Spinal Cord

On the model of human torso, look for following parts of the spinal cord:

• conus medullaris
• 31 pairs of spinal nerves
• cervical region of the spinal cord
• thoracic region of the spinal cord
• lumbar region of the spinal cord
• sacral region of the spinal cord
• cauda equina (horse’s tail)
• filum terminale
• dorsal root ganglion
• sympathetic ganglion

On the cross section of the spinal cord look for:

• posterior (dorsal) gray horn
• anterior (ventral) gray horn
• lateral gray horn
• gray commissure
• central canal
• dorsal root
• ventral root
• dorsal root ganglion
• dorsal rootlets
• ventral rootlets
• anterior median fissure (ventral median fissure)
• posterior median sulcus (dorsal median sulcus)
• gray matter
• white matter