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Linea splendens

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The linea splendens is a glistening band of longitudinal fibers that is made from thickening of the spinal pia mater along the surface of the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord. It forms a sheath for the anterior spinal artery and vein.[1]

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  1. ^ MV Ramasamy (2009), Ram's Textbook of Human Anatomy for Dental Students, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers (P) Ltd, ISBN 978-81-8448-447-2, retrieved 2010-01-15