caput of the dorsal horn

The term caput of the dorsal horn refers to an oval or fusiform part of the posterior gray column described variously as located between the neck of the posterior horn of the spinal cord and lamina I (Gray-1918a; Crosby-1962 ) or lamina III ( Jastrow-2007 ).

Also known as: Caput cornus posterioris, caput of the dorsal horn, Caput cornuis dorsalis

NeuroNames ID: 1647

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