Term Name: spinal cord
Synonyms: cerebro-cerebellar fissure, cerebrocerebellar fissure, fissura cerebro-cerebellaris, fissura cerebrocerebellaris, medulla spinalis, SpC, spinal cord structure, spinal medulla
Definition: 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)
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0002240]

Relationships
develops from: posterior neural tube
is part of: central nervous system
has parts: astrocyte of the spinal cord central canal of spinal cord cuneate fasciculus of spinal cord fasciculus of spinal cord filum terminale floor plate spinal cord region funiculus of spinal cord gracile fasciculus of spinal cord gray matter of spinal cord meninx of spinal cord nucleus of spinal cord regional part of spinal cord roof plate spinal cord region spinal cord arachnoid mater spinal cord column spinal cord commissure spinal cord ependyma spinal cord interneuron spinal cord lateral wall spinal cord motor neuron spinal cord oligodendrocyte spinal cord pia mater spinal cord radial glial cell spinal dura mater tract of spinal cord urophysis white matter of spinal cord
is a type of: cavitated compound organ dorsal region element ectoderm-derived structure structure with developmental contribution from neural crest
immediate_transformation_of: future spinal cord