Why Does The Size Of The Ventral Horns Of The Spinal Cord Vary Along Its Length?

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Why Does The Size Of The Ventral Horns Of The Spinal Cord Vary Along Its Length?

(A) The ventral horns have the largest neurons in them. (B) The size of the ventral horns is influenced by the size of the cavity of the central canal of the spinal cord. (C) The size of the ventral horns reflects the amount of skeletal musculature innervated at each level. (D) The ventral horns contain both somatic motor and somatic sensory neurons.
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(C) The size of the ventral horns reflects the amount of skeletal musculature innervated at each level.

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