Anatomy & Physiology: The Unity of Form and Function, 7th Edition

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073403717
ISBN 13: 978-0-07340-371-7

Chapter 13 - Section 13.2 - Figure 13.9 - Anatomy of a Ganglion (Longitudinal Section) - Page 486: 1

Answer

Fig. 13:9 They are in the anterior (ventral) horn of the spinal cord.

Work Step by Step

The anterior horn of the spinal cord contains somas (cell bodies) of neurons that stimulate skeletal muscles Posterior (dorsal) root ganglia contain the somas of the unipolar sensory neurons that conduct sensory stimuli from the peripheral sense organs to the spinal cord.
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