Anterior raphespinal tract

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Anterior raphespinal tract
Latin	tractus raphespinalis anterior

The anterior raphespinal tract is a tract in the spinal cord. The way upper centers such as CNS have an interpretation on pain.

v · d · eAnatomy of torso (primarily): the spinal cord (TA 14.1.02, GA 9.749) External, dorsal Posterior median sulcus · Posterolateral sulcus Grey matter/ Rexed laminae I–VI: Posterior horn I: Marginal nucleus · II: Substantia gelatinosa of Rolando · III+IV: Nucleus proprius · Spinal lamina V · Spinal lamina VI VII: Lateral horn Intermediolateral nucleus · Posterior thoracic nucleus VIII–IX: Anterior horn Interneuron · Alpha motor neuron (Onuf's nucleus) X: Other Central gelatinous substance · Gray commissure Central canal White matter somatic/ ascending (blue) Posterior/PCML: touch: Gracile · Cuneate Lateral: proprioception: Spinocerebellar (Dorsal, Ventral) · pain/temp: Spinothalamic (Lateral, Anterior) · Posterolateral (Lissauer) · Spinotectal Spinoreticular tract · Spino-olivary tract motor/ descending (red) Lateral: Corticospinal (Lateral) · Ep (Rubrospinal, Olivospinal) Anterior: Corticospinal (Anterior) · Ep (Vestibulospinal, Reticulospinal, Tectospinal) both Anterior white commissure External, ventral Anterior median fissure · Anterolateral sulcus External, general Cervical enlargement · Lumbar enlargement · Conus medullaris · Filum terminale · Cauda equina M: CNS anat(n/s/m/p/4/e/b/d/c/a/f/l/g)/phys/devp noco(m/d/e/h/v/s)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr proc, drug(N1A/2AB/C/3/4/7A/B/C/D)

v · d · eHuman brain: rhombencephalon, myelencephalon: medulla (TA A14.1.04, GA 9.767) Dorsal Surface Posterior median sulcus · Posterolateral sulcus · Area postrema · Vagal trigone · Hypoglossal trigone · Medial eminence Grey: Cranial nuclei afferent: GVA: VII,IX,X: Solitary/tract/Dorsal respiratory group · SVA: Gustatory nucleus · GSA: VIII-v (Lateral, Medial, Inferior) efferent: GSE: XII  · GVE: IX,X,XI: Ambiguus · SVE: X: Dorsal · IX: Inferior salivatory nucleus Grey: other Gracile nucleus · Cuneate nucleus · Accessory cuneate nucleus White: Sensory/ascending Sensory decussation  · Medial lemniscus · Inferior cerebellar peduncle (Juxtarestiform body) · Ascending dorsal longitudinal fasciculus · MLF, III, IV and VI White: Motor/descending Descending dorsal longitudinal fasciculus · MLF, III, IV and VI Ventral White: Motor/descending Motor decussation · Olivocerebellar tract · Rubro-olivary tract Grey matter Ventral respiratory group · Arcuate nucleus of medulla · Inferior olivary nucleus · Rostral ventromedial medulla Surface Anterior median fissure · Anterolateral sulcus · Olive · Pyramid Grey: Raphe/ reticular Reticular formation (Gigantocellular, Parvocellular, Ventral, Lateral, Paramedian) · Raphe nuclei (Obscurus, Magnus, Pallidus) M: CNS anat(n/s/m/p/4/e/b/d/c/a/f/l/g)/phys/devp noco(m/d/e/h/v/s)/cong/tumr, sysi/epon, injr proc, drug(N1A/2AB/C/3/4/7A/B/C/D)

v · d · eNeurotransmitter systems Acetylcholine Nucleus basalis of Meynert → Neocortex Septal nuclei (Medial septal nucleus) → Fornix → Hippocampus Striatum BA/M Dopaminergic pathways Mesocortical pathway: Ventral tegmental area → Frontal cortex Mesolimbic pathway: Ventral tegmental area → Nucleus accumbens Nigrostriatal pathway: Pars compacta → Striatum Tuberoinfundibular pathway: Hypothalamus → Pituitary gland Norepinephrine Locus coeruleus Serotonin pathways Raphe nuclei · Anterior raphespinal tract · Lateral raphespinal tract AA Aspartate Climbing fibers GABA Globus pallidus Glycine Renshaw cells Glutamate Thalamus · Subthalamic nucleus · Globus pallidus

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