Spinal Cord Anatomy: Grey Matter and Anterior Horn Motor Neurons #16882 (License: Personal Use)

The image depicts a transverse section of a vertebral segment, revealing the central H-shaped grey matter surrounded by white matter. Within the ventral (anterior) horn of the grey matter, red dots mark the cell bodies of lower motor neurons that innervate skeletal muscles via the ventral root. Blue structures represent the surrounding cerebrospinal fluid-filled subarachnoid space and spinal nerve roots exiting laterally.

Used in medical textbooks, neurology lectures, and patient education materials to explain spinal cord organization, motor pathway anatomy, and conditions like ALS or spinal cord injury. Targets students, clinicians, and patients seeking foundational neuroscience knowledge.