Spinal lamina VI
Spinal lamina VI
Medulla spinalis - Substantia grisea - English.svg
Medulla spinalis - Substantia grisea. (Spinal lamina VI labeled at upper left.)
Latin lamina spinalis VI

Spinal lamina VI is a lamina of the spinal cord.

It is also known as the base of the posterior horn.[1] 'Fast pain' moves to Lamina VI, which controls flexion reflex (i.e. withdrawal from painful stimulus)

References [edit]

  1. ^ Woolsey, Robert M.; Vernon W. Lin; Cardenas, Diana D.; Cutter, Nancy C.; Frederick S. Frost; Margaret C. Hammond; Laurie B. Lindblom; Inder Perkash; Robert Waters (2002). Spinal Cord Medicine: Principles and Practice. Demos Medical Publishing. ISBN 1-888799-61-7. 
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Anatomy of torso (primarily): the spinal cord (TA 14.1.02, GA 9.749)
External, dorsal
Grey matter/
Rexed laminae
VIII–IX: Anterior horn
X: Other
White matter
somatic/
ascending
(blue)
motor/
descending
(red)
both
External, ventral
External, general

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