Cross Section Of Spinal Cord And Meninges
General structure of a neuron nerve cell general organization of the nervous system.
Cross section of spinal cord and meninges. Here s the spinal cord. White matter surrounds the gray matter and is made of axons. Anterior fissure deep groove along the front of the spinal cord meninges the three membranes that cover and protect the spinal cord and brain dura mater outer arachnoid middle and pia mater inner pia mater.
It contains pathways that connect the brain with the rest of the body. Like the brain the spinal cord is covered by three connective tissue envelopes called the meninges the space between the outer and middle envelopes is filled with cerebrospinal fluid a clear colourless fluid that cushions the spinal cord. This is a cut through the 6th thoracic vertebra.
Learn vocabulary terms and more with flashcards games and other study tools. It is a tough protective coating. Looking at the spinal cord cross section the top wings of the gray matter.
The gray matter is made up of neuroglia cells and neuron cell bodies. Histology cross section of vertebra with spinal cord by hughee 159 plays 31p image quiz spinal chord tracts anatomy by rachelt04 113 plays 15p image quiz sectional view through spinal cord and meninges by grrb00 109 plays 14p image quiz. Spinal cord cross section the gray matter is the butterfly shaped central part of the spinal cord and is comprised of neuronal cell bodies.
The core consists mainly of two posterior dorsal horns which extend toward the posterolateral surfaces of the cord and two thicker anterior ventral horns which extend toward the anterolateral surfaces. Labeled cross section of spinal cord. General structure of a neuron nerve cell.
Want to learn faster. Now we ll move on to look at the vitally important contents of the vertebral canal the spinal cord the spinal nerves and the protective layers of tissue that surround them. Spinal cord cross sectional anatomy.