Anterolateral sulcus of spinal cord

Anterolateral sulcus of spinal cord
Spinal cord (Ventrolateral sulcus is "s5")
Details
Identifiers
Latin	sulcus anterolateralis medullae spinalis
TA98	A14.1.02.010
TA2	6054
FMA	79877
Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy [edit on Wikidata]

The Anterolateral sulcus of spinal cord is a landmark on the anterior side of the spinal cord. It denotes the location at which the ventral fibers leave the spinal cord.

The anterolateral sulcus is less visible than the posterolateral sulcus.^[1]

References

This article incorporates text in the public domain from page 768 of the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)

^ Vernon W. Lin; Diana D. Cardenas (2003). Spinal cord medicine: principles and practice. Demos Medical Publishing. pp. 17–. ISBN 978-1-888799-61-3. Retrieved 19 June 2010.

Spinal cord

General features

Cervical enlargement
Lumbar enlargement
Conus medullaris
Filum terminale
Cauda equina
Meninges
Central canal
- Terminal ventricle

Grey columns

Posterior grey column	Marginal nucleus Substantia gelatinosa of Rolando Nucleus proprius Rexed lamina V Rexed lamina VI
Lateral grey column	Intermediolateral nucleus Posterior thoracic nucleus
Anterior grey column	Interneuron Alpha motor neuron Onuf's nucleus Gamma motor neuron
Other	Rexed laminae Central gelatinous substance Gray commissure

White matter

Sensory

Posterior	Posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway Gracile Cuneate
Lateral	Spinocerebellar dorsal ventral Spinothalamic lateral anterior Posterolateral Spinotectal
Anterior	Spinoreticular tract Spino-olivary tract

Motor

Lateral	Corticospinal Lateral Extrapyramidal Rubrospinal Raphespinal Reticulospinal Hypothalamospinal
Anterior	Corticospinal Anterior Extrapyramidal Vestibulospinal Reticulospinal Tectospinal Raphespinal Olivospinal