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The cell bodies of the motor neurons are...

The cell bodies of the motor neurons are located in the spinal cord in

A

intermediolateral cell column

B

dorsal root ganglia

C

dorsal horn (gray matter}

D

ventral horn (gray matter}.

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D
They grey matter of the spinal cord is divided into two components : motor and receptor. The motor part is comprised to the ventral and intermediolateral columns and gives rise to the ventral roots. Ventral horn cells supply voluntary muscles. Intermediolaleral cells give rise to preganglionic sympathetic fibers of the thoraco-lumbar system. The receptor portion is located in the dorsal horn. The white matter of the spinal cord is composed of nerve fibers in a network of connective tissue .
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