The posterior horns of the spinal cord contain
A)axons of motor neurons and cell bodies of interneurons.
B)axons of sensory and motor neurons.
C)axons of interneurons.
D)axons of sensory neurons and cell bodies of interneurons.
E)autonomic motor neurons.

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The posterior horns of the spinal cord mainly contain axons of sensory neurons and cell bodies of interneurons. The sensory axons bring information from the body to the spinal cord, while the interneurons process and integrate this information before sending it to other parts of the nervous system, such as the brain or motor neurons in the anterior horns.

The Posterior Horns of the Spinal Cord Contain