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12.3: MODELS" Spinal Cord, Spinal Columns (Flat), Spinal Cord in Vertebral Column, Blank Brain Picture

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    Spinal cord anatomy

         
    Meningeal layers Dura mater Epidural space
      Arachnoid mater Subarachnoid space
      Pia mater Denticulate ligaments
    Conus medullaris    
    Cauda equina Filum terminale  
    Cervical enlargement    
    Lumbar enlargement    
    Spinal nerve Ventral root  
      Dorsal root  
      Dorsal root ganglion  
      Ventral Ramus  
      Dorsal Ramus  
    Spinal cord cross sectional anatomy: Dorsal horn  
      Lateral horn  
      Ventral horn  
      Dorsal column  
      Lateral column  
      Ventral column  
      Gray commissure  
      Central canal  
      Dorsal median sulcus  
      Ventral median fissure  

     

    Cranial nerves

    I Olfactory
    II Optic
    III Occulomotor
    IV Trochlear
    V Trigeminal
    VI Abducens
    VII Facial
    VIII Acoustic / Vestibulocochlear
    IX Glossopharyngeal
    X Vagus
    XI (spinal) Accessory
    XII Hypoglossal

     

    Peripheral Nerves

         
    Nerve anatomy: Epineurium  
      Perineurium  
      Endoneurium  
      Fascicle  
    Cervical Plexus Phrenic n.  
    Brachial Plexus Axillary n.  
      Radial n.  
      Ulnar n.  
      Median n.  
      Musculocutaneous n.  
    Intercostal nerves    
    Lumbar plexus Femoral n.  
    Sacral plexus Sciatic n.  
      Pudendal n.  
    Autonomic NS Sympathetic chain ganglion  
      Sympathetic chain  
      Rami communicantes  
      Lateral horn  

    Note: remember that dorsal/posterior, and ventral/anterior are interchangeable.

     

    Histology

         
    Spinal cord & dorsal root ganglia See cross sectional anatomy  
    See cross sectional anatomy    

     


    This page titled 12.3: MODELS" Spinal Cord, Spinal Columns (Flat), Spinal Cord in Vertebral Column, Blank Brain Picture is shared under a CC BY-SA license and was authored, remixed, and/or curated by Laird C. Sheldahl.

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