Question

describe the T. S of spinal cord ​

Answer 1

Answer:

The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue, which extends from the medulla oblongata in the brainstem to thelumbar region of the vertebral column. It encloses the central canal of thespinal cord, which containscerebrospinal fluid.

Part of: Central nervous system

Artery: spinal artery

Latin: medulla spinalis

Answer 2

Answer:

• The spinal cord has a deep, narrow dorsal fissure and a broad ventral fissure.
• The inner grey matter is H-shaped and the outer white matter surrounds it.
• Grey matter is divisible into six horns, namely dorsal, lateral and ventral horns.
• The white matter is divisible into 6 columns or furiculi, namely dorsal, lateral and ventral funiculi.
• The dorsal and ventral horns extend out of the spinal cord as dorsal root and ventral root.
• The dorsal root has dorsal root ganglion which is a collection of unipolar sensory neurons. No such ganglia on ventral root
• The adjustor/associalion or inter-neurons lie inside the grey matter.