Gray commissure

Gray commissure
Medulla spinalis - Substantia grisea
Spinal cord. (Gray commissure is #3, near center.)
Details
Identifiers
Latin	commissura grisea anaterior medullae spinalis, commissura grisea posterior medullae spinalis
NeuroNames	ancil-953
FMA	77036
*Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy* [edit on Wikidata]

The gray commissure is a thin strip of gray matter that surrounds the central canal of the spinal cord and, along with the anterior white commissure, connects the two halves of the cord. It comprises lamina X in the Rexed classification.

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General features

Posterior grey column	Marginal nucleus Substantia gelatinosa of Rolando Nucleus proprius Spinal lamina V Spinal lamina VI

Lateral grey column	Intermediolateral nucleus Posterior thoracic nucleus

Anterior grey column	Interneuron Alpha motor neuron Onuf's nucleus

Other	Rexed laminae Central gelatinous substance Gray commissure Central canal Terminal ventricle

Sensory

Posterior	Posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway: Gracile Cuneate

Lateral:	Spinocerebellar dorsal ventral Spinothalamic lateral anterior Posterolateral Spinotectal

Spinoreticular tract Spino-olivary tract

Motor

Lateral	Corticospinal Lateral Extrapyramidal Rubrospinal Olivospinal Raphespinal

Anterior	Corticospinal Anterior Extrapyramidal Vestibulospinal Reticulospinal Tectospinal

Both

External features

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