 Dorsal medial lemniscus pathway

o 1* - posterior root ganglion up fasciculus gracilis (below

T6)/cuneatus (above T6)
o 2* - in medulla, gracile/cuneate nucleus decussate as internal
arcuate fibers and ascend medial lemniscus
o 3* - VPL of thalamus through post limb of internal capsule thorugh
corona radiate to somatosensory cortex
 Sections
o Coronal through rostral telencephalon
 At decussation of ant commissure
 Head of caudate nucleus, ant limb of internal capsule,
globus pallidus and putamen, corpus callosum above lat
ventricles, below is optic chiasm
o Coronal through midbrain-diencephalon junction
 Thalamus surrounds third ventricle, post limb of int capsule
separates thalamus from globus pallidus/putamen, lateral to
putamen is insula, dorsomedial is corpus callosum which
overlies lateral ventricles, below third ventricle is red
nucleus/substantia nigra/crus cerebri
o Section through midbrain
 Tectum (superior colliculi), periaqueductal gray, red nuclei,
substantia nigra, cerebral peduncles
o Transverse through pons
 Fourth ventricle, pons tegmentum (incl abducens nuclei),
corticofugal fibers, pontine nuclei, middle cerebellar
peduncles
o Transverse through medulla
 Fourth ventricle, hypoglossal nucleus, inf cerebellar
peduncle, inf olivary complex, pyramids
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 Posterior Column -- Medial Lemniscal Pathway: 


 Meissner corpuscle (NeuroLab) 


 Pacinian corpuscle (NeuroLab) 


 Gracile fasciculus, 


 Cuneate fasciculus 


 Posterior intermediate sulcus 


 Gracile nucleus 


 Cuneate nucleus 


 Internal arcuate fibers 


 Medial lemniscus 


 VPL of thalamus 


 Posterior limb of internal capsule 


 Postcentral gyrus of the parietal lobe 


 Tract of Lissauer 


 Anterior median fissure 


 Nucleus proprius 


 Substantia gelatinosa 


 Posterior median fissure 


 Posterior lateral sulcus 


 Anterior white commissure 


 Intermediate gray 


 Dorsal nucleus of Clarke 


 Lateral corticospinal tract 


 Spinothalamic tract 

 Lateral horn 


 Dorsal spinocerebellar tract 


 Ventral spinocerebellar tract 


 Lateral corticospinal tract 


 Anterior corticospinal tract 


 Rubrospinal tract 

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