The Emergence Machine

Spinal Cord

physical · anatomy · Level 8 · E6

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Emergence definition

A long, thin, cylindrical bundle of nerve tissue extending from the base of the brain down to the lower back, serving as a vital communication pathway between the brain and the rest of the body, where the shape or arrangement of matter takes on a specific form, facilitating the transmission of electrical and chemical signals, forming the basis of nervous system function.

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Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “spinal cord” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

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Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL8L7L6L5L2L1L0Spinal CordNerve TissueTissueAnimal… intermediate l…FormLifeStructureChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

thisprerequisitesSpinal CordL8FormL2Nerve TissueL7E1 concrete → E14 abstract

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Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Form L2 (requires)
    spinal cord requires understanding form as a foundational concept
  • Nerve Tissue L7 (requires)
    The spinal cord is a long, thin, cylindrical bundle of nerve tissue extending from the base of the brain down to the lower back, serving as a vital communication pathway between the brain and the rest of the body.