Spinal Cord

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Contents 1 More Specific Terms 2 Introduction 3 More General Terms 4 Additional Terms 5 References

More Specific Terms

• conus medullaris (medullary cone)

Introduction

• The major reflex center & conduction pathway between the body & the brain. 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.

More General Terms

• central nervous system structure

Additional Terms

• spinal cord disease; myelopathy (disease/disorder primarily affecting spinal cord)
• spinal cord injury (SCI)

References

1. Stedman's Medical Dictionary 27th ed, Williams & Wilkins, Baltimore, 1999.
2. Clinically Oriented Anatomy, 4th edition, KL Moore & AF Dalley (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.

spinal cord (spinal marrow)