Ganglia, Spinal

Synonyms

Dorsal Root Ganglia

Dorsal Root Ganglion

Ganglia, Dorsal Root

Ganglion, Dorsal Root

Ganglion, Spinal

Spinal Ganglia

Spinal Ganglion

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.