License Image The spinal cord is made up of neuronal cell bodies and axons. The cell bodies are located in the horns (grey matter) and ganglia, and the axons comprise the white matter (tracts) of the cord. There are 31 pairs of spinal nerves. They are attached to the spinal cord by a dorsal and […]
spinal nerve
Neuromuscular Junction
License Image Spinal cord with spinal nerves and the junction of the nerve ending with a muscle. Structures illustrated are: Dorsal root (of the spinal nerve) Ventral root Nerve rootlets Ganglion Spinal nerve Muscle fibers Neuromuscular junction
Herniated Disc
License Image The intervertebral disc is made up of an outer ring called the anulus fibrosus, and an inner core of a soft gelatinous substance called the nucleus pulposus. The anulus fibrosus is composed of fibrous tissue and fibrocartilage laminae arranged in concentric rings. When a disc is injured or becomes less flexible with age, […]
