Question

The cell bodies of somatic motor axons are located in the:

A. ventral horn of the spinal cord

B. lateral column of the spinal cord

C. dorsal horn of the spinal cord

D. white matter of the spinal cord

Answer 1

Answer is option A. VENTRAL HORN OF THE SPINAL CORD.

The somatics system is the part of the peripheral nervous system which is responsible for carrying out motor and sensory information to and from the central nervous system. This system is made up of nerves that connect to the skin, sensory organs and all skeletal muscles.

The ventral horn of the spinalspinal cord is the grey longitudinal columns found within the spinal cord. It contains the cell bodies of the lower motor neurons leaving via the ventral spine roots as they go and innervate muscle fibers.