intermediate column of spinal cord
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column — 1. An anatomic part or structure in the form of a pillar or cylindric funiculus. SEE ALSO: fascicle. 2. A vertical object (usually cylindrical), mass, or formation. SYN: columna [TA]. [L. columna] … Medical dictionary
Cord — Short and informal reference to the spinal cord, the major column of nerve tissue that is connected to the brain, lies within the vertebral canal, and from which the spinal nerves emerge. The spinal cord and the brain constitute the central… … Medical dictionary
Column of Clarke — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = nucleus thoracicus posterior, nucleus dorsalis GraySubject = 185 GrayPage = 758 Caption = Diagram showing a few of the connections of afferent (sensory) fibers of the posterior root with the efferent fibers … Wikipedia
Posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway — Originating in peripheral sensory receptors, the posterior column medial lemniscus pathway transmits fine touch and conscious proprioceptive information to the brain. Latin via column … Wikipedia
columna intermedia medullae spinalis — [TA] intermediate column of spinal cord: the lateral portion of the gray matter of the spinal cord (see columnae griseae medullae spinalis), extending from the second thoracic to the first lumbar segment of the spinal cord; in transverse section… … Medical dictionary
intermediolateral — Intermediate, and to one side, not central. Used especially to denote the i. cell column of spinal cord gray mattter, abbreviated IML, the location of all presynaptic sympathetic nerve cell bodies. See i. nucleus. * * * in·ter·me·dio·lat·er … Medical dictionary
Nucleus — 1) In cell biology, the structure that houses the chromosomes. 2) In neuroanatomy, a group of nerve cells. * * * 1. In cytology, typically a rounded or oval mass of protoplasm within the cytoplasm of a plant or animal cell; it is surrounded by a… … Medical dictionary
branch — An offshoot; in anatomy, one of the primary divisions of a nerve or blood vessel. A b.. See ramus, artery, nerve, vein. SYN: ramus (1) [TA]. accessory meningeal b. SYN: pterygomeningeal artery … Medical dictionary
columna intermediolateralis medullae spinalis — intermediolateral column of spinal cord: the column of gray matter the cells of which (interomediolateral nucleus) form the intermediate column of the spinal cord; called also autonomic column of spinal cord … Medical dictionary
Grady straps — “Grady Straps , a term for a specific strapping configuration used in full body spinal immobilization. Background Spine Trauma and ImmobilizationPrehospital care providers, such as Paramedics and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), utilize… … Wikipedia
