Spinal Cord
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Spinal cord Anatomy
Spinal cord is a continuation of the brain stem
Protected by the vertebral column
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Spinal cord origin
Foramen Magnum of the skull
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Spinal cord end
Intervertebral disc between L1 & L2
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Butterfly grey matter
Ventral horn: cell bodies of skeletomotor neurons
Dorsal horn: axons of general sensory neurons
Lateral horn: cell bodies of para/sympathetic neurons
(Thoracic & upper lumbar vertebrae)
Thoracolumbar outflow
Autonomic nervous system
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White matter of the spinal cord
White matter - fatty substances
Hence contain myelinated axons of motor & sensory neurons
Motor pathways - descending (efferent)
Sensory pathways - ascending (afferent)
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