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spinal cord ventral commissure

Term ID
UBERON:0004170
Synonyms
  • alba anterior medullae spinalis
  • anterior commissure
  • anterior white commissure
  • commissura alba anterior medullae spinalis
  • spinal cord anterior commissure
  • ventral commissure of the spinal cord
  • ventral spinal commissure
  • ventral white column
  • white commissure
Definition
The band of nerve fibers which cross the midline of the spinal cord ventral to the central canal and posterior grey commissure[MP]. The anterior (or ventral) white commissure, also known as the alba anterior medullae spinalis, is a bundle of nerve fibers which cross the midline of the spinal cord just anterior to the gray commissure. A N4 fibers and C fibers carrying pain sensation in the spinothalamic tract contribute to this commissure, as do fibers of the anterior corticospinal tract, which carry motor signals from the primary motor cortex[WP]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anterior_white_commissure
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