the spinal cord

• what is the spinal cord


  this is a long thing tubular bundle of nervous tissue that supports cells that extend from the brain
• what protects the spinal cord


  the spinal column
• what nerves originate from the spinal cord


  peripheral
• what are peripheral nerves


  these connect the cns to the other organs of the body
• what is the function of the spinal cord


  carries neural signals from the body to the brain and vice versa
• what types of neurons can be found in spinal nerves

  sensory neurones and motor neurones
• What is grey matter composed of?


  nerve cell bodies
• What is white matter composed of?


  nerve fibres surrounded by myelin sheath
• how do sensory fibres from the sensory neurones enter the spinal cord


  the dorsal root
• what are the membranes around the spinal cord called

  meninges
• where are the cell bodies of the sensory fibres found

  in the dorsal root ganglia
• how do motor fibres leave the spinal cord


  through the ventral root