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    In neuroanatomy, the dorsal column nuclei are a pair of nuclei in the dorsal columns in the brainstem. The name refers collectively to the cuneate nucleus...
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  • Thumbnail for Dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway
    The dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway (DCML) (also known as the posterior column-medial lemniscus pathway, PCML) is a sensory pathway of the central...
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    afferent column. The inferior olivary nucleus, which relays to the cerebellum. The dorsal column nuclei, which contain the gracile and cuneate nuclei. Basal...
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    pain-temperature map. This nucleus is analogous to the dorsal column nuclei (the gracile and cuneate nuclei) of the spinal cord, which contain a touch-position...
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    Spinal cord (category Bones of the vertebral column)
    its fasciculus and synapses with a secondary neuron in one of the dorsal column nuclei: either the nucleus gracilis or the nucleus cuneatus, depending on...
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    their cell bodies in the dorsal root ganglia. They pass through Rexed laminae layers I-VI of the posterior grey column (dorsal horn) to form synapses with...
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  • Thumbnail for Cochlear nucleus
    complex comprises two cranial nerve nuclei in the human brainstem, the ventral cochlear nucleus (VCN) and the dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN). The ventral...
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  • Thumbnail for Afferent nerve fiber
    root ganglion (first order neuron) through the spinal cord to the dorsal column nuclei (second order neuron) in the brainstem. The second order neuron's...
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  • are carried by the fasciculus cuneatus. In the medulla, at the dorsal column, nuclei of the first-order neuron synapse with the second-order neuron,...
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  • Thumbnail for Posterior thoracic nucleus
    The posterior thoracic nucleus, (Clarke's column, column of Clarke, dorsal nucleus, nucleus dorsalis of Clarke) is a group of interneurons found in the...
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  • Thumbnail for Spinothalamic tract
    tract moves dorsally. The neurons ultimately synapse with third-order neurons in several nuclei of the thalamus—including the medial dorsal, ventral posterior...
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  • Thumbnail for Solitary nucleus
    solitarii (SN or NTS)) is a series of sensory nuclei (clusters of nerve cell bodies) forming a vertical column of grey matter in the medulla oblongata of...
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    These pathways include the corticospinal tract (motor function), the dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway (fine touch, vibration sensation, and proprioception)...
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  • Thumbnail for Hypothalamus
    (thálamos) 'chamber') is a small part of the vertebrate brain that contains a number of nuclei with a variety of functions. One of the most important functions is to link...
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  • Thumbnail for Inferior olivary nucleus
    behind the PO.  The DAO receives signals from the spinal cord and the dorsal column nuclei. The DAO synapses with vermis. Patient studies revealed the connection...
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    Pons (section Nuclei)
    principal trigeminal nerve nuclei, which form the general somatic afferent column (GSA) of the trigeminal nerve, and the pontine nuclei which relays to the cerebellum...
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  • phenomenon dorsal dorsal cochlear nucleus dorsal column dorsal column nuclei dorsal funiculus dorsal horn dorsal root dorsal root ganglion dorsal spinocerebellar...
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  • Thumbnail for Reticular formation
    columns: raphe nuclei (median), gigantocellular reticular nuclei (medial zone), and parvocellular reticular nuclei (lateral zone). The raphe nuclei are...
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  • the afferent neurons transmit messages through synapses in the dorsal column nuclei, where second-order neurons send the signal to the thalamus and synapse...
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    Nucleus ambiguus Dorsal nucleus of vagus nerve Hypoglossal nucleus Chemoreceptor trigger zone Pontine nuclei Pontine cranial nerve nuclei Chief or pontine...
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  • Thumbnail for Ventral posteromedial nucleus
    its lateral neighbour the ventral posterolateral nucleus serves for dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway 2nd-order neurons. The VPM contains synapses...
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  • Thumbnail for Medial lemniscus
    bodies that lie contralaterally. The medial lemniscus is part of the dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway, which ascends from the skin to the thalamus...
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  • Thumbnail for Internal arcuate fibers
    the gracile and cuneate nuclei of the medulla oblongata. These second-order neurons begin in the gracile and cuneate nuclei in the medulla. They receive...
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  • Thumbnail for Grey matter
    nigra, red nucleus, olivary nuclei, and cranial nerve nuclei). Grey matter in the spinal cord is known as the grey column which travels down the spinal...
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  • Thumbnail for Serotonin pathway
    caudal serotonergic nuclei heavily innervate the spinal cord, medulla and cerebellum. In general, manipulation of the caudal nuclei(e.g. pharmacological...
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  • Thumbnail for Oculomotor nucleus
    oculomotor nerve does not consist of a continuous column of cells, but is broken up into a number of smaller nuclei, which are arranged in two groups, anterior...
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    Cerebellum (redirect from Cerebellar nuclei)
    cerebellum-like structure found in mammals is the dorsal cochlear nucleus (DCN), one of the two primary sensory nuclei that receive input directly from the auditory...
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  • Thumbnail for Grey column
    in size but not numbers with age. The posterior grey column, also known as the posterior (or dorsal) horn of spinal cord, is divided into several laminae...
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  • Thumbnail for Spino-olivary tract
    olivary nuclei. The axons enter the spinal cord from the dorsal root ganglia and terminate on unknown second-order neurons in the posterior grey column. The...
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    the brainstem or lower spinal cord. Ascending sensory tracts in the dorsal column–medial lemniscus pathway (DCML) carry information from the periphery...
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