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Location of the spinal nucleus of the accessory nerve in the human spinal cord

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 February 2000

R. V. ROUTAL  and
G. P. PAL
R. V. ROUTAL
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, M. P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
G. P. PAL
Affiliation:
Department of Anatomy, M. P. Shah Medical College, Jamnagar, Gujarat, India
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Abstract

The segmental extent and topography of the spinal nucleus of the accessory nerve (SNAN) was investigated in the adult human spinal cord. Transverse sections of segments between the lower medulla and C6 were stained with cresyl violet and the motor cell columns identified according to the numerical locations defined by Elliott (1942). The segmental extent and topography of the cervical part of column 2 resembled that previously described for the SNAN of primates.

Keywords

Human spinal cordmotor columnsspinal motoneurons
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Anatomy , Volume 196 , Issue 2 , February 2000 , pp. 263 - 268
Copyright
© Anatomical Society of Great Britain and Ireland 2000

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