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posterior column

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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.
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.
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.


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