chain gangliaDura materPosterior hornPosterior root ganglion

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Which area of white matter carries descending motor signals and ascending signals for pain and temperature within the spinal cord?Group of answer choicesLateral columnSympathetic chain gangliaDura materPosterior hornPosterior root ganglion

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The area of white matter that carries descending motor signals and ascending signals for pain and temperature within the spinal cord is the Lateral column.

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