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Brain & Spinal Cord

Brain and spinal cord reference, regions, connections, blood supply, function, and clinical signs.

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Brain Structure Posterior Epidural Space spatium epidurale posterius Spine The posterior epidural space lies between the posterior dura mater and the ligamentum flavum and laminae,…
Brain Structure Reticulospinal Tracts tractus reticulospinalis Spine The reticulospinal tracts descend from the reticular formation of the pons and medulla to the spinal…
Brain Structure Rexed Laminae laminae spinales Spine Rexed laminae are ten layers (I-X) into which the grey matter of the spinal cord is…
Brain Structure Rubrospinal Tract tractus rubrospinalis Spine The rubrospinal tract starts in the red nucleus of the midbrain, crosses immediately in the ventral…
Brain Structure Spinal Meninges meninges spinales Spine The spinal meninges are the continuation of the cranial meninges down the vertebral canal. The dura…
Brain Structure Subarachnoid Space spatium subarachnoideum Spine The subarachnoid space is the cerebrospinal fluid-filled space between the arachnoid mater and the pia mater,…
Brain Structure Substantia Gelatinosa substantia gelatinosa Spine The substantia gelatinosa is a pale strip of grey matter capping the dorsal horn of the…
Brain Structure Tectospinal Tract tractus tectospinalis Spine The tectospinal tract runs from the superior colliculus of the midbrain, crosses the midline, and descends…
Brain Structure Ventral Horn cornu anterius medullae spinalis Spine The ventral (anterior) horn is the front part of the spinal grey matter and contains the…
Brain Structure Ventral Spinocerebellar Tract tractus spinocerebellaris anterior Spine The ventral (anterior) spinocerebellar tract carries information about the activity of spinal motor circuits for the…
Brain Structure Vestibulospinal Tracts tractus vestibulospinalis Spine The vestibulospinal tracts carry balance signals from the vestibular nuclei down the spinal cord. The lateral…

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