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dorsal trigeminal tract

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The dorsal trigeminal tract (dorsal trigeminothalamic tract, or lemniscus) is a tract which receives signals from Meissner's corpuscles and Pacinian corpuscles. this tract arises from Principal trigeminal nucleus and terminates in the VPM nucleus of the thalamus. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_trigeminal_tract ]

Term info

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dorsal trigeminal tract

Synonyms
  • dorsal ascending trigeminal tract
  • dorsal division of trigeminal lemniscus
  • dorsal secondary ascending tract of v
  • dorsal secondary tract of v
  • dorsal trigeminal lemniscus
  • dorsal trigeminal pathway
  • dorsal trigeminothalamic tract
  • posterior trigeminothalamic tract
  • reticulothalamic tract
  • tractus trigeminothalamicus posterior
  • uncrossed dorsal trigeminothalamic tract
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uberon_slim

latin term
tractus trigeminalis dorsalis [ NeuroNames : 606 ]

latin term
tractus trigeminothalamicus posterior [ FMA : TA FMA : 72500 ]

latin term
tractus trigemino-thalamicus dorsalis [ NeuroNames : 606 ]

comment

This tract arises from Principal trigeminal nucleus and terminates in the ipsilateral VPM nucleus of the thalamus.[WP]

has related synonym

dorsal trigmino-thalamic tract, tractus trigeminalis dorsalis, tractus trigemino-thalamicus dorsalis, dorsal secondary ascending tract of V, dorsal trigemino-thalamic tract

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UBERON:0002797