Spinal cord

Descriptions of Spinal cord

Spinal cord: A column of nerve tissue that runs from the base of the skull down the back. It is surrounded by three protective membranes, and is enclosed within the vertebrae (back bones). The spinal cord and the brain make up the central nervous system, and spinal cord nerves carry most messages between the brain and the rest of the body.
Source: National Institute of Health

Spinal cord: a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tube-like structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region
Source: WordNet 2.1

Spinal cord : that part of the central nervous system which is lodged in the vertebral canal; it is composed of an inner core of gray matter in which nerve cells predominate, and an outer layer of white matter in which myelinated nerve fibers predominate; it is enclosed in three protective membranes, the meninges.
Source: CRISP

Summary Information: Spinal cord

Spinal cord: The internal nerve cord inside the spine and connected to the brain.

Condition count: 22 ; see list below.

Organ types: Back (56), Spine (52), Central nervous system (176)

Main condition: spine conditions

Organs: list of all organs

Spinal cord: Related Topics

• Spinal
• Spinal symptoms
• Spinal disease
• Spinal disorder
• Spinal pain
• Cord

Diseases List for Spinal cord:

The following list of medical conditions have 'Spinal cord' or similar listed as an affected body part in our database:

A

• Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis ... spinal cord
• Adrenoleukodystrophy ... spinal cord
• Adult-onset ALD ... spinal cord
• Alexander Syndrome ... spinal cord
• Anencephaly ... spinal cord

B

• Brown-Sequard Syndrome ... spinal cord

C

• Classic childhood ALD ... spinal cord

F

• Female carrier ALD ... spinal cord
• Friedreich's ataxia ... spinal cord

L

• Leukodystrophy ... spinal cord

M

• Metachromatic Leukodystrophy ... spinal cord
• Multiple Sclerosis ... spinal cord
• Myelitis ... spinal cord

N

• Neural tube defect ... spinal cord

S

• Spina bifida ... spinal cord
• Spinal Cord Disorders ... spinal cord
• Spinal cord injury ... spinal cord
• Spinal Cord Tumor ... spinal cord
• Subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord ... spinal cord
• Syringomyelia ... spinal cord

T

• Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome ... spinal cord
• Transverse myelitis ... spinal cord

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