gray substance of spinal cord
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gray commissure of spinal cord — the transverse band of gray substance surrounding the central canal of the spinal cord external to the central gelatinous substance; it connects the intermediate, anterior, and posterior columns … Medical dictionary
Spinal cord — Latin medulla spinalis The spinal cord nested in the vertebral column … Wikipedia
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
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
anterolateral nucleus of spinal cord — nucleus anterolateralis medullae spinalis [TA] a group of nerve cells in the gray substance of the anterolateral region of the anterior column of the spinal cord; called also ventrolateral n. of spinal cord … Medical dictionary
retroposterior lateral nucleus of spinal cord — nucleus retroposterolateralis medullae spinalis [TA] a group of nerve cells in the gray substance of the retroposterolateral region of the anterior column of the spinal cord, which innervates the digital muscles … Medical dictionary
substance — Stuff; material. SYN: substantia [TA], matter. [L. substantia, essence, material, fr. sub sto, to stand under, be present] alpha s. SYN: reticular s. (1). anterior perforated s. [TA] a region at the base … Medical dictionary
Gray commissure — Brain: Gray commissure Medulla spinalis Substantia grisea … Wikipedia
Gray matter — The cortex of the brain which contains nerve cell bodies. The gray matter is in contrast to the white matter, the part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The gray matter is so named because it in fact appears gray. The white… … Medical dictionary
