Questions

#85 Spinal Cord, Cross section (Nissl stain)

How is the structure of the dorsal side of the spinal cord different from the ventral side?

To what structures at the electron microscopic level do the Nissl bodies correspond?

What are the three layers of meninges? <Dura mater (outermost), Arachnoid matter, Pia mater (innermost). Is there anything inside the central canal?

#83 Thoracic Sympathetic ganglion, Human

What is the functional consequence of the location of these neurons (that is, the parasympathetic ganglion) near the target organ?

#39 Colon, (H&E, thin plastic section)

Locate neuronal cell bodies within the ganglia. What other types of cell would you expect to find in these ganglia?

#80 Sciatic Nerve, 2 sections (Cajal)

Find some nodes of Ranvier. What is their role?

#113 Artery, vein and nerve, primate (H&E)

What are the cells within the nerve whose nuclei are stained?