Transverse section of the cervical lateral columns causes motor paralysis of the lateral walls of the chest (respiratory tract). If the section is made in the dorsal or lumbar region it is the same as lesion of the superior columns.
Among reflex centres in the cord the following may be named:
The Respiratory Tract in the cervical lateral columns just referred to.
A Glycogenic Centre in the anterior cervical section between the bulb and the fourth cervical nerve.
Centres which Dilate the Pupil between the fifth cervical and the sixth dorsal nerve.
Cardiac Accelerator Centres between the three last cervical and the five first dorsal nerves.
Vaso-Motor Sudoriparous Centres in the central gray matter.
Centre for Anal Sphincter between the sixth and seventh dorsal nerves.
Centre for Vesical Sphincter between the third and fifth lumbar nerves.
Genital Centre, opposite the first lumbar nerve.