spinal cord

cerebro-cerebellar fissure

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).

Type Bone
Système corporel Nervous
Structure parente cavitated compound organ
Nom latin cerebro-cerebellar fissure
FMA ID 7647

Questions fréquentes

What is the spinal cord?
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 f
What body system is the spinal cord part of?
The spinal cord is part of the Nervous.
What is the Latin name for the spinal cord?
The Latin name for the spinal cord is cerebro-cerebellar fissure.

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