Spinal Cord – Transverse Section

Quiz yourself with the picture below. Scroll down for the answer key. There is a video at the bottom if you want to watch it first.
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Key:

  1. Dorsal epidural venous plexus
  2. Dorsal medial sulcus
  3. Dorsal horn of grey matter
  4. Grey commissure
  5. Lateral horn of grey matter
  6. Denticulate ligament
  7. Ventral horn of grey matter
  8. Dorsal root ganglion
  9. Vertebral artery
  10. Ventral column of white matter
  11. Posterior longitudinal ligament
  12. Anterior median fissure
  13. Central canal of the spinal cord
  14. Sympathetic trunk
  15. Ramus communicans
  16. Ventral ramus of the spinal nerve
  17. Dorsal ramus of the spinal nerve
  18. Ventral root of the spinal nerve
  19. Lateral column of white matter
  20. Arachnoid mater
  21. Dorsal root of spinal nerve
  22. Dorsal column of white matter (fasciculus gracilis and fasciculus cuneatus)
  23. Dura mater
  24. Fat in Epidural space
  25. Ligamentum flavum

Video: