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Spinothalamic tract

The spinothalamic tract is a nerve tract in the anterolateral system in the spinal cord. This tract is an ascending sensory pathway to the thalamus. From the ventral posterolateral nucleus in the thalamus, sensory information is relayed upward to the somatosensory cortex of the postcentral gyrus.

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Artery
Anterior spinal artery
Decussation
Anterior white commissure
FMA
72644
From
Skin
Function
Gross touch and temperature
Latin
tractus spinothalamicus

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Spinothalamic tract

Nodes74
Edges73
Triples42
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.027027
Components1

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Spinothalamic tract

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related to Anterior spinothalamic tract · 9
Spinothalamic tract → After, Aβ, Incoming, Its, Latin, Lissauer, The, These, VPL
related to Clinical significance · 7
Spinothalamic tract → Anaesthesia, Brown-Séquard, In, Lissauer, This, Unilateral, With
related to Lateral spinothalamic tract · 7
Spinothalamic tract → In, It, SI, SII, The, There, These
related to Anterolateral system · 2
Spinothalamic tract → ALS, The
related to Structure · 2
Spinothalamic tract → The, There
Artery · 1
Spinothalamic tract → Anterior spinal artery
Decussation · 1
Spinothalamic tract → Anterior white commissure
FMA · 1
Spinothalamic tract → 72644
From · 1
Spinothalamic tract → Skin
Function · 1
Spinothalamic tract → Gross touch and temperature

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tract spinal spinothalamic neurons cord lateral anterior thalamus pain information sensory touch dorsal temperature system fibers lemniscus anterolateral secondary ventral

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Spinothalamic tractArteryAnterior spinal artery1.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractDecussationAnterior white commissure1.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractFMA726441.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractFromSkin1.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractFunctionGross touch and temperature1.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractLatintractus spinothalamicus1.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractMeSHD0131331.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractNeuroNames2058, 8101.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractPart ofSpinal cord1.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractPartsAnterior and lateral tracts1.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractSystemSomatosensory system1.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractTA261021.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractTA98A14.1.04.1381.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractToThalamus1.00infobox
Spinothalamic tractis anerve tract in the anterolateral system in the spinal cord0.90text

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