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spinal cord

anterior root

posterior root

posterior root ganglion

spinal nerve

anterior ramus

anterior funiculi

posterior horn

spinal nerve

posterior root ganglion

posterior root

anterior root

anterior ramus

posterior ramus

lateral horn

posterior horn

anterior funiculus

lateral funiculus

posterior funiculus

anterior horn
sensory neurons
enter through posterior roots
primary neurons
cell bodies in posterior root ganglion
seconday neurons
cell bodies in posterior horns
motor neurons
exit through anterior roots
somatic motor neurons
cell bodies in anterior horns
visceral motor neurons
cell bodies in lateral horns
functional organization of parasympatheic NS
rest and digest
structural organization of parasympathetic NS
craniosacral division, 4 cranial nerves (III, VII, IX, and X)
functional organization of sympathetic NS
fight or flight
structural organization of sympathetic NS
thoracolumbar division
Anatomic parasympathetic NS
craniosacral division, long preganglionic axons, short postganglionic axons, ACh/ACh, nitotinic/muscarinic
Anatomic sympathetic NS
thoracolumbar division, short preganglionic axons, lost postganglionic axons, ACh/NE, nicotinic/adrenergic