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decussation of medial lemniscus

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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. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sensory_decussation ]

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decussation of medial lemniscus

Synonyms
  • decussation of lemnisci
  • decussation of lemniscus
  • decussation of medial lemnisci
  • medial lemniscus decussation
  • medullary sensory decussation
  • sensory decussation
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Subsets

uberon_slim

latin term
decussatio lemniscorum medialium [ NeuroNames : 788 ]

latin term
decussatio sensoria [ NeuroNames : 788 ]

latin term
decussatio lemniscorum [ NeuroNames : 788 ]

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has related synonym

decussatio lemniscorum medialium, decussatio lemnisci medialis, decussatio sensoria, decussatio lemniscorum, decussation of the medial lemniscus

id

UBERON:0002643

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