Spinal cord

Definition

Part of the central nervous system located in the vertebral canal continuous with and caudal to the brain; demarcated from brain by plane of foramen magnum. 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, and surrounds the central canal. (CUMBO).

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The Spinal cord is a part of the Nervous.

Also identified as

MESH D013116 per UBERON
NCIT C12464 per UBERON
SCTID 180959008 per UBERON
UMLS C0037925 per UBERON

Associated Diseases

Disease	Involvement	Source
Thoracic spinal canal and spinal cord meningioma	Disease Has Associated Anatomic Site	NCIT · CC BY 4.0
Thoracic spinal canal and spinal cord meningioma	Disease Has Primary Anatomic Site	NCIT · CC BY 4.0