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Ganglia, Spinal

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Definition: Sensory ganglia located on the dorsal spinal roots within the vertebral column. The spinal ganglion cells are pseudounipolar. The single primary branch bifurcates sending a peripheral process to carry sensory information from the periphery and a central branch which relays that information to the spinal cord or brain.  sensory ganglia on spinal nerve roots    Other names Spinal Ganglia; Dorsal Root Ganglia; Spinal Ganglion; Ganglion, Dorsal Root; Ganglia, Dorsal Root; Ganglion, Spinal; Dorsal Root Ganglion

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