Definitions for "Anterior horn"
Keywords:  ventral, horn, neurons, spinal, gray
In the gray matter of the spinal cord, it contains motor neurons. The posterior horn (top) contains sensory neurons.
A region of the spinal cord gray matter containing the cell bodies of motor neurons. It is also called the ventral horn.
the part of the central nervous system located at the top of the spinal column and base of the brain; location of the motor neurons most often destroyed by poliovirus.
They command Skeletal muscles to perform the quick or the repetitive movements. They are the final target of all neural activity. Plaques or demyelination anywhere in the CNS must affect their function. ex: unstable gait, or incoordinate fingers.