Nervous system & sense organs
Posterolateral tract
Fasciculus posterolateralis
DescriptionUnreviewed
The posterolateral tract (fasciculus of Lissauer, Lissauer's tract, tract of Lissauer, dorsolateral fasciculus, dorsolateral tract, zone of Lissauer) is a small strand situated in relation to the tip of the posterior column close to the entrance of the posterior nerve roots.
It is present throughout the spinal cord, and is most developed in the upper cervical regions.
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Names
- Latin
- Fasciculus posterolateralis
- English
- Posterolateral tract
- French
- Tractus postérolatéral
- Spanish
- Tracto posterolateral
- Portuguese
- Trato posterolateral