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
Things entering upon the intellect by a pyramid from without, and thence into the memory by another from within, the common decussation being in the understanding, &c.
From Literary Remains, Volume 2 by Coleridge, Samuel Taylor
Thus, Mr. Clarke's dissections, confirmed by preparations of Mr. Dean's which I have myself examined, placed the fact of the decussation of the pyramids—denied by Haller, by Morgagni, and even by Stilling—beyond doubt.
From Medical Essays, 1842-1882 by Holmes, Oliver Wendell
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 Hutchison, Joseph Chrisman
