Spinal reticular process
Processus reticularis spinalis
- Latin synonym: Formatio reticularis spinalis
- Synonym: Spinal reticular formation
- Related terms: Spinal reticular formation
Definition
Between the anterior and posterior columns the gray substance extends as a series of processes into the lateral funiculus, to form a net-work called the formatio reticularis (spinal reticular formation).
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/).
