Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy

Exploration of the spinal cord and meninges in situ

Cervical spinal cord; anterior roots and spinal artery

Image #33-1

KEYWORDS: Central nervous system, Peripheral nervous system, Vasculature.

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Exploration of the spinal cord and meninges in situ

Cervical spinal cord; anterior roots and spinal artery

The spinal cord has been cut transversely immediately above the seventh cervical segment and the lower part retracted posteriorly. This affords a view of the anterior roots and anterior spinal artery.

1 .	Multifidus muscle (cut across)
2 .	Semispinalis cervicis muscle (cut across)
3 .	Anterior intermediate sulcus and ventral root cervical nerve VIII
4 .	Semispinalis capitis muscle (reflected)
5 .	Ventral median fissure
6 .	Anterior column (gray matter)
7 .	Posterior column (gray matter)
8 .	Posterior median septum
9 .	Root cervical nerve VII (cut across)
10 .	Dura mater in depths of vertebral canal
11 .	Arch of cervical vertebra VII (cut across)
12 .	Anterior spinal artery
13 .	Dorsal root cervical nerve VIII
14 .	Ventral root cervical nerve VII
15 .	Spinal branch of vertebral artery
16 .	Anterior funiculus
17 .	Lateral funiculus
18 .	Posterior funiculus