Posterior median sulcus
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Posterior median sulcus | |
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Transverse section of the medulla spinalis in the mid-thoracic region. | |
Item #9 | |
Latin | sulcus medianus posterior medullae spinalis |
Gray's | subject #185 752 |
Dorlands/Elsevier | s_28/12769176 |
The Posterior Median Sulcus is very shallow; from it a septum of neuroglia reaches rather more than half-way into the substance of the medulla spinalis; this septum varies in depth from 4 to 6 mm., but diminishes considerably in the lower part of the medulla spinalis.
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