Brain StructureAnterior Corticospinal Tracttractus corticospinalis anteriorSpineThe anterior corticospinal tract carries the 10-15 percent of corticospinal fibres that do not cross in…
Brain StructureAnterior Spinothalamic Tracttractus spinothalamicus anteriorSpineThe anterior spinothalamic tract carries crude touch and pressure from the opposite side of the body.…
Brain StructureAnterior White Commissurecommissura alba anteriorSpineThe anterior white commissure is a band of white matter just in front of the central…
Brain StructureAnterolateral Systemsystema anterolateraleSpineThe anterolateral system is the group of ascending tracts in the front and side of the…
Brain StructureCaudal Epidural Spacespatium epidurale caudaleSpineThe caudal epidural space is the inferior extent of the epidural space accessed via the sacral…
Brain StructureCentral Canal of the Spinal Cordcanalis centralis medullae spinalisSpineThe central canal is a narrow channel filled with cerebrospinal fluid that runs down the middle…
Brain StructureCervical Enlargementintumescentia cervicalisSpineThe cervical enlargement is a widening of the spinal cord in the lower neck where extra…
Brain StructureCuneocerebellar Tracttractus cuneocerebellarisSpineThe cuneocerebellar tract carries unconscious position sense from the arm and upper body to the cerebellum.…
Brain StructureDenticulate Ligamentsligamentum denticulatumSpineThe denticulate ligaments are two thin shelves of pia mater that run down each side of…
Brain StructureDorsal Columnsfuniculus posterior medullae spinalisSpineThe dorsal (posterior) columns are the white matter tracts in the back of the spinal cord…
Brain StructureDorsal Horncornu posterius medullae spinalisSpineThe dorsal (posterior) horn is the back part of the H-shaped grey matter of the spinal…
Brain StructureDorsal Spinocerebellar Tracttractus spinocerebellaris posteriorSpineThe dorsal (posterior) spinocerebellar tract carries unconscious position sense from the leg and lower trunk to…
Brain StructureDorsolateral Tract of Lissauertractus posterolateralisSpineThe dorsolateral tract (Lissauer tract) is a thin bundle of white matter at the tip of…
Brain StructureEpidural Spacespatium epiduraleSpineThe epidural space (extradural space) is the potential space between the dura mater of the spinal…
Brain StructureFasciculus Cuneatusfasciculus cuneatusSpineThe fasciculus cuneatus is the lateral part of the dorsal columns, present only above about T6.…
Brain StructureFasciculus Gracilisfasciculus gracilisSpineThe fasciculus gracilis is the medial part of the dorsal columns. It carries fine touch, vibration…
Brain StructureFilum Terminalefilum terminaleSpineThe filum terminale is a thin strand of pia mater that continues down from the tip…
Brain StructureGrey Commissurecommissura grisea medullae spinalisSpineThe grey commissure is the thin crossbar of grey matter joining the two halves of the…
Brain StructureLateral Corticospinal Tracttractus corticospinalis lateralisSpineThe lateral corticospinal tract is the main voluntary motor pathway of the spinal cord. It carries…
Brain StructureLateral Horncornu laterale medullae spinalisSpineThe lateral horn is a small pointed projection of grey matter between the dorsal and ventral…
Brain StructureLateral Spinothalamic Tracttractus spinothalamicus lateralisSpineThe lateral spinothalamic tract carries pain and temperature from the opposite side of the body to…
Brain StructureLumbar Cisterncisterna lumbalisSpineThe lumbar cistern is the enlarged part of the subarachnoid space below the end of the…
Brain StructureLumbosacral Enlargementintumescentia lumbosacralisSpineThe lumbosacral enlargement is a widening of the lower spinal cord containing the neurons for the…
Brain StructureNucleus Dorsalis of Clarkenucleus thoracicus posteriorSpineClarke nucleus (nucleus dorsalis or posterior thoracic nucleus) is a column of large neurons at the…
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