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Spinal cord

The spinal cord is a long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue that extends from the medulla oblongata in the lower brainstem to the lumbar region of the vertebral column (backbone) of vertebrate animals. The center of the spinal cord is hollow and contains a structure called the central canal, which contains cerebrospinal fluid. The spinal…

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Artery
Spinal artery
FMA
7647
Latin
medulla spinalis
MeSH
D013116
NeuroNames
22
Part of
Central nervous system

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Spinal cord

Nodes196
Edges195
Triples154
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.010204
Components1

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Spinal cord

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related to External links · 23
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related to Development · 17
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related to Segments · 14
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related to Blood supply · 11
Spinal cord → Adamkiewicz, ARM, Impaired, In, L1, L2, L5, T9, The, These, They
related to Enlargements · 11
Spinal cord → C4, Cervical, It, L2, Lumbar, S3, T1, T12, T9, The, There
related to Injury · 10
Spinal cord → Additionally, Damage, In, Lower, More, Rather, Spinal, The, These, Usually
related to Procedures · 8
Spinal cord → In, L1, L2, L3, L5, Lumbar, S2, The
see also · 8
Spinal cord → Brown-Séquard, FSP, HSP, Lorrain, Medicine, MyelomereNeutral, Obersteiner's, Strümpell
related to Structure · 7
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related to Stenosis · 6
Spinal cord → An, CT, MRI, Spinal, T2-weighted, The

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Spinal cordArterySpinal artery1.00infobox
Spinal cordFMA76471.00infobox
Spinal cordLatinmedulla spinalis1.00infobox
Spinal cordMeSHD0131161.00infobox
Spinal cordNeuroNames221.00infobox
Spinal cordPart ofCentral nervous system1.00infobox
Spinal cordTA260491.00infobox
Spinal cordTA98A14.1.02.0011.00infobox
Spinal cordVeinSpinal vein1.00infobox
Spinal cordis along0.90text
Spinal cordis acontinuation of the brainstem and anatomically begins at the occipital bone0.90text
Spinal cordis amain pathway for information connecting the brain and peripheral nervous system0.90text
Spinal cordis aestimated 45 centimetres0.90text
Spinal cordis acenter for coordinating many reflexes and contains reflex arcs that can independently control reflexes0.90text

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