Medical Definition of Lamina dorsalis

1. The dorsal division of the lateral walls of the neural tube in the embryo; it gives rise to neurons relaying afferent impulses to higher centres; in the adult such neurons compose the sensory nuclei of the spinal cord and brainstem. Synonym: lamina alaris, alar plate of neural tube, dorsolateral plate of neural tube, lamina dorsalis, wing plate. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamina Dorsalis

lamina basalis corporis ciliaris
lamina basilaris cochleae
lamina cartilaginis cricoideae
lamina cartilaginis lateralis tubae auditivae
lamina cartilaginis medialis tubae auditivae
lamina cartilaginis thyroideae
lamina choriocapillaris
lamina choroidea
lamina choroidea epithelialis
lamina choroidocapillaris
lamina cinerea
lamina cribrosa ossis ethmoidalis
lamina cribrosa sclerae
lamina dentata
lamina dorsalis (current term)
lamina dura
lamina elastica posterior
lamina episcleralis
lamina epithelialis
lamina externa cranii
lamina fusca of sclera
lamina fusca sclerae
lamina horizontalis ossis palatini
lamina interna cranii
lamina internal ossium cranii
lamina lateralis cartilaginis tubae auditivae

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