Nervous system & sense organs
Cuneate fasciculus
Fasciculus cuneatus
- System
- Nervous system & sense organs
- Part of
- Posterior funiculus
DescriptionUnreviewed
The cuneate fasciculus is triangular on transverse section, and lies between the gracile fasciculus and the posterior column, its base corresponding with the surface of the spinal cord.
Its fibers, larger than those of the gracile fasciculus, are mostly derived from the same source, viz., the posterior nerve roots.
Some ascend for only a short distance in the tract, and, entering the gray matter, come into close relationship with the cells of the dorsal nucleus, while others can be traced as far as the medulla oblongata, where they end in the gracile nucleus and cuneate nucleus.
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Names
- Latin
- Fasciculus cuneatus
- English
- Cuneate fasciculus
- French
- Faisceau cunéïforme
- Spanish
- Fascículo cuneiforme
- Portuguese
- Fascículo cuneado