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]

Articles related by keyphrases (Bot populated)

• Peripheral nervous system [r]: The part of the nervous system consisting of the nerves and neurons that reside or extend outside the central nervous system (the brain and spinal cord) to serve the limbs and organs. ^[e]