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Nervous System > Ganglia > Ganglia, Sensory > Ganglia, Spinal
Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Ganglia, Sensory > Ganglia, Spinal
... > Nervous System > Peripheral Nervous System > Peripheral Nerves > Spinal Nerves > Spinal Nerve Roots > Ganglia, Spinal

Preferred term

Ganglia, Spinal  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Sensory ganglia located on the dorsal spinal roots within the vertebral column. The spinal ganglion cells are pseudounipolar. The single primary branch bifurcates sending a peripheral process to carry sensory information from the periphery and a central branch which relays that information to the spinal cord or brain.

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • Dorsal Root Ganglia
  • Dorsal Root Ganglion
  • Ganglion, Spinal
  • Spinal Ganglia

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Ganglions sensitifs des nerfs spinaux

    French

  • Ganglion rachidien
  • Ganglion sensitif du nerf spinal
  • Ganglion spinal
  • Ganglions de la racine dorsale
  • Ganglions sensitifs rachidiens
  • Ganglions sensitifs spinaux
  • Ganglions spinaux

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-LJGDMTDN-Z

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