Spinal cord/Related Articles

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Parent topics

• Vertebrate [r]: An animal who has a skeleton with a backbone, vertebrae, and/or a cranium. ^[e]
• Nervous system [r]: The control unit of bodily functions in animals. ^[e]
• Central nervous system [r]: The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. ^[e]
• Vertebral column [r]: Structure of stacked vertebral bones which protect the spinal cord. ^[e]

Subtopics

• Vertebra [r]: An individual element of the bony column known as the backbone or vertebral column in humans and other vertebrates. ^[e]
• Neuron [r]: An excitable cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses. ^[e]
• Motor neuron [r]: Add brief definition or description

Diseases or disorders

• Multiple sclerosis [r]: A chronic, inflammatory, demyelinating disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS). ^[e]
• Spina bifida [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Spinal muscular atrophy [r]: A group of disorders marked by progressive degeneration of motor neurons in the spinal cord, resulting in weakness and muscular atrophy, usually without evidence of injury to the corticospinal tracts. ^[e]

Other related topics

• Human body [r]: The structured mass of biological tissue that is the physical representation of an individual belonging to our species. ^[e]
• Brain [r]: The core unit of a central nervous system. ^[e]