Posterior median sulcus of spinal cord
Sulcus medianus posterior medullae spinalis
- Synonym: Dorsal median sulcus
- Related terms: Posterior median sulcus; Posterior median sulcus; Dorsal median sulcus
Definition
The Posterior Median Sulcus (sulcus medianus posterior) 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.
References
This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).
