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The 25 pages that link to Spinal cord, each with the reason it gives.

• Vertebral columnRelated: The vertebral canal encloses and protects this neural structure.

• Central nervous systemBroader topic: It links the brain to the body and can coordinate responses without waiting for the brain.

• PruritusNarrower topic: Itch signals are processed in spinal circuits before reaching the brain.

• BrainstemCompared with: It continues downward from the medulla, marking the brainstem’s lower anatomical boundary.

• RadiculopathyRelated: Spinal nerve roots connect the cord to peripheral nerves, though radiculopathy affects the roots rather than the cord itself.

• Reflex arcNarrower topic: Many reflex arcs are integrated in the spinal cord.

• Spinal cord injuryNarrower topic: Injury disrupts the cord’s ascending sensory and descending motor pathways.

• MeningitisRelated: The meninges surrounding it are included in the definition of meningitis.

• Muscle spindleRelated: Spindle sensory axons enter spinal circuits that can activate motor neurons rapidly.

• Intervertebral discCompared with: The spinal cord lies within the spine’s canal; discs are structures outside it between vertebral bodies.

• Corticospinal tractNarrower topic: The tract descends within the cord and contacts circuits at multiple levels.

• Dorsal root ganglionNarrower topic: The ganglion sits outside it, while its central sensory fibers enter it.

• Spinal nerveNarrower topic: Spinal nerves connect the cord with peripheral tissues.

• Spinal fusionRelated: Nearby neural structures must be protected during spinal exposure and decompression.

• BrainCompared with: It handles signal transmission and some reflexes outside the skull-bound organ.

• Medulla oblongataRelated: The medulla continues into the spinal cord at the skull's base.

• Foramen magnumRelated: It enters the vertebral canal through the foramen magnum.

• VertebraRelated: The vertebral arch protects it as it passes through the vertebral canal.

• PonsCompared with: Unlike the pons, it lies within the vertebral column and continues below the brainstem.

• Neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorderNarrower topic: Its long inflammatory lesions can produce major motor, sensory, and autonomic disability.

• SyringomyeliaNarrower topic: Syringomyelia develops within this structure and can damage its pathways.

• Brain (anatomy)Related: It is the brain’s principal connection to peripheral nerves and bodily signals.

• Human backRelated: It runs through the spine protected by the back's vertebrae.

• Invertebrate gangliaCompared with: It combines long-distance conduction and local processing, but is not a chain of invertebrate ganglia.

• Spinal columnRelated: The vertebral column encloses and protects it along most of its length.