spinothalamic tract

A tract that originates from neurons in the spinal central gray and projects to various somatosensory nuclei of the thalamus. It is formed in the medulla by merger of the anterior spinothalamic tract and lateral spinothalamic tract (adapted from Braininfo.org).

Type Organ
Système corporel Nervous
Structure parente tract of brain

Questions fréquentes

What is the spinothalamic tract?
A tract that originates from neurons in the spinal central gray and projects to various somatosensory nuclei of the thalamus. It is formed in the medulla by merger of the anterior spinothalamic tract and lateral spinothalamic tract (adapted from Braininfo.org).
What body system is the spinothalamic tract part of?
The spinothalamic tract is part of the Nervous.

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Data sources: Terminologia Anatomica, Foundational Model of Anatomy, Wikidata.