Anatomy
spinal ganglion
spi·nal gan·gli·on
Subclass of:
Spinal nerve root;
Ganglia, Sensory
Definitions related to ganglia, spinal:
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(spinal ganglion) Ganglion found on the posterior root of each spinal nerve, composed of the unipolar nerve cell bodies of the sensory neurons of the nerve.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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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.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(dorsal root ganglion) Ganglion with sensory function within the vertebral column.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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