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spinal cord (spinal marrow)
Function:
- the major reflex center & conduction pathway between the body & the brain
Structure:
- it is protected by the vertebrae & their associated ligaments & muscles, the spinal meninges & the CSF.
- 31 pairs of spinal nerves are attached to the spinal cord-
- 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral & 1 coccygeal
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Related
spinal cord disease; myelopathy (disease/disorder primarily affecting spinal cord)
spinal cord injury (SCI)
Specific
conus medullaris (medullary cone)
General
central nervous system structure
References
- Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams &
Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
- Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore &
AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia,
PA 1999.
- lumen Anatomy & Physiology. Module 12. The Nervous System
The Central Nervous System
Cross section of the Sinal Cord
https://courses.lumenlearning.com/austincc-ap1/chapter/the-central-nervous-system/#m46533-fig-ch13_02_09
Components
accessory nucleus
anterior (ventral) horn of spinal cord
central canal of spinal cord
Clarke's column
corticospinal tract
posterior (dorsal) horn of spinal cord
rubrospinal tract
spinal cord structure
spinal tract
spinocerebellar tract
spinotectal tract
spinothalamic tract
tectospinal tract
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