ventral horn of spinal cord
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Posterior horn of spinal cord — Cross section of the spinal cord. The posterior horn is the upper protrusion of grey matter, labeled with 2 Latin cornu posterius medullae spin … Wikipedia
Spinal cord — Latin medulla spinalis The spinal cord nested in the vertebral column … Wikipedia
ventral horn — n a longitudinal subdivision of gray matter in the anterior part of each lateral half of the spinal cord that contains neurons giving rise to motor fibers of the ventral roots of the spinal nerves called also anterior column, anterior gray column … Medical dictionary
Spinal cord horn — Three spinal cord horns are visible in cross sectional views of the spinal cord: dorsal horn, ventral horn, and the lateral horn (or intermediolateral horn). Each is composed of gray matter, meaning that the horns comprise mostly neuronal and… … Wikipedia
ventral horn — noun one of two the two roots of a spinal nerve that passes ventrally from the spinal cord and that consists of motor fibers • Syn: ↑ventral root, ↑anterior root, ↑anterior horn • Hypernyms: ↑motor nerve, ↑efferent nerve, ↑efferent … Useful english dictionary
Nucleus proprius of spinal cord — Medulla spinalis Substantia grisea Latin nucleus proprius medullae spinalis; laminae spinales III et IV … Wikipedia
Marginal nucleus of spinal cord — Brain: Posteromarginal nucleus Medulla spinalis (Rexed lamina I labeled at upper left.) Latin nucleus marginalis medullae spinalis; lamina spinalis I … Wikipedia
Anterior horn (spinal cord) — Infobox Anatomy Name = Anterior horn (spinal cord) Latin = cornu anterius medullae spinalis GraySubject = 185 GrayPage = 753 Caption = Caption2 = Width = 400 System = Precursor = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = c 55 DorlandsSuf = 12259735… … Wikipedia
spinal nerve — noun any of the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from each side of the spinal cord (each attached to the cord by two roots: ventral and dorsal) • Syn: ↑nervus spinalis • Hypernyms: ↑nerve, ↑nervus • Hyponyms: ↑femoral nerve, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
horn — Any structure resembling a h. in shape. SYN: cornu (1). [A.S.] Ammon h. [TA] one of the two interlocking gyri composing the hippocampus, the other being the dentate gyrus. Based on cytoarchitectural features, Ammon h. can be divided into … Medical dictionary
