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VENTRAL SPINOTHALAMIC TRACT [1 record]

Record 1 2001-09-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Nervous System
DEF

The more anterior or ventral part of the tractus spinothalamicus that is involved in tactile sensation.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Système nerveux
CONT

Le faisceau spino-thalamique [...] transporte [...] vers le cerveau la sensibilité thermo-algésique et la sensibilité tactile grossière (tact protopathique). On distingue deux parties dans ce faisceau : [...] le faisceau spino-thalamique ventral ou paléo-spino-thalamique [qui] transporte la sensibilité protopathique [et] le faisceau spino-thalamique dorsal (ou néo-spino-thalamique) [qui] transporte les sensations thermiques et les sensations douloureuses, brèves et précises (douleur superficielle).

OBS

Ancienne nomenclature : faisceau spino-thalamique antérieur.

Spanish

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