Definitions for "Dorsal Horn"
Keywords:  afferent, horn, spinal, posterior, cord
The posterior gray matter of the spinal cord, which contains cell bodies or neurons; the spinal cord consists of 10 laminae (segments), and laminae I-VI comprise the dorsal horn.
The dorsal horn is the part of the gray matter of the spinal cord where the sensory information enters.
is that part of the spinal cord where the sensory afferent fibres enter. It contains a number of interneurons as well as receiving an input from descending pathways originating in the brainstem