Which of the following statements is true of the spinal cord:The ventral horn contains autonomic motor nucleiSpinal nerves exit the spinal cord via the vertebral columnWhite matter consists of myelinated axons situated within the dorsal, ventral and lateral hornsGray matter consists of cell bodies arranged in columns

Which of the following statements concerning structures of the spinal cord is false?Multiple ChoiceThe dorsal root of the spinal cord conveys sensory (afferent) nerve impulses to the spinal cord.The posterior horn of the cord contains the cell bodies of motor neurons.The ventral root is formed by the axons of neurons in the lateral and anterior horns.The dorsal and ventral roots unite to form spinal nerves.The ventral root of the spinal cord conveys motor (efferent) nerve impulses away from the spinal cord.

What is found in the lateral gray horns of the spinal cord?Multiple ChoiceThe cell bodies of somatic motor neuronsThe cell bodies of sensory neuronsThe cell bodies of autonomic motor neuronsThe cell bodies of somatic sensory neurons

What portion of the spinal cord contains cell bodies for somatic motor neurons?Multiple ChoicePosterior gray hornPosterior columnAnterior gray hornLateral gray horn

Select all of the following that are true about the spinal cord.Multiple select question.emerges from the base of the brainencased by vertebral columnextends down the ventral side of the bodyemerges from the front of the brainpart of the central nervous system

In the spinal cordThe spinal nerves contain sensory and association nervesThe gray matter is internal to the white matterCell bodies are located in tractsThe white matter is internal to the gray matter