decussation
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The defining landmark of the medullary- spinal border is the pyramidal decussation, which is where most of the fibers in the corticospinal tract cross over to the opposite side of the brain.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
In the dorsal column system, this decussation takes place in the brain stem; in the spinothalamic pathway, it takes place in the spinal cord at the same spinal cord level at which the information entered.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
Summing up this description of the hereditary qualities of our twisted teasels and of their mechanical consequences, we may say that the loss of the normal decussation is the cause of all the observed changes.
From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries
This arrangement is termed the decussation of the anterior columns of the medulla.
From A Treatise on Physiology and Hygiene For Educational Institutions and General Readers by Joseph Chrisman Hutchison
The fine ribs that cross the whorls are not present on the wings, nor on the back; they are nodulated at their decussation with the raised striae.
