An axon tract in the spinal cord and medulla which primarily transmits information from the forelimb and trunk. It is part of the dorsal column-medial lemniscus pathway. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuneate_fasciculus http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://amigo.geneontology.org/amigo/term/GO:0021959 ]
Synonyms: cuneatus tract
Term information
- DHBA:12731
- BAMS:cuf
- HBA:265505550
- BM:Me-CF
- MBA:380
- neuronames:2439
- BAMS:cu
cuneate column
cuneate tract
cuneate fascicle
fasciculus cuneatus
fasciculus cuneus
we assign the synonym 'Burdachs tract' to the subclass. sometimes the term 'cuneate fasciculus' refers specifically to cuneate fasiculus of spinal cord. We use the term more broadly here.