A nurse is teaching about the area of the spinal cord that contains cell bodies involved in the au-tonomic nervous system. Which of the following areas is the nurse discussing?
a. Anterior horn
b. Ventral horn
c. Lateral horn
d. Dorsal horn
ANS: C
The lateral horn contains cell bodies within the autonomic nervous system. Both the anterior and ventral horns contain the nerve cell bodies for efferent pathways that leave the spinal cord by way of spinal nerves. The dorsal horn contains sensory neurons.
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