posterior column

column /col·umn/ (kol´um) an anatomical part in the form of a pillar-like structure.

anal columns vertical folds of mucous membrane at the upper half of the anal canal.

anterior column

1. the anterior portion of the gray substance of the spinal cord, in transverse section seen as a horn.

2. palatoglossal arch.

columns of Bertin renal c's.

column of Burdach fasciculus cuneatus of the spinal cord.

Clarke's column thoracic c.

enamel columns adamantine prisms.

column of Goll fasciculus gracilis of the spinal cord.

gray columns the longitudinally oriented parts of the spinal cord in which the nerve cell bodies are found, comprising the gray substance of the spinal cord.

lateral column of spinal cord the lateral portion of the spinal cord, in transverse section seen as a horn; present only in the thoracic and upper lumbar regions.

columns of Morgagni anal c's.

posterior column

1. the posterior portion of gray substance of the spinal cord, in transverse section seen as a horn.

2. palatopharyngeal arch.

rectal columns anal c's.

renal columns inward extensions of the cortical substance of the kidney between contiguous renal pyramids.

spinal column vertebral c.

thoracic column a column of cells in the posterior gray column of the spinal cord, extending from the eighth cervical segment to the third or fourth lumbar segment.

vertebral column the rigid structure in the midline of the back, composed of the vertebrae.

posterior column.

See posterior horn.

column [kol´um]

an anatomical part or other structure that resembles a pillar.

anal c's vertical folds of mucous membrane at the upper half of the anal canal; called also rectal columns.

anterior column the anterior portion of the gray substance of the spinal cord, in transverse section seen as a horn.

gray column the longitudinally oriented parts of the spinal cord in which the nerve cell bodies are found, comprising the gray matter of the spinal cord.

lateral column the lateral portion of the gray substance of the spinal cord, in transverse section seen as a horn; present only in the thoracic and upper lumbar regions.

posterior column the posterior portion of the gray substance of the spinal cord, in transverse section seen as a horn.

rectal c's anal columns.

spinal column (vertebral column) spine (def. 2).

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anterior column
anterior cord syndrome
biliary tract
central cord syndrome
Central Spinal Cord Syndrome
cicatricial horn
column
columna
diabetic neuropathy
digestive tract
dorsal column of spinal cord
entrapment neuropathy
gastrointestinal tract
hereditary sensory neuropathy
horn
iliotibial tract
Jamaican Neuropathy
lateral column

8 SSEPs depend on the functional integrity of the fast-conducting, large-diameter group-Ia muscle afferent fibres and group-II cutaneous afferent fibres, which travel in the posterior column of the spinal cord.

Intra-operative somatosensory-evoked potential monitoring by A S Chandanwale and A A Ramteke and S Barhate / Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery

The posterior column includes everything dorsal to the middle column.

MRI in acute spinal trauma by Hollingshead, Michael C.; Castillo, Mauricio / Applied Radiology

This increased signal predominantly presented in the posterior column of the spinal cord with slightly greater right sided extension in the thoracic spine which was consistent with the symptoms the patient reported.

Gait rehabilitation in acute transverse myelitis: a case report by Grieve, Justine; Hale, Leigh / New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy

postduplication phase

postdural puncture headache