| Brain: Gray commissure |
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| Medulla spinalis - Substantia grisea |
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| Spinal cord. (Gray commissure is #3, near center.) |
| Latin |
commissura grisea anaterior medullae spinalis, commissura grisea posterior medullae spinalis |
| Gray's |
subject #185 754 |
| NeuroNames |
ancil-953 |
The gray commissure is a thin strip of gray matter that surrounds the central canal of the spinal cord and, along with the anterior white commissure, connects the two halves of the cord. It comprises lamina X in the Rexed classification.
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Anatomy of torso (primarily): the spinal cord (TA 14.1.02, GA 9.749) |
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Grey matter/
Rexed laminae |
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I-VI: Posterior horn
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VII: Lateral horn
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VIII-IX: Anterior horn
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X: Other
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Central gelatinous substance · Gray commissure
Central canal
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| White matter |
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somatic/
ascending
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motor/
descending
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both
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| External, ventral |
Anterior median fissure
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