Vertebrae with spinal cord & nerve roots

Spinal cord, nerve roots and meninges

Schematic diagram of nerves to the bladder and the sphincter urethrae.

Schema of spinal cord with peripheral nerves. Note the cervical and lumbosacral enlargements that correspond to the large nerve supply of the upper and lower limbs, respectively.

Sagittal view of the spinal column and spinal cord with a meningocele.

Sagittal section of spinal cord at 12 weeks' gestation, showing the nerves, vertebral bodies, and cervical (pink), thoracic (orange), lumbar (yellow), sacral (brown), and coccygeal (green) segments.

A. Male pelvis, anterosuperior view.

Four degrees of spinal cord anomalies. (left to right) Normal spinal cord, spina bifida occulta, meningocele, myelomeningocele.

Sagittal view of the spinal column and spinal cord with a myelomeningocele.

Occipital portion of skull (yellow).

Sagittal view of the spinal column and spinal cord in a case of spina bifida occulta.

Components of a typical spinal nerve.

Spinal cord, nerves and layers, canine