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| Anterior spinothalamic tract is 5b, in blue at right. | |
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| Diagram of the principal fasciculi of the spinal cord. (Anterior spinothalamic fasciculus is labeled at bottom left.) | |
| Latin | tractus spinothalamicus anterior |
| Gray's | subject #185 760 |
The ventral spinothalamic fasciculus (or anterior spinothalamic tract) situated in the marginal part of the funiculus and intermingled more or less with the vestibulo-spinal fasciculus, is derived from cells in the posterior column or intermediate gray matter of the opposite side. This tract is primarily associated with the conduction of soft nocioceptive information to the reticular formation in the thalamus.
Their axons cross in the anterior white commissure.
This is a somewhat doubtful fasciculus and its fibers are supposed to end in the thalamus and to conduct certain of the touch impulses. More specifically, its fibers convey crude touch information to the VPL (ventral posterolateral nucleus) part of the thalamus. Iqbal's physiology notes this tract acts via slow neuronal communications.
See also
External links
- 778764289 at GPnotebook
- Anterior+spinothalamic+tract at eMedicine Dictionary
- Diagram at mfi.ku.dk
- Overview at uwm.edu
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