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spinal cord ventral column

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the area of white matter of the spinal cord located on either side of the ventral (anterior) medial fissure [ https://www.worldcat.org/search?q=bn%3A0-683-40008-8 ]

Term info

Label

spinal cord ventral column

Synonyms
  • anterior column
  • spinal cord anterior column
  • ventral column
database cross reference
Subsets

pheno_slim

external definition

The ventral ridge of gray matter in each half of the spinal cord. [TFD][VHOG]

external ontology notes

in MA, this is a subclass of white matter, but in WP/Gray's, the anterior column is a synonym of the grey matter section. is this the same as funiculus? See lateral column.

id

UBERON:0005375