Principles of Anatomy and Physiology 14e with Atlas of the Skeleton Set (14th Edition)

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ISBN 13: 978-1-11877-456-4

Chapter 13 - The Spinal Cord and Spinal Nerves - Figure 13.3 - Page 447: 1

Answer

A spinal cord horn is an area of gray matter. A spinal cord column is a spinal cord region of white matter.

Work Step by Step

The white matter of the spinal cord is divided into three columns--dorsal(posterior) columns, the ventral( anterior), and the lateral columns. These columns contain mainly myelinated fibers. The gray matter of the spinal cord is composed mainly of nerve cell bodies and unmyelinated fibers. The gray areas are called horns. The spinal cord horns are the posterior/dorsal horns, the anterior/ventral horns, and the lateral horns,
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