Segmenta medullae spinalis (segments of the spinal cord), comprising 8 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral, and 1 or more coccygeal segments; shown relative to the vertebrae.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
segmenta lumbaria medullae spinalis — segmenta lumbalia; see under segmenta medullae spinalis … Medical dictionary
pars lumbalis medullae spinalis — [TA] pars lumbaris medullae spinalis lumbar part of spinal cord: the part of the cord that is within the lower thoracic part of the vertebral canal (in adults) and gives rise to the five pairs of lumbar spinal nerves (segmenta lumbalia medullae… … Medical dictionary
pars cervicalis medullae spinalis — [TA] cervical part of spinal cord: the part of the cord that is within the cervical part of the vertebral canal and gives rise to the eight pairs of cervical spinal nerves (segmenta cervicalia medullae spinalis [1–8]) … Medical dictionary
pars coccygea medullae spinalis — [TA] coccygeal part of spinal cord: the part of the spinal cord that gives rise to the coccygeal spinal nerves (segmenta coccygea medullae spinalis [1–3]) … Medical dictionary
pars sacralis medullae spinalis — [TA] sacral part of spinal cord: the part of the cord that is within the lumbar part of the vertebral canal and gives rise to the five pairs of sacral spinal nerves (segmenta sacralia medullae spinalis [1–5]) … Medical dictionary
pars thoracica medullae spinalis — [TA] thoracic part of spinal cord: the part of the cord that is within the upper three fourths of the thoracic part of the vertebral canal (in the adult) and gives rise to the twelve pairs of thoracic spinal nerves (segmenta thoracica medullae… … Medical dictionary
segmenta cervicalia [1–8] — the eight cervical segments; in official terminology the term is considered an alternative to pars cervicalis medullae spinalis (q.v.) … Medical dictionary
segmenta thoracica [1–12] — the twelve thoracic segments; in official terminology, the term is considered an alternative to pars thoracica medullae spinalis (q.v.) … Medical dictionary
segmenta lumbalia [1–5] — the five lumbar segments; in official terminology, the term is considered an alternative to pars lumbalis medullae spinalis (q.v.) … Medical dictionary
segmenta sacralia [1–5] — the five sacral segments; in official terminology the term is considered an alternative to pars sacralis medullae spinalis (q.v.) … Medical dictionary
