tract
nervous system
Also known as: fasciculus
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organization of central nervous system
- In nervous system: The vertebrate system
…are organized in bundles called tracts, or fasciculi. Ascending tracts carry impulses along the spinal cord toward the brain, and descending tracts carry them from the brain or higher regions in the spinal cord to lower regions. The tracts are often named according to their origin and termination; for example,…
Read More - In human nervous system: Dorsal column
The largest ascending tracts, the fasciculi gracilis and cuneatus, arise from spinal ganglion cells and ascend in the dorsal funiculus to the medulla oblongata. The fasciculus gracilis receives fibers from ganglia below thoracic 6, while spinal ganglia from higher segments of the spinal cord project fibers into the…
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