1. “Nerve” = a bundle of nerve fibers wrapped in connective tissue

2. “Ganglion” = any thickening along a nerve

3. Functional effect of a Peripheral Nerve Plexus

5. Brain & Spinal Cord

6. Distal End of the Spinal Cord

7. Anatomy of a Spinal Tap

8. Comparison of Somatic and Sympathetic Pathways in the Thorax

9. Typical Spinal Nerve

10. Contrast between Somatic and Autonomic Motor Pathways

11. Comparison of Somatic and Sympathetic Pathways in the Thorax

12. The Sympathetic System prepares the body for “fight or flight” situations

13. Sympathetic System

14. Sympathetic Pathways & Targets in the Limbs

15. Sympathetic System

16. The Parasympathetic System helps the body to “rest and digest”

17. Parasympathetic System

18. Autonomic Nerve Plexuses in the Abdomen & Thorax

19. Sympathetic System

20. Sympathetic Pathways & Targets in the Limbs

21. Parasympathetic System

22. Typical Spinal Nerve

23. Somatic System & Spinal Cord

24. Cervical Plexus

25. Brachial Plexus

26. Lumbar Plexus

27. Retroperitoneal view of Major Vessels of the Abdomen

28. Sacral Plexus

30. Autonomic Nervous System

31. Anterior Horn, Spinal cord Silver stain. Magnification 40x. At very low magnification a panoramic view of the anterior horn region of a spinal cord, showing the white matter and the gray matter with its large multipolar neurons.