spinal cord
The cord of nervous tissue that extends from the brain lengthwise along the back in the vertebral canal, gives off the pairs of spinal nerves, carries impulses to and from the brain, and serves as a center for initiating and coordinating many reflex acts.
SEEDED workflow status. The source-seeding rules supplied this record; consult its curation history for later attributed changes. This status does not establish human review.
Source attestations
| Source | Label / path | Assertions | Unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREGO | spinal cord | 1 | TAXON |
Associated taxa
| Taxon | Source | Rank | Pool | Corroborated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Proteus mirabilis HI4320 NCBITaxon:529507 |
PREGO | 1 | 1 |
Also called
- medulla spinalis
- medulla spinalises
- spinal cords
- spinal medulla
- spinal medullal
- spinal medullas