anterior (ventral) horn of spinal cord

Introduction

The ventral gray column of the spinal cord, extending from the cervical to lumbar-sacral level.

The nuclei of the anterior horn are:

• anterolateral (ventrolateral) nucleus
• anteromedial (ventromedial) nucleus
• posterolateral (dorsolateral) nucleus
• retroposterior (retrodorsal) lateral nucleus
• posteromedial (dorsomedial) nucleus
• central nucleus
• accessory nucleus*
• phrenic nucleus*

* cervical spinal cord only

More general terms

• spinal cord structure

Component of

• spinal cord (spinal marrow)