- 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
