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DORSAL ROOT GANGLION [1 record]

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Record 1 2023-07-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Nervous System
Universal entry(ies)
ganglion spinale
Latin
ganglion sensorium nervi spinalis
Latin
CONT

The dorsal root ganglia (or spinal ganglia) are described as nodule-like structures found on the posterior roots of each spinal nerve, which contain the soma (or cell bodies) of the afferent sensory nerves carrying sensory signals back to the central nervous system.

OBS

spinal ganglion; ganglion spinale: designations found in the Terminologia Anatomica.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Système nerveux
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
ganglion spinale
Latin
ganglion sensorium nervi spinalis
Latin
OBS

ganglion spinal : désignation dérivée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

OBS

ganglion spinale : désignation tirée de la Terminologia Anatomica.

Spanish

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