Hypothalamospinal tract
| Hypothalamospinal tract | |
|---|---|
| Details | |
| Identifiers | |
| Latin | tractus hypothalamospinalis |
| TA98 | A14.1.05.329 |
| TA2 | 6098 |
| FMA | 77482 |
| Anatomical terminology | |
The hypothalamospinal tract is an unmyelinated[1] non-decussated[2] descending nerve tract that arises in the hypothalamus and projects to the brainstem and spinal cord to synapse with pre-ganglionic autonomic (both sympathetic and parasympathetic) neurons.
The direct autonomic projections of the hypothalamospinal tract represent a minority of the autonomic output of the hypothalamus; most is thought to project to various relay structures.[3]
- ^ Kiernan, John A.; Rajakumar, Nagalingam (2013). Barr's The Human Nervous System: An Anatomical Viewpoint (10th ed.). Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 74, 278. ISBN 978-1-4511-7327-7.
- ^ Standring, Susan (2020). Gray's Anatomy: The Anatomical Basis of Clinical Practice (42th ed.). New York: Elsevier. p. 409. ISBN 978-0-7020-7707-4. OCLC 1201341621.
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