obsolete terminal filament

The term obsolete terminal filament refers to a strand of connective tissue identified by dissection in vertebrates. It extends from the end of the spinal cord to the coccyx of the vertebral column. Historically it was believed to be a nerve or intertwined pair of nerves, hence the obsolete synonym 'unpaired nerve' ( Swanson-2014 ). obsoleted because already in NeuroNames as Filum terminale...changed that to terminal filament

Also known as: terminal filament, Filum terminale, Filamentum terminale, unpaired nerve

NeuroNames ID: 3621

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Name:

terminal filament

Language:

English

Organism:

Unspecified

Source:

Swanson-2014

Citation:

Source Title:

Neuroanatomical Terminology: A Lexicon of Classical Origins and Historical Foundations

Name:

Filum terminale

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Unspecified

Source:

Swanson-2014

Citation:

Source Title:

Neuroanatomical Terminology: A Lexicon of Classical Origins and Historical Foundations

Name:

Filamentum terminale

Language:

Latin

Organism:

Unspecified

Source:

Swanson-2014

Citation:

Source Title:

Neuroanatomical Terminology: A Lexicon of Classical Origins and Historical Foundations

Name:

unpaired nerve

Language:

English

Organism:

Unspecified

Source:

Swanson-2014

Citation:

Source Title:

Neuroanatomical Terminology: A Lexicon of Classical Origins and Historical Foundations

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