posterior median septum

posterior median septum
posterior median septum n a sheet of glial tissue in the midsagittal plane of the spinal cord that extends from the posterior median sulcus toward the gray commissure and that partitions the posterior part of the spinal cord into right and left halves

Medical dictionary. 2011.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • posterior median sulcus — n a shallow groove along the midline of the posterior part of the spinal cord that separates the two posterior funiculi and is the external boundary of the posterior median septum …   Medical dictionary

  • median septum of spinal cord dorsal — median septum of spinal cord, posterior s. medianum posterius medullae spinalis …   Medical dictionary

  • Posterior median sulcus of spinal cord — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = sulcus medianus posterior medullae spinalis GraySubject = 185 GrayPage = 752 Caption = Transverse section of the medulla spinalis in the mid thoracic region. Caption2 = System = Precursor = MeshName =… …   Wikipedia

  • septum medianum posterius medullae spinalis — [TA] posterior median septum of spinal cord: a neuroglial septum that is a continuation of the posterior median sulcus of the spinal cord, penetrating the substance of the cord and extending almost to the central canal. Called also dorsal median… …   Medical dictionary

  • sulcus medianus posterior medullae spinalis — [TA] posterior median sulcus of spinal cord: a shallow vertical groove on the posterior median surface of the spinal cord, separating the two posterior funiculi; the posterior median septum extends out from it. Called also dorsal or posterior… …   Medical dictionary

  • Median sulcus of the tongue — Tongue Latin sulcus medianus linguae Gray s …   Wikipedia

  • Septum — A word borrowed from the Latin "saeptum" meaning a "dividing wall or enclosure." * * * 1. [TA] A thin wall dividing two cavities or masses of softer tissue. See septal area, transparent s.. 2. In fungi, a wall; usually a cross …   Medical dictionary

  • subarachnoidal septum — an incomplete fibrous sheath which lies in the median plane and which connects the arachnoid to the pia mater along the posterior median sulcus of the cervical and upper thoracic parts of the spinal cord …   Medical dictionary

  • Lingual septum — The mouth cavity. The cheeks have been slit transversely and the tongue pulled forward. (Lingual septum is visible at center of tongue, but not labeled.) …   Wikipedia

  • Fissure — A cleft or groove. A fissure can be normal or abnormal. A fissure in the cerebral cortex is a normal feature. It is a deep fold that involves the entire thickness of the brain wall. A fissure in the anus is distinctly abnormal. It is a painful… …   Medical dictionary

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”