Preferred Label : lateral lemniscus;
Uberon definition : A fiber bundle that runs through the medulla, pons and midbrain that arises in the
cochlear nucleus and projects to various brainstem nuclei and ultimately the contralateral
inferior colliculus of the midbrain. The brainstem nuclei include the superior olive,
the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body, and the dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus.
Fibers leaving these brainstem nuclei ascending to the inferior colliculus rejoin
the lateral lemniscus. In that sense, this is not a 'lemniscus' in the true sense
of the word (second order, decussated sensory axons), as there is third (and out of
the lateral superior olive, fourth) order information coming out of some of these
brainstem nuclei. Adapted from Wikipedia.org (MM).;
Uberon synonym : lateral fillet;
Uberon related term : lateral lemniscus (Reil); central acoustic tract;
Origin ID : 0002953;
UMLS CUI : C0152375;
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Semantic type(s)
- UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Uberon cross reference
A fiber bundle that runs through the medulla, pons and midbrain that arises in the
cochlear nucleus and projects to various brainstem nuclei and ultimately the contralateral
inferior colliculus of the midbrain. The brainstem nuclei include the superior olive,
the medial nucleus of the trapezoid body, and the dorsal nucleus of the lateral lemniscus.
Fibers leaving these brainstem nuclei ascending to the inferior colliculus rejoin
the lateral lemniscus. In that sense, this is not a 'lemniscus' in the true sense
of the word (second order, decussated sensory axons), as there is third (and out of
the lateral superior olive, fourth) order information coming out of some of these
brainstem nuclei. Adapted from Wikipedia.org (MM).
