Posterior median sulcus of spinal cord

Posterior median sulcus of spinal cord
Transverse section of the medulla spinalis in the mid-thoracic region.
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Identifiers
Latinsulcus medianus posterior medullae spinalis
TA98A14.1.02.008
TA26057
FMA83798
Anatomical terminology

The posterior median sulcus is the posterior end of the posterior median septum of neuroglia of the spinal cord. The septum varies in depth from 4 to 6 mm, but diminishes considerably in the lower part of the spinal cord.

References

Public domain This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 752 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)