UNLV School of Medicine Virtual Anatomy Lab

IV.A.6 Head & Back: Spinal Nerves Page 2 of 4

Use VH Dissector tools to complete task
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Step 2:  Using the Draw tool, identify the following on the axial cut:
Spinal nerve
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Question1

What parts of the spinal column are grey matter and which parts are white matter?

Question2

The above image also refers to sympathetic trunks. Where are these found in the vertebral column?

Question3

Why are parasympathetics so named?