gray column
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Introduction
The ridge-shaped masses of gray matter (anterior, posterior & intermediate) that extend longitudinally through the center of each lateral half of the spinal cord. In transverse sections these columns appear as gray horns & are commonly called ventral (anterior), dorsal (posterior) & lateral horn.
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References
- ↑ Grant's Atlas of Anatomy, 10th edition, AMR Agur & MJ Lee (eds), Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA 1999.