Sensory decussation
| Sensory decussation | |
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 The sensory tract. | |
| Details | |
| Latin | decussatio lemnisci medialis |
| Identifiers | |
| Gray's | p.777 |
| NeuroNames | hier-785 |
| Dorlands /Elsevier | d_04/12282248 |
| Anatomical terms of neuroanatomy | |
The sensory decussation or decussation of the lemniscus is a decussation or cross over of axons from the gracile nucleus and cuneate nucleus. The fibres of this decussation are called the internal arcuate fibres and are found at the superior aspect of the closed medulla superior to the motor decussation. It is part of the second neuron in the Posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway.
Additional images
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Deep dissection of brain-stem. Ventral view.
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Superior terminations of the posterior fasciculi of the medulla spinalis.
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Transverse section passing through the sensory decussation.
References
This article incorporates text in the public domain from the 20th edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918)
External links
- Image at umd.edu
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