accessory cuneate nucleus

Term ID

UBERON:0002864

Synonyms

• ACu
• external cuneate nucleus
• external cuneate nucleus (Monakow, Blumenau 1891)
• lateral cuneate nucleus
• nucleus cuneatis externus
• nucleus cuneatus accessorius
• nucleus cuneatus lateralis
• nucleus funiculi cuneatus externus
• nucleus Monakow
• nucleus of corpus restiforme

Definition

The accessory cuneate nucleus is located lateral to the cuneate nucleus in the medulla oblongata at the level of the sensory decussation. It receives input from cervical spinal nerves and transmits that information to the cerebellum. These fibers are called cuneocerebellar fibers. In this function, the accessory cuneate nucleus is comparable to the upper extremity portion of the posterior spinocerebellar tract. [WP,unvetted]. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_cuneate_nucleus

References

• BAMS:ACu
• BAMS:ECU
• BAMS:ECu
• BM:Me-CX
• EV:0100285
• HBA:9513
• MBA:903
• UMLS:C0152397
• birnlex:2634
• http://braininfo.rprc.washington.edu/centraldirectory.aspx?ID=768
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessory_cuneate_nucleus
• http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0152397
• http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/15575006

Ontology

Uberon Ontology