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The gracile fasciculus carries sensory information from the lower half of the body entering the spinal cord at the lumbar level. The cuneate fasciculus carries sensory information from the upper half of the body (upper limbs, trunk, and neck) entering the spinal cord at the cervical level. The
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2638:Unconscious
2584:Red nucleus
2146:Red nucleus
1733:spinal cord
1620:Olivospinal
1615:Raphespinal
1610:Tectospinal
1557:Raphespinal
1552:Rubrospinal
1483:Spinotectal
1335:Interneuron
1196:Spinal cord
749:is medial,
710:substance P
684:glial cells
652:spinal cord
642:, into the
559:first-order
371:spinal cord
235:Identifiers
206:Decussation
183:Neural tube
110:August 2024
2795:Categories
2771:Cerebellum
2753:upper limb
2727:lower limb
2719:Reflex arc
2682:upper limb
2648:lower limb
2505:Hemisphere
2455:Cerebellum
2426:Cerebellar
2304:) → 5° (
2193:extension:
2163:extension:
947:References
826:Fine touch
751:upper limb
747:lower limb
494:, and the
460:myelinated
307:fine touch
303:sensations
252:Acronym(s)
80:newspapers
2380:) → 7° (
2317:indirect:
2041:Pyramidal
1741:fasciculi
1408:Posterior
1158:U Alberta
897:same side
846:epidermis
722:Brainstem
672:funiculus
604:cell body
466:Structure
375:brainstem
355:decussate
311:vibration
178:Precursor
2811:Thalamus
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2588:Thalamus
2547:Thalamus
2522:Efferent
2434:Afferent
2408:Striatum
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2011:Thalamus
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1931:Anterior
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1843:Thalamus
1661:Ventral
1590:Anterior
1579:Anterior
1493:Anterior
1471:anterior
1235:Meninges
1104:17605791
1028:20445258
934:See also
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812:Function
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773:thalamus
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614:When an
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1748:Sensory
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1436:Lateral
1426:Cuneate
1421:Gracile
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622:in the
538:in the
425:medulla
329:in the
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172:Details
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