Upper Thoracic Cord (T2)
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Gray Matter
Anterior Horn: Motor Nuclei
Posterior Horn:
Posteromarginal Nucleus
Nucleus Proprius
Substantia Gelatinosa
Clarke's Column (Nucleus Dorsalis)
Intermediate horn: Intermediolateral cell column
Tracts:
Anterior Funiculus

Motor
Anterior Corticospinal
Medial Reticulospinal
Lateral Vestibulospinal
Sensory
Anterior Spinothalamic
Anterior White Commissure
Lateral Funiculus
Motor
Lateral Corticospinal
Lateral Reticulospinal
Sensory:
Lateral Spinothalamic
Posterior Spinocerebellar

Posterior Funiculus
Fasciculus Gracilis
Fasciculus Cuneatus
Zone of Lissauer

Other:
Posterior intermediate sulcus and septum
Anterior median fissure
Dorsal root entry zone, medial & lateral
Anterior spinal artery
Dorsal roots
Ventral roots
Central canal

Blood vessels and area supplied:
Posterior spinal arteries
Anterior spinal artery
Arterial vasocorona

T-2 Cord Level Features:
Small overall diameter, round shape.
Thin anterior and posterior gray horns with Clarke's column.
Prominent intermediolateral cell columns.
Posterior white funiculus is divided by a septum into a fasciculus gracilis and cuneatus from T-6 and higher.