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dorsal trigeminal tract

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The dorsal trigeminal tract (dorsal trigeminothalamic tract, or lemniscus) is a tract which receives signals from Meissner's corpuscles and Pacinian corpuscles. this tract arises from Principal trigeminal nucleus and terminates in the VPM nucleus of the thalamus. [WP,unvetted]. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorsal_trigeminal_tract ]

Synonyms: dorsal trigeminal lemniscus, posterior trigeminothalamic tract, dorsal division of trigeminal lemniscus, dorsal secondary ascending tract of v, dorsal trigeminal pathway, dorsal secondary tract of v, uncrossed dorsal trigeminothalamic tract, reticulothalamic tract, tractus trigeminothalamicus posterior, dorsal ascending trigeminal tract, dorsal trigeminothalamic tract

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This tract arises from Principal trigeminal nucleus and terminates in the ipsilateral VPM nucleus of the thalamus.[WP]

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dorsal trigmino-thalamic tract, tractus trigeminalis dorsalis, tractus trigemino-thalamicus dorsalis, dorsal secondary ascending tract of V, dorsal trigemino-thalamic tract

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UBERON:0002797

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Dorsal trigeminal tract, dorsal trigeminal tract