Spinal neuron

3D Medical Animation Still of Spinal Neuron.

A spinal neuron is a neuron in the spinal cord.

Some spinal neurons are heteromeric, i.e. they have processes pass over to the opposite side of the spinal cord ^[1]

References

^ Medical dictionary

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Nervous tissue

CNS

Tissue Types

Grey matter
White matter
- Projection fibers
- Association fiber
- Commissural fiber
- Lemniscus
- Nerve tract
- Decussation
Neuropil
Meninges

Cell Types

Neuronal	Pyramidal Purkinje Granule Spindle Medium spiny Interneuron
Glial	Astrocyte Ependymal cells Tanycyte Microglia Oligodendrocyte Oligodendrocyte progenitor cell

General	Dorsal Root Ganglion Ramus Ventral Root Ramus Ramus communicans Gray White Autonomic ganglion (Preganglionic nerve fibers Postganglionic nerve fibers) Nerve fascicle Funiculus
Connective tissues	Epineurium Perineurium Endoneurium
Neuroglia	Myelination: Schwann cell Neurilemma Myelin incisure Node of Ranvier Internodal segment Satellite glial cell

Neurons/
nerve fibers

Parts

Soma	Axon hillock
Axon	Telodendron Axon terminals Axoplasm Axolemma Neurofibril/neurofilament
Dendrite	Nissl body Dendritic spine Apical dendrite/Basal dendrite

Types

Afferent nerve fiber/
Sensory neuron

Efferent nerve fiber/
Motor neuron

Termination

Synapse	Electrical synapse/Gap junction Chemical synapse Synaptic vesicle Active zone Postsynaptic density Autapse Ribbon synapse Neuromuscular junction
Sensory receptors	Meissner's corpuscle Merkel nerve ending Pacinian corpuscle Ruffini ending Muscle spindle Free nerve ending Nociceptor Olfactory receptor neuron Photoreceptor cell Hair cell Taste receptor

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