spinothalamic tract
E764629
The spinothalamic tract is a major ascending spinal cord pathway that transmits pain, temperature, and crude touch sensations from the body to higher brain centers.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| lateral spinothalamic tract | 0 |
| anterior spinothalamic tract | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ascending spinal cord pathway
ⓘ
sensory pathway ⓘ somatosensory tract ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | anterolateral spinothalamic pathway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ascendsIn | anterolateral funiculus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithSyndrome |
Brown-Séquard syndrome
GENERATED
ⓘ
lateral medullary (Wallenberg) syndrome GENERATED ⓘ |
| belongsToSystem | somatosensory system ⓘ |
| carries |
nociceptive information
ⓘ
non-discriminative touch information ⓘ thermoreceptive information ⓘ |
| clinicalSignOfLesion |
contralateral loss of crude touch below lesion
ⓘ
contralateral loss of pain below lesion ⓘ contralateral loss of temperature below lesion ⓘ |
| conduction | primarily contralateral ⓘ |
| decussatesIn | anterior white commissure of spinal cord ⓘ |
| decussationPattern | crosses within 1–2 spinal segments of entry ⓘ |
| fiberType |
A-delta fibers
ⓘ
C fibers ⓘ |
| function |
transmission of crude touch sensation
ⓘ
transmission of crude touch sensation ⓘ transmission of pain sensation ⓘ transmission of pain sensation ⓘ transmission of pressure sensation ⓘ transmission of temperature sensation ⓘ transmission of temperature sensation ⓘ |
| givesRiseTo |
spinomesencephalic projections
ⓘ
spinoreticular projections ⓘ |
| hasPart |
anterior spinothalamic tract
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
lateral spinothalamic tract NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | spinal cord ⓘ |
| modulatedBy |
descending pain control pathways
ⓘ
periaqueductal gray NERFINISHED ⓘ raphe magnus nucleus ⓘ |
| neuronOrder | second-order neurons of pain pathway ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
dorsal horn of spinal cord
ⓘ
lamina I of Rexed ⓘ lamina II of Rexed ⓘ lamina V of Rexed ⓘ |
| partOf | anterolateral system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| projectsTo | thalamus ⓘ |
| receptorInput | free nerve endings ⓘ |
| relevantFor |
pain perception
ⓘ
temperature perception ⓘ |
| somatotopy | sacral fibers lateral and cervical fibers medial ⓘ |
| terminatesIn |
intralaminar nuclei of thalamus
ⓘ
ventral posterolateral nucleus of thalamus ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.