spinal cord
long, thin, tubular structure made up of nervous tissue
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Summary
spinal cord is an organ type[1]. It draws 9,750 Wikipedia views per month (organ type category, ranking #19 of 50).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of anatomical entity[3]
- Subclass of: animal organ[4], organ component of neuraxis[5], particular anatomical entity[6], dorsal nerve cord[7]
- Part of: central nervous system[8], vertebral column[9]
- Commons category: Spinal cord[10]
- Has part(s): cervical cord[11], thoracic cord[12], lumbar cord[13], sacral cord[14], coccygeal cord[15]
- Found in taxon: Vertebrata[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:Spinal cord[17]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[19]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C12464[20]
- Has part(s) of the class: segment of spinal cord[21]
- Connects with: encephalon[22]
- Exact match: https://w3id.org/sstim/vocab#targetSpinalCord[23]
- Permanent duplicated item: spinal cord[24]
- Development of anatomical structure: spinal cord development[25]
Why It Matters
spinal cord has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]