SpinalCord
SpinalMembranesandNerveRoots
Plate165
Posterior view
Ventral root of spinal nerve
Within
meningeal
sheath
Dorsal root of spinal nerve
Dorsal root (spinal) ganglion
White and gray rami communicantes
to and from sympathetic trunk
Ventral ramus of spinal nerve
Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve
Dura mater
Arachnoid mater
Pia mater overlying spinal cord
Rootlets of dorsal root
Denticulate ligament
Dura and arachnoid mater
removed: anterior view
(greatly magnified)
Gray matter
White matter
Rootlets of dorsal root
Dorsal root of spinal nerve
Rootlets of ventral root
Dorsal root (spinal) ganglion
Dorsal ramus of spinal nerve
Ventral ramus of spinal nerve
Ventral root of spinal nerve
Spinal nerve
Gray and white rami
communicantes
Lateral horn
Dorsal horn
Ventral horn
