Anterolateral sulcus of spinal cord

Anterolateral sulcus of spinal cord
Spinal cord (Ventrolateral sulcus is "s5")
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Identifiers
Latin	sulcus anterolateralis medullae spinalis
TA	A14.1.02.010
FMA	79877
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy*

The Anterolateral sulcus of spinal cord is a landmark on the anterior side of the spinal cord. It denotes the location at which the ventral fibers leave the spinal cord.

The anterolateral sulcus is less visible than the posterolateral sulcus.^[1]

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

↑ Vernon W. Lin; Diana D. Cardenas (2003). Spinal cord medicine: principles and practice. Demos Medical Publishing. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-888799-61-3. Retrieved 19 June 2010.

The spinal cord

General features

Grey matter

Posterior grey column	Marginal nucleus Substantia gelatinosa of Rolando Nucleus proprius Spinal lamina V Spinal lamina VI
Lateral grey column	Intermediolateral nucleus Posterior thoracic nucleus
Anterior grey column	Interneuron Alpha motor neuron Onuf's nucleus Gamma motor neuron
Other	Rexed laminae Central gelatinous substance Gray commissure Central canal Terminal ventricle

White matter

Sensory

Posterior	Posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway: Gracile Cuneate
Lateral:	Spinocerebellar dorsal ventral Spinothalamic lateral anterior Posterolateral Spinotectal
Spinoreticular tract Spino-olivary tract

Motor

Lateral	Corticospinal Lateral Extrapyramidal Rubrospinal Olivospinal Raphespinal
Anterior	Corticospinal Anterior Extrapyramidal Vestibulospinal Reticulospinal Tectospinal

Both

Anterior white commissure

External features

Ventral
- Anterior median fissure
- Anterolateral sulcus
Dorsal
- Posterior median sulcus
- Posterolateral sulcus

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Anterolateral sulcus of spinal cord

See also

References